LoriHC @lorihc@social.cleverlibre.org

"Wesleyan University, a liberal arts college in Connecticut, is ending legacy admissions, which give a leg up to the children of alumni, just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action.

After the Supreme Court decision, legacy admissions came under heavy attack because the practice tends to favor white, wealthy applicants over Black, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American students"

~ Vimal Patel

#AffirmativeAction #LegacyAdmissions #Wesleyan

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/us/wesleyan-university-ends-legacy-admissions.html

If SFMTA, Mayor Breed, and the Board of Supervisors want to increase safety and reduce roadway deaths, they must create a connected network of protected bike lanes and Slow Streets with traffic diverters / modal filters to get more people to shift trips from cars to active modes.

This kind of brilliantly stupid shit is what I miss from the early days of the internet

Hi lovely developer people, if you have TestFlight links for App Intents adoption such as new interactive Widgets or App Shortcuts, please send em my way! I'd love to see what everyone is building in preparation for the new iOS.

Volvo Group sets record electric truck, bus, and marine engine deliveries in Q2 https://electrek.co/2023/07/19/volvo-group-record-electric-truck-bus-marine-sales-q2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Your DNA helix is backwards, btw.

Study of men finds:
- Being a father (not just of girls) unlocks a caregiving spirit
- Pandemic showed them they can & should be more active in caregiving
- 73% of men & 83% of fathers (N=500) support reproductive healthcare as a human right
https://time.com/6295453/modern-gender-equality-must-include-men/

Love to watch someone blast down Slow Sanchez at like 50mph. Missed their plate. We need speed cameras on slow streets.

@kyleve What’s the feedback number? I’m on vacation, but will poke people about it when I get back.

Fuck every web page that’s like

How To Do X
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FDA approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill

The move is seen as a victory for reproductive rights, which are under intense attack.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/07/fda-approves-the-first-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Texas solar and wind are setting records, and the state’s grid can’t handle it https://electrek.co/2023/07/13/texas-solar-wind-grid/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pills Have Been Approved. Let's Make Them Inexpensive and Easily Available https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/over-the-counter-birth-control-pills-have-been-approved-lets-make-them-inexpensive-and-easily-available/

Important to consider!

Please make this happen. I think it should be done based on road wear. Which goes up by the fourth power. A 2ton car should be 16x more expensive to park than a 1ton car!

Oh. And can we reclassify speed limits as inertia limits? So a 2t car has a much lower limit than a 1t car. Maybe use the money raised by these things to invest in public transport and active travel.

https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/13/amsterdam-considering-charging-higher-parking-rates-larger-cars