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How to Make an Information Super Weapon

A Technical Deep Dive into the Components of a Trust Assembly

2024-06-17T22:49:31-0700 Extelligence Some Guy 9,000 words

Rated 2024-10-11T15:26:18-0700 - sethherr

How Long Til We’re All on Ozempic?—Asterisk

Over 100 million Americans, and possibly many more, could benefit from GLP-1 drugs. When can they expect to get them?

asteriskmag.com 4,000 words

Rated 2024-10-12T09:10:26-0700 - sethherr

SB 1047: Our Side Of The Story

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2024-10-10T05:20:19-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 40,000 words

Rated 2024-10-12T20:47:58-0700 - sethherr

1 bug, $50,000+ in bounties, how Zendesk intentionally left a backdoor in hundreds of Fortune 500 companies

1 bug, $50,000+ in bounties, how Zendesk intentionally left a backdoor in hundreds of Fortune 500 companies - zendesk.md

Gist 262588213843476 3,000 words

Rated 2024-10-12T21:52:02-0700 - sethherr

Against dystopian views of high-speed audiobook listening

The sound and the worry

2024-10-10T09:01:07-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T18:49:59-0700 - sethherr

Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people

A trove of secret documents show teens’ increasing reliance on TikTok and how executives were acutely aware of the potential harm the app can cause young people, but appeared unconcerned.

2024-10-13T05:00:00-0700 NPR Bobby Allyn 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T19:04:58-0700 - sethherr

Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monster

From Coinbase to OpenAI, the tech sector is pouring millions into super PACS that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda. Charles Duhigg reports.

2024-10-07T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Charles Duhigg 8,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T20:01:27-0700 - sethherr

Julia Child’s Kitchens

The French Chef’s focus on function over style in the kitchen boosted the accessibility movement that became known as Universal Design.

Places Journal 6,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T20:11:12-0700 - sethherr

Strava Metro and the Global Heatmap

Strava Metro By contributing your activities to Strava Metro you will be helping to improve bike- and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure in your area. Strava Metro’s mission is to make cycling, run...

Strava Support 500 words

Rated 2024-10-13T20:13:17-0700 - sethherr

Oakland’s new school buses don’t just reduce pollution — they double as giant batteries

A new fleet of buses can send power back to the grid, stabilizing it instead of straining it. #City #Technology #Transportation

2024-08-29T01:15:00-0700 Grist Matt Simon 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T20:15:42-0700 - sethherr

Against Rereading

“To this day, when I read something that functions as a hinge in my life—a book that rearranges me internally—I won’t reread it.”

2024-09-04T12:05:10-0700 The Paris Review Oscar Schwartz 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T20:48:23-0700 - sethherr

Amid crisis, California’s last drug incineration plant is set to close

Nobody knows what law enforcement agencies will do with the evidence they seize when the facility shuts down. "We will eventually run out of space," one Bay Area official said. #Crime #Fentanyl #Police

2024-10-13T07:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Max Harrison-Caldwell 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-13T20:51:19-0700 - sethherr

Cargo airships are happening

I got something wrong; introducing Airship Industries

2024-10-14T06:02:54-0700 Eli Dourado 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-14T19:58:29-0700 - sethherr

Did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo? | Restricted Data

blog.nuclearsecrecy.com

Rated 2024-10-14T21:09:51-0700 - sethherr

Ashkenazi IQ figures are underestimates

Rotating shapes is not intelligence

2024-09-14T23:50:07-0700 NonZionism משכיל בינה 3,000 words

Rated 2024-10-15T20:52:05-0700 - sethherr

Reflections on Palantir

A retrospective of an eight-year stint.

2024-10-15T12:19:09-0700 Nabeel S. Qureshi 6,000 words

Rated 2024-10-16T17:09:31-0700 - sethherr

Why birds do not fall while sleeping

The only permanent bipeds of the animal kingdom alongside humans, birds have an extraordinary sense of balance. How do these direct descendants of the dinosaurs maintain this stability, especially when sleeping? Scientists recently succeeded in solving the mystery.

