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China Relies on Persistence in Social-Media Propaganda Push - WSJ

China’s government has ramped up efforts to spread its views on some of the world’s most popular social-messaging platforms, most of which are blocked in China.

Sweet, sweet irony.

I’m tired of guessing my kids' shoe sizes, and frustrated that there isn’t a local shoe store that can measure them for me. So I bought my own measuring tool.

Stop Riding the Rates Roller Coaster with Banks - WSJ

prolonged low-rate environments are especially punishing for banks

And savers.

Twitter Takes Down Chinese Government-Linked Accounts It Says Pushed Propaganda - WSJ

it removed from its platform about 174,000 accounts it labeled as fake and operated by the Chinese government to push its narratives about the coronavirus, Hong Kong protests and other topics.

Twitter:a great place to hang out!

The Apple Watch is supposed to be the ultimate fitness tracker, but in many ways, I find it lacking. The most frustrating aspect of its self-setting goal scheme is how it assumes I always need to improve. The algorithm only knows how to increase a goal. So if I have the best training month of my life, I’d better buckle up because next month the Watch is going to set the bar even higher. It’s an impossible paradigm to operate in, and one that leads me to eventually tuning the watch out.

My reading habit ebbs and flows. I started tracking my reading progress on my website back in 2018. That, combined with my use of Goodreads, resulted in my transformation into a reading machine. I read 30 books in 2018, and 40 in 2019.

So should I read 50 books in 2020? Even if I had the time and backlog of books to do it, would I want to?

Reading for pleasure is supposed to be just that, pleasurable. We spend our entire youth being taught that reading is a task list item, a requirement. As adults, when we discover the joy and adventure of reading, why let an arbitrary goal drag us back down to the tedium of our education?

I’m not setting any more reading goals. My aim is to read 12 a year, but if I don’t, oh well.

I ordered a product direct from the manufacturer. It was the same price as Amazon, arrived one day later, and was a much better experience.

There is life after Amazon.

Vanguard’s New Robo Service Offers Low-Cost Financial and Retirement Advice - WSJ

Vanguard plans to add a calculator this month that recommends paying the minimum monthly amount on debt with lower interest rates to free up money to more aggressively pay down higher-interest-rate debt.

They’ve clearly done their research!

I hope that the planned Apple Watch sleep tracking feature isn’t limited to just the Series 6 and beyond.

I enjoy the colors at sunrise.

I love dark mode.

A nice view on my walk.

New Lego Sets Replace All Police With Rioters - The Babylon Bee

The world is hurting right now, and everyone knows that the only thing that can heal the wound is big corporations announcing their positions on things.

Dems Reach Out To Blacks With Solemn Performance Of The Cha-Cha Slide - The Babylon Bee

The world is hurting right now, and everyone knows the only way to heal the wound is for politicians to pander awkwardly to various demographics.

Equifax Breach Affected 147 Million, but Most Sit Out Settlement - The New York Times

Those seeking the cash option will receive far less than the $125 cap. More than 4.5 million people had filed claims for the cash payment as of Dec. 1. Only $31 million of the settlement was set aside for the cash option; that works out to less than $7 a person.

No worries, though. I’m sure the trial lawyers didn’t get very much either.

The 787 really is a beautiful aircraft.

In Braveheart Re-Release William Wallace Just Tells The Scottish To Stay Home, Stay Safe - The Babylon Bee

Yeah, the English will kick us around from time to time, but the important thing is your health.

The Internet is a very sad place.