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Opinion | The Climate Solution That’s Horrible for the Climate

Corn ethanol and soy biodiesel accelerate food inflation and global hunger, but they’re also a disaster for the climate and the environment. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Iowa

2023-06-06T02:01:07-0700 The New York Times Michael Grunwald ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-06T20:26:41-0700 - elll

The growing pains of database architecture

How the Figma infrastructure team reduced potential instability by scaling to multiple databases

Figma 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T05:13:41-0700 - sethherr

They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back.

Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy. #Artificial Intelligence #San Francisco

2023-06-07T02:01:22-0700 The New York Times Erin Griffith ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T14:53:46-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-06-07T16:37:36-0700 - sethherr

A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom

In Silicon Valley’s hacker houses, the latest crop of young entrepreneurs is partying, innovating — and hoping not to get crushed by the big guys. #Artificial Intelligence #Silicon Valley

2023-05-31T01:57:13-0700 The New York Times Yiren Lu ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T17:46:59-0700 - cindy

How ‘Buy American’ provisions hurt America

These types of rules were costly in the 20th century, but they are self-evidently backwards in the 21st. #Buy American

2023-06-06T12:00:00-0700 The Hill Scott Wallsten, opinion contributor 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T18:51:33-0700 - sethherr

What Does ‘Buying American’ Even Mean?

In a globalized economy, the definition of “buying American” is becoming quite cloudy—and so are the consequences of policies designed to encourage it. #Buy American

2019-07-03T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Tim Heffernan 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T19:58:34-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-11T10:03:39-0700 - Jaog

Vox and the Undertow of Corporate Democrats

Today on TAP: Dylan Matthews’s screed attacking Biden’s industrial policies got an assist from former Treasury official Kimberly Clausing. #Buy American #China #Joe Biden #Media #Politics

2023-05-10T15:00:00-0700 The American Prospect Robert Kuttner 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T20:06:08-0700 - sethherr

Faster sorting algorithms discovered using deep reinforcement learning

Fundamental algorithms such as sorting or hashing are used trillions of times on any given day1. As demand for computation grows, it has become critical for these algorithms to be as performant as possible. Whereas remarkable progress has been achieved in the past2, making further improvements on the efficiency of these routines has proved challenging for both human scientists and computational approaches. Here we show how artificial intelligence can go beyond the current state of the art by...

2023-06-07T00:00:00-0700 Nature Mankowitz, Daniel J., Michi, Andrea, Zhernov, Anton, Gelmi, Marco, ... 10,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T23:48:39-0700 - sethherr

Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits

Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage. #Nanoplastics

The Scientist Magazine 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-08T07:40:41-0700 - sethherr

Made in America

In its special report #Buy American #Cars #Money

Consumer Reports 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-08T08:00:11-0700 - sethherr

Harvey Karp Knows How to Make Babies Happy

The pediatrician and best-selling author on the perils of excessive individualism, the moralization of baby sleep, and why when it comes to newborns he’s “a little bit like a priest.” #Babies #Interview #Parenting

2023-04-09T12:25:06-0700 The New Yorker Helen Rosner 7,000 words

Rated 2023-06-08T22:29:05-0700 - alexandradancing Rated 2023-06-09T16:54:30-0700 - sethherr

The Stupidity of "Buy American"

The case against economic protectionism

2011-11-03T04:00:00-0700 Reason Magazine John Stossel 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-09T19:06:07-0700 - sethherr

US bid to cut China dependence by bringing jobs home and shifting supply chains ineffective: analysts

#Buy American

South China Morning Post

Rated 2023-06-10T06:34:29-0700 - &e

Made in USA

Made in the USA Claims Do you promote your products as “Made in the USA”? Under the law, some products must disclose U.S. content. #Buy American

2018-10-31T12:22:30-0700 Federal Trade Commission 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T06:37:44-0700 - &e

Shot at, electrocuted, exhausted, exhilarated: What it’s like to kayak from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay

With torrents of snowmelt flowing through California, two men kayaked an improbable 200-mile route from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay. #Los Angeles

2023-06-10T04:00:00-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Gregory Thomas 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T08:46:36-0700 - sethherr

