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Seiichi Morimura, who exposed Japanese atrocities in WWII, dies at 90

Mr. Morimura's book about Unit 731, a secret biological warfare branch of the Imperial Army, helped force Japan to confront its wartime past.

2023-07-27T15:44:36-0700 The Washington Post Emily Langer ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T11:17:49-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-28T03:43:18-0700 - Jaog

How Gretchen Whitmer Made Michigan a Democratic Stronghold

The Governor’s strategy for revitalizing her state has two parts, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes. To grow, Michigan needs young people; to draw young people, it needs to have the social policies they want.

2023-07-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Benjamin Wallace-Wells 6,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T22:08:37-0700 - sethherr

How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate

New rhetorical tactics are creating a generation of nihilists #Debate

2023-07-29T05:49:43-0700 Slow Boring Maya Bodnick 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-29T22:28:11-0700 - sethherr

Part II: At High School Debates, Watch What You Say

Kids are losing high school debates because of their personal tweets, reveals James Fishback in a new exposé. #Debate

2023-06-26T03:01:57-0700 The Free Press James Fishback 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-30T00:14:08-0700 - sethherr

Conspiracy theory: Electric cars make more air pollution than gas cars

tires + battery + heavy

2023-07-27T09:00:29-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-30T22:08:44-0700 - sethherr

Georgia’s Broad Racketeering Law May Now Ensnare Donald Trump

Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, often relies on Georgia’s capacious *RICO*{: .small} statute—though critics say that she has stretched it past the law’s intent. #2020 Election #Donald Trump #Georgia

2023-07-31T04:12:47-0700 The New Yorker Charles Bethea 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-31T05:20:26-0700 - Jaog

Elliott Smith: XO

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit Elliott Smith’s big 1998 album, both a transformational landmark and a logical next step for the restless composer.

2023-07-29T21:00:00-0700 Pitchfork Jayson Greene 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-31T05:29:47-0700 - Jaog

People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughts

Human mind may be wired to find inner reflection unbearable

science.org 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-31T14:08:06-0700 - elll

What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs

A bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned. #Criminal Justice System #Law Enforcement #Oregon

2023-07-19T07:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Jim Hinch ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-01T19:06:40-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-30T15:28:31-0700 - Jaog

The Solar Cell Discovery Machine

Robotic analysis of perovskites may speed development of solar cells with better than 30% efficiency

2023-08-01T09:30:04-0700 IEEE Spectrum Charles Q. Choi 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-01T22:04:13-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-08-02T09:58:33-0700 - sethherr

Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users

The startup promises a fairly-distributed, cryptocurrency-based universal basic income. So far all it's done is build a biometric database from the bodies of the poor.

2022-04-06T09:02:00-0700 MIT Technology Review Eileen Guo 7,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T08:33:31-0700 - sethherr

Confessions of a Phone Sex Operator

Almost no one uses their phone to make calls anymore—except for a growing number of lonely men who call women like me.

2023-08-01T03:00:08-0700 The Free Press Jenny Powers ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T16:49:35-0700 - sethherr

Pluralistic: Podcasting “Ideas Lying Around” (12 June 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T17:42:56-0700 - sethherr

Wisconsin’s Dairy Industry Relies on Undocumented Immigrants, but the State Won’t Let Them Legally Drive

Undocumented immigrants in the state can own and register their vehicles, but they aren’t allowed to drive them, forcing many farm workers to risk fines and arrest. “It’s a Catch-22 for a lot of folks,” advocates say.

2023-08-03T03:00:00-0700 ProPublica Melissa Sanchez, Maryam Jameel 4,000 words

Rated 2023-08-03T05:52:32-0700 - Jaog

‘The Justins’ seem like Civil Rights-era throwbacks. But 2023 isn’t 1968.

The two young Tennessee legislators gained a national platform after being expelled. How will their mix of religion and politics fly?

2023-08-03T03:00:44-0700 The Washington Post Michelle Boorstein ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-03T07:54:26-0700 - sethherr

Republicans want to plant a trillion trees. Scientists are skeptical.

New research finds that planting a trillion trees would have a minimal effect on combating climate change.

2023-08-02T03:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Maxine Joselow ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-03T09:17:10-0700 - Jaog

This whale may be the largest animal ever. We have no idea how it got that big.

A newly discovered extinct whale called P. colossus is challenging the blue whale for the title of heaviest animal to ever exist.

