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Lachlan Morton completes Tour Divide route in 12 days, 12 hours, and 21 minutes

The EF Education-EasyPost star overcomes trench foot, freezing rain, wildfire detours mental demons and a busted derailleur to lay down a blistering time on the storied ultra-bikepacking route.

2023-09-11T11:08:15-0700 Velo Betsy Welch 1,000 words

Blanchard's Dangerous Idea and the Plight of the Lucid Crossdreamer ★ The Scintillating But Ultimately Untrue Thought

I'm beginning to wonder if he's constructed an entire system of moral philosophy around the effects of the loyalty mod—a prospect that makes me distinctly uneasy. It would hardly be the first time a victim of mental illness has responded to their affliction that way—but it would certainly …

unremediatedgender.space Zack M. Davis 25,000 words

Rated 2023-09-12T15:16:00-0700 - sethherr

How Much Would Reducing Lead Exposure Improve Children’s Learning in the Developing World?

Around half of children in low-income countries have elevated blood lead levels. What role does lead play in explaining low educational outcomes in these settings?

Center For Global Development | Ideas to Action 500 words

Rated 2023-09-12T15:30:36-0700 - sethherr

Marginalism

Adam Smith struggled with what came to be called the paradox of “value in use” versus “value in exchange.” Water is necessary to existence and of enormous value in use; diamonds are frivolous and clearly not essential. But the price of diamonds—their value in exchange—is far higher than that of water. What perplexed Smith is ...

2018-02-04T17:46:32-0800 Econlib 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-12T19:26:51-0700 - sethherr

Don’t mess with a genius

Or: What happens when Newton's laws are violated Recently, I read a book called Newton and the Counterfeiter, subtitled The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist. It focuses on an awesome phase of Isaac Newton's later career that, like his pursuits in alchemy, gets little mention in most accounts. The story, of Newton's…

2010-06-04T07:25:19-0700 The Lumber Room 3,000 words

Rated 2023-09-13T17:47:29-0700 - sethherr

Pivot to AI: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

The LLM is for spam

2023-09-12T14:43:42-0700 Amy Castor 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-13T18:27:23-0700 - sethherr

Why Gen X Dads Can Appreciate Olivia Rodrigo

Jay Caspian Kang on his appreciation for Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, “Guts,” as a Gen X dad to a young daughter. #Pop Music

2023-09-13T14:38:00-0700 The New Yorker Jay Caspian Kang 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-13T18:30:32-0700 - Jaog

‘A Ticket to Disney’? Politicians Charge Millions to Send Migrants to U.S.

The Biden administration vowed to “end the illicit movement” of people through the Darién jungle. But the number of migrants moving through the forest has never been greater — and the profits are too big to pass up. #Colombia #Panama #Politics

2023-09-14T02:03:09-0700 The New York Times Julie Turkewitz, Federico Rios ($) 6,000 words

Rated 2023-09-14T04:46:54-0700 - cindy

Rated 2023-09-15T13:05:46-0700 - sethherr

The Inside Story of How the Navy Spent Billions on the “Little Crappy Ship”

Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.

2023-09-07T03:00:00-0700 ProPublica Joaquin Sapien 10,000 words

Rated 2023-09-14T07:40:35-0700 - sethherr

Rated 2023-09-10T20:01:34-0700 - Jaog

Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called

After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated.

2023-09-15T12:04:50-0700 Ars Technica 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-15T13:43:13-0700 - sethherr

Close to 2,000 Environmental Activists Killed Over Last Decade

Yale E360 500 words

Rated 2023-09-17T08:30:59-0700 - sethherr

Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver).

2023-09-10T03:00:51-0700 NPR Camila Domonoske 4,000 words

Rated 2023-09-17T08:44:38-0700 - sethherr

Economists expect Fed to defy investors with more interest rate rises

FT-Booth survey finds majority of economists think central bank has more work to do to lower inflation

2023-09-17T09:00:10-0700 Financial Times Colby Smith 1,000 words

Gilead’s Phase 2 EVOKE-02 Study of Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) in Combination With KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Demonstrates Promising Clinical Activity in First-Line Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Gilead’s Phase 2 EVOKE-02 Study of Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) in Combination With KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Demonstrates Promising Clinical Activity in First-Line Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

gilead.com 3,000 words

Rated 2023-09-17T21:23:25-0700 - sethherr

Rated 2023-09-10T06:16:45-0700 - Jaog

Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon and others sue OpenAI

Another would be copyright class action

2023-09-12T08:45:12-0700 The Register Jude Karabus 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-18T07:49:18-0700 - sethherr