CNRS News 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-17T07:34:46-0700 - sethherr

Doctor Fukushi Masaichi And The Art Of Preserving Tattooed Skin

Tattoos have different meanings across cultures, ranging from sacred symbols to marks of rebellion. In Japan, tattoos are part of a broader subculture called irezumi, an intricate form of body art with its own set of unique designs, imagery, and symbolism. These elaborate tattoos often cover large parts of the body, with some resulting in full “bodysuits,” a tradition that is frequently linked with the yakuza—Japan’s organised crime syndicates.But while many viewed irezumi as a criminal mark or

2024-10-16T12:17:10-0700 DannyDutch dthholland 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-18T22:13:45-0700 - sethherr

Martin Gurri: I Refused to Vote in the Last Two Elections. Now, I’m Voting for Trump.

There are only two vital forces in American politics today: those who wish to control everything, and those who wish not to be controlled. Reluctantly, I choose the latter.

2024-10-16T15:23:54-0700 The Free Press Martin Gurri ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-19T09:51:31-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | Ann Patchett: The Decision I Made 30 Years Ago That I Still Regret

What was email but the chance for more friends, more love, more work? #Books #Social Media #Writer

2024-10-15T02:00:20-0700 The New York Times Ann Patchett ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-20T08:38:04-0700 - sethherr

What if Kurt Vonnegut’s lost board game had actually been published in the 1950s?

It could have been a contemporary of Risk, Diplomacy, and other legendary wargames #Gaming

2024-10-18T07:00:00-0700 Polygon Charlie Hall 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-20T18:04:54-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | Turning the Great Highway into a park will reap millions for business

The city's walkers and rollers won't be the only beneficiaries of a permanent highway closure. Nearby businesses will see a spending windfall.

2024-10-20T06:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Stephen Braitsch 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-20T18:21:04-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | School closures suck. But they’re necessary, and opposing them is wrong

Should San Francisco families really be asked to give up on their small community schools for the sake of the public good? Yes, they should. #Education and schools

2024-10-16T10:29:20-0700 The San Francisco Standard Catharine Burhenne 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-20T22:01:12-0700 - sethherr

Is It Better to Fail Spectacularly?

Three weeks ago I wrote the following draft of a blog post entitled “Is It Better to Fail Spectacularly?”. I am having a lot of doubts. I’ve been training for the Chicago Marathon in earnest since June, but in reality the preparations began a year ago when I was accepted based on my qualifying time from the 2023 Ventura Marathon. I don’t have doubt that I can run a marathon. I have run three in the last year and a half, and I routinely go on weekend long runs that approach or surpass 20 miles.

2024-10-20T00:41:34-0700 danielmangum.com Daniel Mangum 4,000 words

Rated 2024-10-21T12:25:45-0700 - sethherr

What the Amish Can Teach America About Economic Mobility - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal

Rated 2024-10-21T15:22:06-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | Fatherhood Transforms Men’s Brains and Bodies

The New York Times

Rated 2024-10-21T15:24:18-0700 - sethherr

Take The Near Impossible Literacy Test Louisiana Used to Suppress the Black Vote (1964)

In William Faulkner’s 1938 novel The Unvanquished, the implacable Colonel Sartoris takes drastic action to stop the election of a black Republican candidate to office after the Civil War, destroying the ballots of black voters and shooting two Northern carpetbaggers. Open Culture, openculture.com

2024-10-21T00:21:20-0700 Openculture.com OC 500 words

Rated 2024-10-21T18:22:31-0700 - sethherr

Daniel Penny and New York’s Vigilantes

Years after Bernie Goetz made headlines, former Marine Penny is on trial for killing Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on the floor of a subway car in 2023.

2024-10-20T15:39:29-0700 The Free Press Kat Rosenfield ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2024-10-21T22:12:40-0700 - sethherr

The Trials of Daniel Penny

The white student who killed a black homeless man on the subway last year is either a killer or Good Samaritan, depending on who you ask. Finally, a jury will decide.

2024-10-20T15:14:04-0700 The Free Press Olivia Reingold 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-22T06:04:03-0700 - sethherr

A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea

When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative. #Agriculture #Birds #Britain #Climate Change #England #Environment #Global Warming

2024-10-21T21:01:25-0700 The New York Times Rory Smith, Andrew Testa ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-22T07:50:25-0700 - sethherr

The Real Story of “The Central Park Karen”

New evidence comes to light. And Amy Cooper breaks her silence.

2021-08-03T08:23:24-0700 The Free Press Megan Phelps-Roper 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-22T20:24:20-0700 - sethherr

Everything I built with Claude Artifacts this week

I’m a huge fan of Claude’s Artifacts feature, which lets you prompt Claude to create an interactive Single Page App (using HTML, CSS and JavaScript) and then view the result …

simonwillison.net 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-23T22:44:54-0700 - sethherr

Humans Are Evolving Right Before Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau

"This is a case of ongoing natural selection."

