Linkage

• Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation (Phys.org) I could not care less about this, as an engineer, I need to operate as if we are in reality, but some of you might want to read this.
• Historians smell a rat over beaked plague doctor masks (The Times of London) (alternate link) To wuote Mason Williams, "Who needs truth if it is dull."
• The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years (WIRED) They are removing the cloth strips, so the teeth directly clamp to the clothes.
• Tesla Sold a Million Fewer Cars Thanks to Musk's MAGA Turn, Per Report (Rolling Stone) Hmm.....Maybe it IS all about him. Unfortunately for him, he sucks.
• Private capital zombie firms will pile up in next decade, says EQT chief (Financial Times) (alternate link) Likely this would end up with a lost decade in the economy.
• Ex-EU Justice Chief Faces Laundering Probe (Euro Weekly News) This is why you need democratic accountability in the EU.  Corruption follows insulation of government from the voters.
• A COHORT THEORY OF DRUG-DEATH EPIDEMICS - How supply shocks create them and generational turnover ends them (Posting Alone) Basically, changes in the type or readily available drugs create a crisis that lasts a generation.  The following generation learns.
• Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani (Literary Hub) That f%$#ing paper.
• Here’s how orbital dynamics wizardry helped save NASA’s next Mars mission (Ars Technica) Fun with orbital dynamics.
• Scientists Just Remapped the Entire Roman Road System. All 300,000 km of it (ZMEScience) Massive update to the knowledge of their extensive road system.  Pretty much everything flows from 

A little bit of history aboyut how the Federalist Party attempted to use terrorism and lawfare to suppress dissent.  Sounds familiar.