What ‘Buy America’ means for your business

Understanding Buy American versus Buy America: These acts impact mainly Canadian exporters operating in the U.S. construction and infrastructure sectors. They’re easily confused because of their similar names, but their effects can be very different. Read this article to discover how we can help. #Buy American

2022-01-26T13:52:25-0800 Export Development Canada 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T13:12:37-0700 - Jaog

Biden's 'Buy American' plan won't significantly impact Canadian industries: U.S. ambassador

The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says U.S. President Joe Biden was referring to exclusively American — not North American — construction materials when he announced new Buy American rules for infrastructure projects in his State of the Union speech last week. But David Cohen insists the impacts on Canadian industries won't be as significant as some fear. #Buy American

2023-02-12T00:00:00-0800 CTV News Spencer Van Dyk 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T13:14:45-0700 - Jaog

Biden’s ‘Buy America’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fix

The “Buy America” initiative that President Biden says will promote domestic manufacturing has hit a snag: The United States no longer makes many of the items needed to modernize roads, bridges and ports. #Buy American

2023-02-18T04:00:00-0800 The Washington Post David J. Lynch ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:40:30-0700 - Jaog

Perspective | History shows moving manufacturing to North America isn’t a cure-all

The initial promise of Mexican factories in the 1960s gave way to impoverished communities and capital flight in search of higher profits. #Buy American

2023-03-06T03:00:09-0800 The Washington Post Sean Harvey ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:44:37-0700 - Jaog

Increased Support for Buying 'Made in America' Goods, but Don’t Credit Trump

U.S. consumers are willing to pay more for “Made in America” goods, according to a recent nationwide poll.

2017-11-21T11:48:03-0800 Morning Consult Joanna Piacenza 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:52:35-0700 - Jaog

Consumers will pay more for American-made products, but inflation takes a toll: poll

The daily email newsletter covering the latest news from Wall St. to Silicon Valley. Informative, witty, and everything you need to start your day.

2022-07-28T06:30:15-0700 Morning Brew Andrew Adam Newman 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:54:52-0700 - Jaog

Four supply chain experts on the challenges of manufacturing in the US—and the tactics to turn to instead

The daily email newsletter covering the latest news from Wall St. to Silicon Valley. Informative, witty, and everything you need to start your day.

2022-08-16T08:03:14-0700 Morning Brew Erin Cabrey, Maeve Allsup 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:56:32-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-06-11T18:24:10-0700 - sethherr

How Beijing is seeking to counter US belligerence over Taiwan and avoid a war

South China Morning Post

Rated 2023-06-11T17:32:34-0700 - Jaog

Pluto should be our ninth planet. A planetary scientist explains why

Astronomers believe they’re closing in on the so-called Planet Nine, but planetary scientist Paul Byrne argues our official definition of what is and isn’t a planet is in need of a long-overdue shake up.

2023-06-11T23:40:00-0700 BBC Science Focus Magazine Paul Byrne 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-12T04:46:28-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-06-13T10:52:47-0700 - sethherr

Lessons From a Renters’ Utopia

Worldwide, housing has become a nightmare of expense and speculation. What did Vienna do right? #Housing #Real Estate

2023-05-23T01:20:41-0700 The New York Times Francesca Mari, Luca Locatelli ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-06-12T16:01:56-0700 - elll Rated 2023-06-13T11:07:14-0700 - sethherr

'Anti-dopamine parenting' can curb a kid's craving for screens or sweets

Dopamine is a part of our brain's survival mechanism. It is also part of why sugary foods and social media hook kids. The latest neuroscience can help parents help their kids manage behavior. #Dopamine #Parenting

2023-06-12T02:00:32-0700 NPR Michaeleen Doucleff 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-12T21:17:53-0700 - alexandradancing Rated 2023-06-13T10:59:28-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-20T17:36:05-0700 - &e

Rewriting the Ruby parser

At Shopify, we have spent the last year writing a new Ruby parser, which we’ve called YARP (Yet Another Ruby Parser). As of the date of this post, YARP can parse a semantically equivalent syntax tree to Ruby 3.3 on every Ruby file in Shopify’s main codebase, GitHub’s main codebase, CRuby, and the 100 most popular gems downloaded from rubygems.org. We recently got approval to merge this work into CRuby, and are very excited to share our work with the community. This post will take you through...

