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The April Fools joke that might have got me firedEveryone should pull one great practical joke in their lifetimes. This one was mine, and I think it's past the statute of limitations. The s... oldvcr.blogspot.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-01T19:03:08-0700 - sethherr
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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs. Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Coding ComparisonThis blog-post compares the coding capabilites of new Gemini 2.5 Pro experimental and Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) 2025-03-30T05:37:39-0700 Composio Shrijal 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-31T07:31:19-0700 - sethherr |
Gemini 2.5 is the New SoTAGemini 2.5 Pro Experimental is America’s next top large language model. 2025-03-28T07:16:23-0700 thezvi.substack.com Zvi Mowshowitz 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-31T07:27:30-0700 - sethherr
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What to DoRated 2025-03-30T13:33:27-0700 - sethherr
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The art of DJing: Avalon Emerson · Articoli ⟋ RAOne of the most creative DJs in the game unpacks her methods for Elissa Stolman. 2019-02-06T03:30:24-0800 Resident Advisor Elissa Stolman 7,000 words Rated 2025-03-29T14:57:07-0700 - sethherr
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Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in CanadaJason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’ 2025-03-26T15:26:12-0700 The Guardian Rachel Leingang 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-27T21:13:44-0700 - sethherr
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The long-awaited Friend Compound laws in California[X-posted from the Live Near Friends blog] 2025-01-10T10:48:38-0800 Supernuclear Phil Levin 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-26T18:53:43-0700 - sethherr
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Cyanview: Coordinating Super Bowl’s visual fidelity with ElixirWelcome to Elixir, a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications 2025-03-24T17:00:00-0700 The Elixir programming language Lars Wikman 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-26T07:44:24-0700 - sethherr
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Cottagecore Programmers: The Idealization of Farming by TechRated 2025-03-24T19:28:31-0700 - sethherr
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The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz PellySpotify’s plot against musicians #Artificial Intelligence #Jazz #Music #Musician #Sweden #Youtube 2024-11-19T11:47:52-0800 Harper's Magazine 200 words Rated 2025-03-24T17:18:40-0700 - &e
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Stimulus Autocomplete with Combobox NavigationHYBRD 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-24T15:01:08-0700 - sethherr
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How to boost your immune systemWhile researchers explore the effects of diet, exercise, age, psychological stress, and other factors on immune response, general healthy-living strategies can boost your immune system.... 2024-03-27T21:00:00-0700 Harvard Health 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-24T07:47:51-0700 - sethherr |
A Brief History of The Super 73 ProblemWith the rising popularity of the Super 73 model, we’re focused on educating riders and regulatory bodies about the distinctions between throttle-powered and pedal-assist e-bikes. E-BIKE ACCESS 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-23T19:27:57-0700 - sethherr
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Meet the Guy Who Invented the Belay Test—and the Modern American Climbing GymWhen Peter Mayfield set out to create the first gym designed to welcome new climbers to the sport, he made climbing gym history. 2025-03-17T10:34:38-0700 Climbing Bruce Hildenbrand 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-23T09:28:26-0700 - sethherr
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Memo 3: So, you want to be a SupervisorThe Burton machine when choosing which ambitious neophyte candidate to back, would usually decide on a single factor: “Which one will knock doors in the rain?”. 2024-12-01T10:03:02-0800 Governing San Francisco Zack Rosen 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-22T18:06:09-0700 - sethherr
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America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there. 2025-02-04T11:02:09-0800 Dwell Ben Ikenson 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-21T14:38:46-0700 - sethherr
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Apparently Magpies and Crows Are Using "Anti-Bird Spikes" to Make Their NestsBirds often incorporate human-made materials while nest building, but a new study shows European corvids are taking the idea to the extreme. 2023-07-12T07:49:44-0700 Audubon Lauren Leffer 200 words Rated 2025-03-20T21:23:02-0700 - sethherr
