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    1. The Trump campaign is currently spending $5.4 million per week on Facebook ads, almost assuredly making it the platform's largest advertiser

      @Judd Legum: The Trump campaign is currently spending $5.4 MILLION PER WEEK on Facebook That's a $280 million annual rate.The Trump campaign is almost certainly Facebook's largest advertiser In 2019, Home Depot was the largest advertiser, spending $178.5 million pic.twitter.com/4BjWknL73H

      13 votes
    2. This graph shows that measuring #SARSCoV2 levels in municipal sewage almost perfectly predicts forthcoming #COVID19 cases with a full week's notice (R=0.994)

      @brennanspiegel: This graph is amazing. It shows that measuring #SARSCoV2 levels in municipal sewage almost perfectly predicts forthcoming #COVID19 cases with a full week's notice (R=0.994). It's one of several discoveries in this new study from @Yale: https://t.co/hZVdXebx2D. C-19 is #InThePoop

      15 votes
    3. Twitter thread about Doug Geisler, an astronomy grad student who was at Manastash Ridge Observatory forty years ago when Mount St. Helens exploded 140 miles away

      @emsque: Exactly #40YearsAgo Doug Geisler was asleep atop Manastash Ridge Observatory. An astronomy grad student, he'd just logged his first excellent night at the telescope for his PhD thesis. He was the only person on the summit, ~90 miles from #MountStHelens... #MSH40

      9 votes
    4. SCOPETREX vector gaming on your oscilloscope!

      @tubetimeus: announcing the SCOPETREX -- the vector gaming console for your oscilloscope or XY monitor! ever wanted to buy a Vectrex, but can't afford the high prices on auction sites? well now you can build your own! full design files at https://t.co/hHAbFwwePE

      4 votes
    5. COVID ( @UCSF ) Chronicles, Day 2

      @bob_wachter: COVID (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 2 The response to post #1 was gratifying, so I'll make this a daily digest...of life inside @ucsf/@ucsfhospitals as we begin managing growing # of #COVID19 pts. Pic below: a few principles I'll follow for these posts. Today's issues follow...(1/10)

      4 votes
    6. Mozilla's outgoing content design lead is tweeting his artwork

      @mart3ll: My Mozilla Design Journey ________________ Alright folks, this thread will travel through 141Gb of design files from 2006-2020. Some of the early work will be cringe-worthy, but hopefully this will show how a designer's skills progress over time. Let's get started!

      14 votes
    7. Drive-through nation

      @skybrian: You know what we need right now? Drive-through nation. Imagine @Walmart and Costco converting to drive-through only. You put in your order somehow and wait in the car. Workers wearing masks and gloves take stuff off shelves. It would actually create jobs.

      4 votes
    8. Play Chess against GPT-2

      @theshawwn: I am preparing to release a notebook where you can play chess vs GPT-2. If anyone wants to help beta test it: 1. visit https://t.co/CpWrFvtnY2 2. open in playground mode 3. click Runtime -> Run All 4. Scroll to the bottommost cell and wait 6 minutes If you get stuck, tell me.

      5 votes
    9. The voice at Embankment Tube station

      @garius: It is election season. The world is busy and rubbish. But it is also Christmas. So take a breather and let me tell you a story about London, trains, love and loss, and how small acts of kindness matter. I'm going to tell you about the voice at Embankment Tube station.

      5 votes
    10. Mark Kern, Classic WoW dev, on why he is boycotting Blizzard

      @grummz: This hurts. But until Blizzard reverses their decision on @blitzchungHS I am giving up playing Classic WoW, which I helped make and helped convince Blizzard to relaunch. There will be no Mark of Kern guild after all. Let me explain why I am #BoycottBlizzard

      14 votes
    11. Harley Race has passed away

      @wwe: WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race passed away today at age 76. WWE extends its condolences to Race's family, friends and fans. https://t.co/lO4OimLsSd

      4 votes