A friend pointed out that, as of this morning, we've passed the darkest 36-day period of the year: December 3rd to January 8th. On December 3rd at Inner Drive Technology World HQ, the sun rose at 7:02 and set at 16:20, with 9 hours 18 minutes of daylight. Today it rose at 7:18 and will set at 16:38, for 9 hours 20 minutes of daylight. By the end of January we'll have 10 hours of daylight and the sun will set after 5pm for the first time since November 3rd.
It helps that we've had nothing but sun today. And for now, at least, we can forget about the special weather statement that just came out warning of snow and winds starting later tonight.
Meanwhile, in the rest of the world:
- Jennifer Rubin snarks that the media have just now noticed that President Biden's economic policies worked better than expected—certainly better than Canada's.
- The Dept of Justice has sued six large landlords for fixing rents using a controversial bit of market-analysis software.
- Josh Marshall points out that the fundamental business model of social media companies makes it nigh impossible for them to do any real content moderation.
- The wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes in Los Angeles County came from years of overdevelopment and months of drought.
- A zero-day exploit of Ivanti VPN appliances has already affected dozens of companies.
Finally, National Geographic explains how the two cups of tea I drink every day (three in the summer) will help me live to 107 years old.