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How Much Would You Need to be Paid to Live on a Deserted Island for 1.5 Years and Do Nothing but Kill Seals?I read and reviewed Oliver Platt’s Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age over a year ago, and I haven’t been able to get one small story from the book out of my head. In 1793, the British government launched the Macartney Embassy, the nation’s first formal diplomatic mission… 2020-07-10T07:15:24-0700 Matt Lakeman 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-20T17:01:53-0700 - sethherr
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Understanding Solar EnergyThe biggest energy story of the last fifteen years is the rise of solar photovoltaics, also known as solar PV or simply solar panels. 2025-03-20T05:03:41-0700 Construction Physics Brian Potter 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-20T16:01:47-0700 - sethherr
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The Last Drops of Mexico CityOne of the world’s largest and most populated cities may run out of drinking water in the near future. As Mexico’s capital struggles to quench its thirst, scenes from the parched megalopolis show how water scarcity could one day impact cities around the globe. 2024-09-30T21:23:29-0700 Long Lead Story Studio 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-20T08:29:09-0700 - sethherr
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Letter from the Levant - On the Origin of the Pork Taboo - Archaeology Magazine - March/April 2025Exploring ancient people’s shifting beliefs about rearing and eating pigs 2025-02-10T07:08:06-0800 Archaeology Magazine 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-19T07:43:03-0700 - sethherr
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For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a SuperpowerIn the long run, e-bikes are cheaper than motorbikes. With financing help from start-ups like Guajira, many immigrant workers are making the switch. #Sustainability #Transportation #Work 2025-03-07T00:00:16-0800 Reasons to be Cheerful Mariel Lozada 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-19T06:29:11-0700 - sethherr
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What Bikini Atoll Looks Like TodaySixty years after the nuclear tests, the groundwater is contaminated and the coconuts are radioactive. But are the coral reefs thriving? 2017-11-20T14:56:06-0800 Medium Stanford Magazine 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-15T19:34:47-0700 - sethherr
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Discworld RulesAnd LOTR is brain-rot for technologists 2025-03-07T18:34:39-0800 Contraptions Venkatesh Rao 7,000 words Rated 2025-03-15T09:06:54-0700 - sethherr
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Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets ActYC sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump Administration to support Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA). 2025-03-13T13:49:21-0700 TechCrunch Maxwell Zeff 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-14T08:01:43-0700 - sethherr
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U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes — Streetsblog USANow U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes! 2025-03-11T21:00:00-0700 usa.streetsblog.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-13T10:32:33-0700 - sethherr
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The Pitchfork StoryA bit more than two years ago, as part of my work in Shopify’s Ruby and Rails Infrastructure team, I released a new Ruby HTTP server called Pitchfork. 2025-03-04T02:03:51-0800 byroot’s blog 10,000 words Rated 2025-03-11T10:07:07-0700 - sethherr
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MDMA may have protected Nova attack survivors from trauma, study suggestsNeuroscientists in Israel find signs that the drug helped festival survivors in the attack and the aftermath. 2025-03-07T14:00:09-0800 BBC News Lucy Williamson 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-10T17:58:09-0700 - &e
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Opinion | I Loved ‘Anora,’ but I Still Hope It Loses at the Oscars“Anora” is neither pro-Russian nor anti-Russian. But its Oscar nominations have been portrayed as a national victory in Russia. #Donald Trump #Movies 2025-02-27T02:03:45-0800 The New York Times Michael Idov ($) 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-09T21:13:13-0700 - sethherr
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SFF community reeling after Marion Zimmer Bradley's daughter accuses her of abuseMoira Greyland's claims that she was molested by the late fantasy author have horrified readers and writers who had been inspired by her work 2014-06-27T01:08:26-0700 The Guardian Alison Flood 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-08T19:04:25-0800 - sethherr
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Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50,000 cashEver wondered what happens if you try to take $50,000 in cash out of a bank? Answer: a year of investigative journalism. 2025-03-05T09:36:15-0800 Bits about Money Patrick McKenzie (patio11) 7,000 words Rated 2025-03-07T19:58:18-0800 - sethherr
