Strongest public opinions on sports (things I used to do). Sometimes on fintech (the actual things I build).
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Chad Huber retweeted
I'll take this one.
The idea that affirmative action or diversity, equity & inclusion policies equal lower standards is something that a lot of people believe.
Instead of citing what "I believe" like Elon did, let's use facts & a something I like to called "math"
A thread.
Who Won? Elon Musk Debates Don Lemon Over the Impact of DEI Programs
Lemon repeatedly said, “There’s no evidence” that DEI programs are lowering medical standards, a comment @ElonMusk believes is a “false statement.”
Who is right?
Musk calls on Community Notes to settle the score.
LEMON: “There was a repost of Ben Shapiro that you claim that DEI is killing people. Specifically, you point to medicine. You claim that DEI programs are putting people at risk. Do you really believe this to be true? And what evidence do you have to support it?”
MUSK: “What I was referring to there was that if we lower the standards for doctors, if the test for a doctor is lowered, then the probability of them making a mistake and killing someone is obviously going to be higher.”
LEMON: “Wait, say that again. I’m not sure I understand what you said. I want to make sure I understand what you’re saying.”
MUSK: “Yes. If the status for passing medical exams and becoming a doctor, especially something like a surgeon, if the standards are lowered, then the probability that the surgeon will make a mistake is higher. They’re making mistakes in their exam. They may make mistakes with people — and that may result in people dying.”
LEMON: “What evidence do you have, though, that they’re lowering the standards? There is no evidence of that.”
MUSK: “I believe there is.”
LEMON: “There’s no evidence of that, Elon. What is the evidence?”
MUSK: “I believe they have literally lowered the standards at Duke University, and that is what the article was referring to. You are saying they have not lowered the standards?”
LEMON: “There’s no evidence about lowering standards. And I think that there is —”
MUSK: “I believe that is a false statement you’re making.”
LEMON: “Okay, well, we’ll figure it out.”
MUSK: “The interesting thing is, when this is posted on the X platform, there will be a whole bunch of things that rebut what you said and what I said. And so people can then make their own decision, based on the replies and the rebuttals and the community notes.”
Chad Huber retweeted
2021 was the final nail in the coffin. USC president Carol Folt (don't hate the player hate the game) shut down Pac12 expansion. Grabbing some combo of TCU, OKST, BYU, Houston, SMU, etc. could have saved the Pac and killed the Big12. But again Pac12's sense of elitism showed up.
Chad Huber retweeted
I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:
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Probably the best thing you'll see today.
In 2017, a group of developers hilariously competed for who could create worst volume control interface in the world.
The results 🧵
1/22
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This is the #GoBeavs head coach…just had big recruiting weekend, signs huge contract, leaves with team for bowl game tomorrow, but is running the game clock at his child’s hoops game.
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Once when I was young, around 8 or so, we had a garage sale. My siblings and I were killing time riding our bikes along the sidewalk and this guy stopped in. But he wasn't there to buy anything.
He went up to my mom, introduced himself and said he'd stopped because he saw us...
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The US just experienced its 3rd 1-in-1,000-year rain event in the last week.
Southern Illinois saw over a foot of rainfall in under 24 hours, causing severe flash flooding.
As our climate warms, floods will become worse as the atmosphere's capacity to hold moisture increases.
Chad Huber retweeted
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
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Breyer, Kagan & Sotomayor dissenting from the majority opinion: "It says that from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no rights to speak of. A State can force her to bring a pregnancy to term, even at the steepest personal and familial costs."
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Since Roe was handed down 49 years ago, "pro-lifers" in the US have committed:
-11 murders
-26 attempted murders
-4 kidnappings
-42 bombings
-667 bomb threats
-100 butyric acid attacks
-189 arsons
-663 Anthrax /bioterrorism threats
-25,000+ acts of phone harassment or hate mail
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Chad Huber retweeted
A reminder that it would mean ~$10/gallon for us to return to 1979/1980 levels.
Lots of policy actions exist between here and there...
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sad we need this but happy we have it - highly recommend for parents looking for an aid in hard discussions with kids akidsco.com/products/a-kids-…
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Update: Switzerland now reports deaths by booster status.
Compared to unvaccinated people, the COVID mortality rate is:
• 9x lower after full vaccination
• 48x lower after a booster
[From our post with @maxcroser on death rates by vaccination status: ourworldindata.org/covid-dea…]
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banks: *crushes earnings*
also banks: “you’ve overdrafted your checking account by $0.01. you owe us $19.99.”