One day after suing Open AI, Michael Chabon and other authors sue Meta

One day after suing Open AI, Michael Chabon and other authors sue Meta overf its LLaMa chatbot #Facebook #San Francisco #Twitter

2023-09-12T11:36:55-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Chase DiFeliciantonio 500 words

Combined Coverage of the Biden Impeachment Inquiry

Title: McCarthy Reversal on Impeachment Inquiry Reflects Pressure From the Right Lede: The speaker, who formerly argued that the House must vote before opening an impeachment inquiry, changed his tune this week, a decision that could have consequences for the investigation. Publication: The New York Times Date: September 13, 2023 Text: When Democrats declared in 2019 that they were moving ahead with an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump without a House vote, Representative Kev...

2023-09-18T08:57:20-0700 stateoftheprop Elliot Stewart 7,000 words

Mythbusters: Wing Commander I Edition

You've probably heard of the famous 'thank you for playing Wing Commander' story. It claims that a programmer on the original Wing Commander was stuck getting an error message when the game unloaded its memory during a quit. Pressed for time, instead of fixing the issue he simply hex edited the memory manager's error reporting to print 'thank you for playing Wing Commander' instead. A funny and relatable story!

2023-09-18T00:00:00-0700 Wing Commander CIC LOAF 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-18T20:44:57-0700 - sethherr

Speed Kills: Addressing the Real Road Hazard - CalBike

The best thing we could do to prevent traffic fatalities is to prevent speeding. And the best way to do that is through infrastructure.

2023-09-18T18:15:04-0700 California Bicycle Coalition Kendra Ramsey 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-19T16:04:21-0700 - sethherr

GPS Watch? No Thanks. Top Runners Are Ditching the Data.

An increasing number of elite distance runners don’t wear activity tracking or GPS watches. They think they are better athletes because of it. #Running

2023-09-16T00:00:45-0700 The New York Times Scott Cacciola ($) 2,000 words

George Eliot’s Subversive Vision of Marriage

Unlike Jane Austen, the novelist was most interested in what happens after “I do.” #Marriage #United States

2023-09-07T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Ann Hulbert ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-09-20T08:57:21-0700 - sethherr

OG Food Blogger Deb Perelman Can’t Stand 'Spa Water'

New York chef Deb Perelman makes dishes that are accessible to all, and she has a plethora of opinions on how to achieve that standard. #Chef #Food & drink #New York

culturedmag.com 3,000 words

How the illegal harvesting of giant trees in California shines a light on rural poverty

Danny Garcia hoped to flee the life of poverty and crime that led him to poach wood from national park land. But the circle of violence was inescapable

2023-09-12T05:00:29-0700 The Guardian Guardian staff reporter 3,000 words

Rated 2023-09-20T13:40:11-0700 - elll

This Startup Has A New App To Make Sure VCs Are Being Helpful

Cabal’s leaderboard tracks which investors and advisers have contributed the most help to a company.

2022-05-26T06:00:00-0700 Forbes Kenrick Cai 3,000 words

Organic Maps: An Open-Source Maps App That Doesn't Suck

Organic Maps impressed me with its elegant UI, effective routing, and good ethics.

hardfault.life Evan Grove 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-20T20:18:41-0700 - sethherr

The babies who nap in sub-zero temperatures

Would you put your baby or toddler outside in the freezing cold for their lunchtime nap? Many Nordic parents wouldn't give it a second thought.

2013-02-21T07:04:58-0800 BBC News By Helena Lee 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-21T08:03:03-0700 - sethherr

Start Page

cs.cmu.edu 500 words

When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed

Was the US drug Vioxx responsible for far more deaths than has been acknowledged so far?

2012-04-27T02:04:52-0700 The Week Alexander Cockburn 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-22T15:37:50-0700 - sethherr

Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate Protesters

For decades, the Atlas Network has used its reach and influence to spread conservative philosophy—and criminalize climate protest.