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Microsoft is reportedly plotting a future without OpenAI - Tech StartupsMicrosoft’s AI head is plotting a future without OpenAI. According to a report from The Information, Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft’s AI division, has set his sights on a bold objective: reducing the company’s dependence on OpenAI. In a report titled 'Microsoft’s AI Guru Plots a Future Without OpenAI,' The Information reported: "After setbacks, 2025-03-07T07:04:23-0800 Tech Startups | Tech Companies | Startups News Nickie Louise 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-07T18:41:23-0800 - sethherr
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Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose itCognitive skills do not decline with age for those who use math and reading throughout their life. 2025-03-07T00:00:00-0800 Science Advances Eric A. Hanushek, Lavinia Kinne, Frauke Witthöft, Ludger Woessmann ... 10,000 words Rated 2025-03-06T11:37:08-0800 - sethherr
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The Man Who Spent Forty-two Years at the Beverly Hills Hotel PoolFrom 1993: Nearly every day for decades, Irving V. Link tanned by the luxury pool, Adam Gopnik writes. Then his idyllic life style came under threat from the hotel’s owner, the Sultan of Brunei. 1993-02-14T16:00:00-0800 The New Yorker Adam Gopnik 8,000 words Rated 2025-03-06T07:09:58-0800 - sethherr
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The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0Rated 2025-03-05T07:50:11-0800 - sethherr
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How I'm thinking about AI (LLMs)island94.org 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-04T13:09:40-0800 - sethherr
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The Smith v. Substack sagaA tale of lawsuits, impersonation and alter egos. 2025-01-12T17:30:17-0800 Ghost of Lomax 10,000 words Rated 2025-03-03T13:06:20-0800 - sethherr
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The world's most unhinged video wall (made out of Chromebooks)Web developer and cybersecurity researcher varun.ch 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-02T06:41:12-0800 - sethherr
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The secret to perfectly calculate Rails database connection pool sizeisland94.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-02-27T13:21:05-0800 - sethherr
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Meet the journalists training AI models for Meta and OpenAIThe gig work platform Outlier is one of several companies courting journalists to train large language models (LLMs). Nieman Lab 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-26T17:25:32-0800 - sethherr
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I Went To SQL Injection Court — Quarrelsomesockpuppet.org Quarrelsome 3,000 words Rated 2025-02-25T19:19:24-0800 - sethherr
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Texas’s Barbecue SchismRated 2025-02-25T14:47:37-0800 - sethherr
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Notes from Carrierwave to Active Storageisland94.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-02-24T19:20:42-0800 - sethherr
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Why does target=”_blank” have an underscore in front?Ever wondered why you need the underscore in target="_blank" to open a link in a new tab? 2024-10-25T03:00:00-0700 Kyrylo Silin 200 words Rated 2025-02-24T08:33:39-0800 - sethherr
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The True Costs of Being on YouTubewhat I spent, what I earned, and why I'm walking away 2025-02-13T07:29:54-0800 Food Processing carla lalli music 4,000 words Rated 2025-02-22T21:37:43-0800 - sethherr
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The first RCT for GLP-1 drugs and alcoholism isn't what we hopedor what people seem to think 2025-02-20T09:02:32-0800 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-22T19:57:07-0800 - sethherr
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Democrats Control U! (and the weather)Before you kill yourself, consider reading this fun and informative snippet from America's finest unknown work of nonfiction. 2024-10-09T17:19:58-0700 Dumpster Fires Barret Baumgart 9,000 words Rated 2025-02-20T15:30:39-0800 - sethherr |
When Imperfect Systems are Good, Actually: Bluesky’s Lossy TimelinesBy examining the limits of reasonable user behavior and embracing imperfection for users who go beyond it, we can continue to provide service that meets the expectations of users without sacrificing scalability of the system. 2025-02-18T16:00:00-0800 Jaz’s Blog Jaz 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-20T07:50:18-0800 - sethherr
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Moving on from 18F.I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is happening. ethanmarcotte.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-18T14:37:50-0800 - sethherr
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Maximizing resume SNRThis is a brief note about resumes and hiring. At Terraform Industries, I've been doing a lot of recruiting recently and it's helped me crystallize a few ideas I've had in this area. This blog will change over time. Terraform Industries is hiring! Join us as we decarbonize our industrial economy by getting carbon from… 2022-03-22T01:09:33-0700 Casey Handmer's blog 3,000 words Rated 2025-02-17T14:57:24-0800 - sethherr
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