September 22, 2016

An app can now solve handwritten math problems, inciting dad jokes all over America. / TechCrunch

“The romantic-comedy bitch has been a staple and a shorthand for the roles women are allowed to occupy in society, and also how we punish their transgressions when they veer from the path.” A taxonomy of Pride and Prejudice ur-bitch Caroline Bingley’s descendants, and a plea to let them fly their bitch flags. / BuzzFeed

CNN refuses to suspend talking head and erstwhile reporter-shover Corey Lewandoski after reports that he is still paid by the Trump campaign. / YouTube, Politico

“Low statistical power is an obvious symptom of weak research. It is easily calculated, and people have been talking about it since the 1960s. And yet, in over 50 years, it hasn’t improved at all.” Bigger samples: the only way we can overcome the replicability crisis sweeping science. / The Atlantic

Scorecard of antibiotic usage and abuse in restaurant chains gives an A to Chipotle and Panera, and an F to Applebee’s, Denny’s, KFC, and Olive Garden. Due to activist efforts, about 40 percent of the chicken supply in America is now free of antibiotics. / Los Angeles Times

House considers a bill to designate polling technology as critical infrastructure—in the same class as water purification and energy plants—which would qualify it to receive emergency Homeland Security protection. / districtsentinel.com

It’s the end of the line for Wyoming’s coal industry, which avoided the slowdown that decimated the Appalachian mines—but now faces a nearly 20 percent decline in workforce. / Bloomberg

If you can imagine Brian Eno singing for OMD with Vini Reilly on guitar, then we should start a band someday. In the meantime, listen to this, from Furfour, the truly excellent new album by Grumbling Fur. / YouTube