2023-06-11T17:00:00-0700 Rails at Scale 5,000 words

Rated 2023-06-13T16:37:24-0700 - sethherr

Why You Should Stop Using Laundry Pods Right Now

Save money and go easier on the planet with these sustainable laundry tips. Spoiler: Stop using laundry pods, which are encased in plastic. #Sustainability

2023-06-14T04:42:18-0700 Outside Online Kristin Hostetter 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-14T05:56:23-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-20T17:36:16-0700 - &e

The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product

A one-hit wonder is never enough. #United States

2023-06-14T15:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Amanda Mull ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-16T22:21:09-0700 - sethherr

Burying Indiana Jones

Christopher Heaney on “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” and the titular character’s impact on the public’s perception of what it means to be an archeologist. #Movies

2023-06-18T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Christopher Heaney 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-18T08:31:54-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-06-19T23:43:03-0700 - sethherr

The Things We Carry

Jon Adams and Tienlon Ho illustrate how, when dealing with their children, they subconsciously mirror the behavioral patterns of their own parents. #Family #Immigrants #Parenthood #Relationships

2023-06-18T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Jon Adams, Tienlon Ho 200 words

Rated 2023-06-18T08:38:17-0700 - Jaog

Chad Harbach's The Art of Fielding: Baseball and bliss at a small liberal arts college.

The dominant emotion in The Art of Fielding—the much-anticipated, because expensively acquired, first novel by Chad Harbach, a founding editor of the...

2011-09-05T07:13:00-0700 Slate Judith Shulevitz 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-18T22:30:12-0700 - sethherr

Weike Wang on Citizenship and Belonging

Deborah Treisman interviews the author Weike Wang about “Status in Flux,” her story from the June 26, 2023, issue of The New Yorker. #Fiction

2023-06-19T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Deborah Treisman 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-19T06:02:09-0700 - Jaog

Cancer drug shortages should have patients rioting in the streets

Cisplatin and carboplatin are the backbone for lung cancer regimens because they work. And now they are largely unavailable. #Cancer

2023-06-19T01:30:26-0700 STAT Kristen Rice 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-19T06:15:33-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-06-19T23:57:32-0700 - sethherr

Moneyball Broke Baseball

But now the whiz kids who nearly ruined the national pastime have returned to save it. #New York

2023-06-06T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Mark Leibovich ($) 8,000 words

Rated 2023-06-19T23:34:55-0700 - sethherr

The Fight for Queer Nightlife in an Era of Political Violence

Amid rampant anti-trans legislation and attacks on LGBTQ+ communities, venue owners and performers are protecting the sanctity of their spaces—and their lives. #LGBTQ+

2023-06-13T07:56:27-0700 Pitchfork Isabelia Herrera 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-19T23:54:44-0700 - sethherr

Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme’ Water Recycling

San Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from commercial buildings, homes, and neighborhoods and use it for toilets and landscaping. This decentralized approach, proponents say, will drive down demand in an era of increasing water scarcity.

Yale E360 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-20T07:12:37-0700 - sethherr

Saudi company draws unlimited Arizona ground water to grow alfalfa amid drought

Foreign-owned farms are shipping the crop to Saudi Arabia, where it's illegal to grow because it takes too much water. #Arizona #Saudi Arabia

2023-04-20T07:39:00-0700 CBS News Ben Tracy 500 words

Rated 2023-06-20T07:16:59-0700 - sethherr

San Francisco Police Traffic Enforcement

An analysis of SFPD moving violation citations in San Francisco

transpomaps.org 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-20T09:49:33-0700 - sethherr

Will America's New Bikers Become Cycling Fans?

Cycling's organizers and leaders are working to turn millions of new everyday bikers into supporters of professional cycling. #Cycling #Netflix #Youtube

2022-09-20T16:00:18-0700 Global Sport Matters Brendon Kleen 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-20T14:02:57-0700 - elll