1/N In honor of the recent 80th anniversary of the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Nov 7, 1940), a thread on why it fell
The TNB was a giant wind instrument, like a clarinet. A constant wind was converted into large amplitude oscillations at the natural frequency
No more happy talk about the "uniquely American transition of power." Trump presidency and this post-election period confirm that the US is *less* committed to democratic norms - and has *weaker* institutional safeguards for democracy - than peer wealthy democracies.
It's morning again in America. The task: recovering from Covid, reestablishing our economy, regaining the world's respect, restoring the integrity of our institutions, and most of all reuniting these divided states and repairing the content of this country's character. #JoeBiden
Capacity Rebalancing makes it even safer to use spot for customer facing web/API services, and will probably let us save even more money by running spot services a bit hotter 💸💸💸
Despite being diagnosed on Wednesday, the President did not isolate or even regularly wear a mask — possibly becoming a source of spread of the virus. (I cannot believe I am writing this)
6/6 Think if this “suspect” were a white celebrity that they would have come in shooting things up because that person was surprised and shot at them? They would have been more careful. We have to prioritize *all* human lives over investigations. Black lives indeed matter.
Really moving to see the sailors on the USS Roosevelt cheering their captain, Brett Crozier, as a hero when he leaves the carrier after the Navy dismisses him for trying to save their lives. That's worth more than any medal or promotion.