2024-10-21T12:00:47-0700 ScienceAlert Michelle Starr 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-25T08:37:11-0700 - sethherr

Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted

In mid-2022 I bought a new domain name.

2024-10-24T17:00:00-0700 Bryan Braun - Frontend Developer 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-25T21:39:40-0700 - sethherr

Regenerative farming practices require unlearning past advice

Early on a cool September morning, farmer Josh Payne tends to his flock in Concordia, just east of Kansas City, Missouri. As Payne opens the gate, about a thousand sheep round the corner and bound into fresh grass. The pasture the flock grazes was once corn and soybeans, along with the rest of the Payne ...

2024-10-11T08:31:57-0700 Investigate Midwest Lauren Cross 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-26T06:19:38-0700 - sethherr

Notes From The Progress Studies Conference

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2024-10-24T05:16:15-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 55,000 words

Rated 2024-10-28T08:16:23-0700 - sethherr

Michelin Will Announce Chicago, D.C., and New York Stars in December - Eater Chicago

chicago.eater.com

Rated 2024-10-28T09:04:22-0700 - sethherr

From partials to ViewComponents: writing reusable front-end code in Rails

Recently, we began using ViewComponents in our project to help us build the redesigned admin section... Tagged with rails, viewcomponent.

2022-06-03T09:21:46-0700 DEV Community Matouš Borák 3,000 words

Rated 2024-10-28T14:37:43-0700 - sethherr

For the strongest disc golf throws, it’s all in the thumbs

Amateur players got the best results by placing thumbs about 3 centimeters from the outer edge.

2024-10-23T14:15:15-0700 Ars Technica Jennifer Ouellette 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-28T17:28:38-0700 - sethherr

A return to hand-written notes by learning to read & write

research.google 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-28T21:24:35-0700 - sethherr

2024-10-26 buy payphones and retire

Computers Are Bad 3,000 words

Rated 2024-10-29T07:19:41-0700 - sethherr

Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone | SSOReady

Timezones are weird. But only finitely so. Here's the exact conceptual model you should have of them.

ssoready.com 3,000 words

Rated 2024-10-30T07:14:55-0700 - sethherr

Physiology Friday #241: How Caffeine Dose and Timing Affect Our Sleep Physiology

That afternoon coffee is subtly changing your brain overnight—even if you can’t detect it.

2024-10-25T05:10:35-0700 Physiologically Speaking Brady Holmer 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-30T16:07:52-0700 - sethherr

Hi Google, please stop 💩 the bed: a desperate plea from the independent web.

Served with humor, as I cry into my goldfish bowl of boxed Chardonnay.

2024-10-28T09:51:44-0700 Building Shepherd.com Ben Fox 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-30T16:44:07-0700 - sethherr

delroth's homepage - One weird trick to get the whole planet to send abuse complaints to your best friend(s)

delroth.net

Rated 2024-10-30T18:31:33-0700 - sethherr

How to Render CSS Dynamically in Rails

Rails is not just for HTML over the wire. This post demonstrates how and why you might use Rails for delivering CSS on the fly too.

Joy of Rails 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-31T15:25:07-0700 - sethherr

What Happens When Private Equity Takes Over a Hospital

New analysis shows alarming increase in patient complications

2023-12-26T00:00:00-0800 hms.harvard.edu 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-31T15:57:50-0700 - sethherr

Democratising publishing

Thoughts on open source governance, non-profit organisations, and how to create trust within technology and media.

2024-10-30T06:00:21-0700 John O'Nolan 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-31T15:59:23-0700 - sethherr

There is no such thing as a global method (in Ruby)

What Ruby’s top-level methods actually are, who they belong to and how they are namespaced.

zverok.space 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-31T20:07:37-0700 - sethherr

Mark Zuckerberg is driving frenzy for ultra-expensive watches

Wake up, babe, a new watch influencer just dropped. The swagged-out Zuck 2.0 has better hair, a hype beast wardrobe, and a multimillion-dollar watch collection that has fans and experts drooling with envy. #Fashion #Mark Zuckerberg #Silicon Valley

2024-10-16T06:00:00-0700 The San Francisco Standard Rya Jetha 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-02T13:42:04-0700 - sethherr