2023-09-12T00:00:00-0700 The New Republic Amy Westervelt 4,000 words

Rated 2023-09-23T10:43:28-0700 - sethherr

After FBI busts Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC, six more exposed in US

After the FBI arrested “Harry” Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping, charging them with illegally opening a Chinese government "police station" to spy on Chinese nationals in New York, a human rights groups says there are other stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and US other cities. #China #Los Angeles #Minnesota #Nebraska #New York City #San Francisco #Spying

2023-04-18T15:23:59-0700 New York Post Isabel Vincent 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-24T20:44:49-0700 - sethherr

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Water

2023-08-28T14:19:48-0700 The New York Times Mira Rojanasakul, Christopher Flavelle, Blacki Migliozzi, Eli Murray ... ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-09-25T11:15:51-0700 - cindy

Rated 2023-09-26T07:16:33-0700 - sethherr

The Electric Typewriter

The Electric Typewriter - Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers

Tumblr 3,000 words

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Great ‘Indiana Jones’ Adventure

“I’m not interested in perfectly behaved men or women,” the actress says. “I’m drawn to the ones who feel a bit dangerous.” #Actor #Movies #TV

2023-07-02T02:00:15-0700 The New York Times David Marchese ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-09-26T04:52:34-0700 - sethherr

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc.

2023-09-26T06:16:29-0700 Federal Trade Commission 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-26T21:13:12-0700 - sethherr

One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cycling

A cyclist discovered widespread cheating on the popular online cycling platform Zwift. Then came the death threats.

2023-09-22T09:50:44-0700 The Hustle Katherine Laidlaw 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-26T21:31:37-0700 - sethherr

Y Combinator's Garry Tan Declares War on San Francisco Politics

The CEO of Y Combinator is using his considerable wealth and social media megaphone to attack the progressive agenda. #Elon Musk

2023-09-27T05:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Josh Koehn 4,000 words

Rated 2023-09-27T15:38:38-0700 - sethherr

The Curator of Climate Change

Soren Brothers has a crucial job: convince museum goers not to be scared of climate change—or climate solutions

2023-09-25T06:30:58-0700 The Walrus Guy Dixon 2,000 words

Rated 2023-09-27T17:22:11-0700 - elll

Fine, I'll run a regression analysis. But it won't make you happy.

State partisanship and COVID vaccination rates are strongly predictive of COVID death rates even once you account for age.

2023-10-01T05:20:22-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-01T15:48:58-0700 - sethherr

Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Here to Pump You Up (Emotionally)

“The more powerful you are,” says the action icon, author of a new self-help book, “the more power you have in giving back.” #2020 Election #Comedy #Donald Trump

2023-10-01T02:01:02-0700 The New York Times David Marchese ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-10-01T19:36:20-0700 - sethherr

Your Project Management Software Can't Save You

Do-everything workplace managers like Asana and Trello promise organizational utopias. But they reveal limitations that date all the way back to the factory floors of the 1900s. #Labor #programming #Silicon Valley #Startups #Work

2023-10-01T03:00:00-0700 WIRED Matt Alston 2,000 words

A review of Number Go Up, on crypto shenanigans

Zeke Faux's book on crypto shenanigans is best book on crypto ever and occasionally frustrating, plus bonus commentary on financial journalism.

2023-09-29T09:52:31-0700 Bits about Money Patrick McKenzie (patio11) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-10-04T16:35:56-0700 - sethherr

The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers

When Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science. #College #Lawsuit #Sociology

2023-09-30T02:01:18-0700 The New York Times Noam Scheiber ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-10-05T16:38:46-0700 - sethherr

Where does my computer get the time from? – Tony Finch

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Rated 2023-10-05T22:25:08-0700 - sethherr

New talk: Making Hard Things Easy

New talk: Making Hard Things Easy

Julia Evans 6,000 words

Rated 2023-10-06T21:55:46-0700 - sethherr

How the Elon Musk biography exposes Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk is a strangely incurious book. Its shallow reporting and bizarre skew left me with more questions than I had before I read it.

2023-10-01T05:30:00-0700 The Verge Elizabeth Lopatto 3,000 words

Rated 2023-10-08T18:16:30-0700 - sethherr

Elon Musk’s Incredible Shrinking Future

nymag.com

The Wager That Betting Can Change the World

A coterie of tech insiders believe that “prediction markets” can fix social ills. Are they right? #Gambling

2023-10-08T02:01:11-0700 The New York Times Kevin Roose ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-10-08T19:32:38-0700 - sethherr

‘We’ve Been Shaken Out of This Fantasy’: How the Left Sees the War in Israel

A former top aide for Bernie Sanders on how Israel's critics on the political left see the Hamas attack and what this means for deal-making in the region.

Politico 2,000 words

Rated 2023-10-09T12:16:09-0700 - sethherr

Rated 2023-10-09T12:54:51-0700 - cindy