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Eric Hobsbawm in the Age of Empire writes that many European intellectuals did not believe that a Great War would ever take place, given the extensive financial and commercial ties between nations at the time. Let's hope we are not making the same error of judgement again.

Well here we go

The Guardian reported in 2015 that cyclists in the UK on average experience one "very scary" incident per week. I am happy to say that it's been accurate so far -- shout-out to the X3 line on Abingdon Road!

Very late to the news but my favorite member from the Try Guys is fired for cheating on his wife. It is not an overstatement that I'm devastated.

Someone nicked my bike's rear light the first time I forgot to take it off. Should I even be surprised

I definitely overestimated my knowledge on medieval Christendom...

THREAD: The US government's new export controls are wreaking havoc on China's chip industry. New rules around "US persons" are driving an "industry-wide decapitation."

I finally figured out how to use “nested ifelse” in R which makes me really happy

My current Midnights (3am edition) ranking : 1. The Great War 2. Snow on the Beach 3. You're on Your Own, Kid 4. Maroon 5. Anti-Hero Honorable mentions: Would've, Could've, Should've; Karma; High Infidelity; Paris

I can't be the only one who kept reading "hitherto" as "hirohito" and vise versa.

US messaging on Taiwan could “end up provoking the war that we seek to deter,” said Bonnie Glaser. “It’s just sloppy, not only has negative consequences for our rel'p w China but also for relations with our allies & partners around the world.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Sitting at Oxford's DPIR, listening to the Hearts of Iron 4 soundtrack, reading an essay on WWII tripolarity whilst wearing a gown. Life does go well sometimes.

I only identify as a San Diegan when it rains.

My life peaked when I chipped my tooth in front of the Rector of Exeter College Oxford at his high table.

What an angel

There is a rational way to get out of this. Ease the controls which are so damaging economically and untenable in any case. Use formidable administrative tools China has to vaccinate elderly with vaccines of high efficacy. Call it a whole process democracy and declare victory.

Also hoping against hope that American politicians can have enough sense and decency to keep their mouths shut about these Chinese protests for the next week or so. Nothing they say can possibly make things better—in fact, it’ll almost certainly make things much worse.

Am worried too that some shameless politicians capitalize on the CN protests to shore up their own “tough on the CCP” credential, that would only provide more ammunition to BJ and in turn sabotage the protesters’ efforts

nytimes.com/2023/03/11/opi… An unusually sane and balanced assessment from the NYT editorial gang. There appears to be some growing pushback against the near-hysterical rhetoric of the House Select China Committee. Let’s hope this builds momentum and the administration notices.

Thank you, Amitav, for joining us! We had such an inspirational and lively discussion!