Newmark's Door

"All-Season vs. All-Weather Tires: What’s the Difference?"

The Door, yet again, brings you an answer to one of life's most important questions.

"Does the CMB really 'prove' the Big Bang?"

"It’s true that we can’t 'prove' that the Big Bang happened, but that’s not because of a lack of evidence; it’s because science can only ever give us our best current approximation of reality. But if we follow the evidence, there is no other viable conclusion, as all alternative approaches must ignore not just one but several of the aforementioned points."

"Meal Timing and Anthropometric and Metabolic Outcomes--A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"

A bit of evidence in favor of intermittent fasting. (I'll add the footnote that it seems to work for me.)

"How Bell’s Theorem Proved ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ Is Real"

A valiant attempt to explain the famous Bell's Theorem without any math. (A rare one that Big Al seemingly has lost.)

"Scientists reveal strict criteria that make someone a ‘bada – s’"

I love the PR that these are "strict" criteria.

"The Moore's Law Update"

"This graph covers a 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000x improvement in computation/$. Pause to let that sink in." (Data spans 1900 to projected 2025.)

"An epidemic of lies"

As I've noted before, I'd probably be really happy to vote for a (sensible) politician who just wouldn't lie to me.

"Norway Shrugged"

Not a surprise: "How Taxing Unrealized Gains Has Caused an Entrepreneurial Exodus".

"Paul Krugman Retires as Times Columnist"

It seems as though Cliff Asness won't miss him.

Neither will Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.

And over on X they're remembering probably his worst prediction.

"Rocket Science"

James Lileks humorously presents the grave difficulties in actually cutting wasteful federal spending.

(Here's a recently compiled list of ten of the actual items Mr. Lileks refers to.)

"~75% of Psychology Claims are False"

Only 75%??

"Too Much Is Never Enough: the Big Lie About Education Spending"

Brief but IMHO convincing.

Get rid of the administrative deadweight and all the red tape they impose, and local districts will be forced to spend their dollars wisely — on the students for a change. 

UPDATE: Link fixed now.

"HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death"

More information will probably come out but right now this is not a good look for my former employer, NC State.

"Democrats have shifted sharply left on cultural issues, leaving the median voter behind"

"Pretty impressive chart from the [Financial Times]".

A few Liberals are seeing the light. Examples: "The Left-Flank Albatross" and "Nate Silver discovers a problem with our expert class". And this Liberal comedian, performing for what he assumes is a quite Liberal audience makes fun of a Liberal Karen: "Man Gets Dumped on Election Night for Being Right". Made me laugh. (7.5 minute YouTube.)|

"Big Pharma is pretty great, actually"

I'm grateful for them: I've already taken, a couple of times, drugs that saved me from serious health problems or even death.

"Some Simple Economics of the Google Antitrust Case"

Fine analysis by noted economist Alex Tabarrok. 

Even if the antitrust case were well-grounded, it's quite reminiscent the Microsoft case: the government is acting right when competition is heating up. See, for example, "Googling Is for Old People. That’s a Problem for Google".

"Why I Don’t Rate Pizza Pie"

"What’s the point of evaluating a staple foodstuff that always delivers as promised?"

I kinda agree along the lines of "Even bad pizza is good pizza."

UPDATE: Link fixed now.

"Mourinho and Wenger in awe of Liverpool fans"

When the Kop sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" it's just beautiful.

"The NFL Trade Market Is Completely Broken"

It does seem so, but the workings of markets are often mysterious. (Wall Street Journal, gated, but you can plug in https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/nfl-trade-deadline-cowboys-jonathan-mingo-lions-chiefs into the bottom space of https://archive.ph/ and you should be able to bypass the firewall.)

"Dog fakes injured leg but recovers when suggested cannot go for walk"

That's one smart doggie.

"Hanginaround"

Counting Crows.

Even better is this nu metal cover of the chorus by Maiasaura. (If the whole song is posted I couldn't find it.)

"Expert Explains Why, Essentially, You’re Fucked"

From The Onion. Gave me a big smile.

"Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little while)"

Kim Weston, excellently repping Motown.

"The truth about bike lanes: They’re not about the bikes"

As I travel past my neighborhood's 99.99% unused bike lanes, I wondered what they were there for. I casually assumed they were just more Liberal virtue signaling. I hadn't considered this very sensible explanation.

"How to Stop a Baby from Crying"

We need lots of replications--preferably with control groups--but based on this clip it seems effective.

"63 Chinese Cuisines: the Complete Guide"

A very long post detailing probably everything you wanted to know about the different types--63!---of Chinese cuisine.