Compress

This is quite well done. Only a few inaccuracies, which is amazing for a science video over 10 minutes long. Usually these get half the claims wrong or are so wildly off base that they might as well be wrong. Also, I noticed that the graduate student who speaks several times during the video has that completely new accent that seems to be developing among Gen Z and younger. I wondered when that was going to happen! Pretty cool.

But they skipped out on talking about the really interesting parts of compressed matter: neutron stars and what happens to matter (and the star itself) when it starts transitioning to that state.

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Worst Monthly Spike of โ€œCore Servicesโ€ PCE Inflation in 22 Years, and Not Just Housing: Powellโ€™s Gonna Have Another Cow.

The “transitory” fucking idiots declared victory while being wrong in every possible way anyone can be wrong: they were wrong as to timing, they lied about what actually occurred, they were having triumphal celebrations while inflation was still elevated — and now, to top it all off, inflation is getting worse again.

But clowns rule us and alas most people believe the clowns.