2023-08-02T08:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Dino Grandoni ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-03T09:21:52-0700 - Jaog

I Gave Up on Boxing, Not on This Boxer

Decades after turning away from the sport because of its violence, our columnist revisited Seniesa Estrada’s journey to becoming a champion — and wondered if it was worth the risk. #Boxing

2023-08-03T02:01:29-0700 The New York Times Kurt Streeter, Erin Schaff ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-03T20:19:25-0700 - sethherr

The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries

Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry #Libraries #Private equity

2023-07-26T10:00:23-0700 Nine Lives Karawynn Long 4,000 words

Rated 2023-08-04T08:09:18-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-05T09:40:18-0700 - alexandradancing

Some tactics for writing in public

Some tactics for writing in public

Julia Evans 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-07T09:40:51-0700 - sethherr

A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks

Shoddy guidebooks are flooding Amazon. Their authors claim to be renowned travel writers, but are they A.I. inventions? And how big is the problem? #Amazon #Artificial Intelligence #Books #Fraud

2023-08-05T02:00:09-0700 The New York Times Seth Kugel, Stephen Hiltner ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-07T19:19:07-0700 - sethherr

How to Optimize Your Pre-Workout Meal Timing

Analyzing glucose data from endurance athletes offers new(ish) insights, with the potential of more to come

2023-08-03T04:00:56-0700 Outside Online Alex Hutchinson 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-08T10:24:44-0700 - sethherr

I grew up loving The Bell Jar. Then I noticed how Sylvia Plath wrote about people that looked like me

After revisiting Plath’s book in my early twenties, I ended up writing a novel of my own as a way of understanding the recognition and repulsion I felt

2023-08-08T08:00:30-0700 The Guardian Guardian staff reporter 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-10T06:31:23-0700 - sethherr

An Open Letter to David Simon, Who Tweeted NYC Is 'On the Make' Because He Got a $50 Speeding Ticket - Hell Gate

The creator of "The Wire" tweeted his displeasure after receiving a $50 speeding ticket in NYC, citing it as evidence that the Big Apple is an "off-brand city." #Vision zero

2023-08-09T14:59:27-0700 hellgatenyc.com 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T06:18:34-0700 - alexandradancing

Ivy-Plus colleges are a gateway to the elite

Is all this competition to get in really worth the effort? Probably, yes.

2023-07-25T03:02:01-0700 Forked Lightning David Deming 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T07:09:22-0700 - sethherr

Maybe the problem is that Harvard exists

An unhinged polemic #Ivy League

2023-08-10T09:01:32-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T07:30:21-0700 - sethherr

Stop Using So Much Laundry Detergent

Stiff, scratchy laundry can be a sign you’re using too much detergent. Our experts weigh in on how much you should actually use.

2021-07-22T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Elissa Sanci 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T13:33:06-0700 - alexandradancing

Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones

In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home. #Censorship #Journalism

2023-08-11T14:15:10-0700 Kansas Reflector 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T19:06:05-0700 - sethherr

Credit card debt collection

Credit card debt is the waste stream of consumer finance. The debt collection industry ends up being sordid, for complex structural and microeconomic reasons. #Debt collection

2023-08-11T12:18:44-0700 Bits about Money Patrick McKenzie (patio11) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-08-13T00:17:56-0700 - sethherr

The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War

At 92, Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, can no longer stay in the shadows. #Apple #Artificial Intelligence #China #Politics

2023-08-04T02:01:01-0700 The New York Times Paul Mozur, John Liu ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-08-13T10:29:54-0700 - sethherr

I Was Wrong About Trigger Warnings

Has the national obsession with trauma done real damage to teen girls? #Domestic Violence #Individual People #Mental Health #Mental Illness #Sexual Assault

2023-08-09T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Jill Filipovic ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-13T11:07:50-0700 - sethherr

A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom

Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the office of a local newspaper and a journalist's home. First Amendment experts are calling it a likely violation of federal law.

2023-08-14T02:00:34-0700 NPR Danielle Kaye 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-14T23:38:42-0700 - sethherr

NP-hard does not mean hard

When NP-hardness pops up on the internet, say because some silly blogger wants to write about video games, it's often tempting to conclude that the problem being proved NP-hard is actually very hard! "Scientists proved Super Mario is NP-hard? I always knew there was a reason I wasn't very good at it!" Sorry, these two…

2017-12-29T13:30:23-0800 Math ∩ Programming 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-17T01:02:50-0700 - sethherr

Ask vs guess culture

When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work.

2023-08-12T13:17:44-0700 Tech and Tea Jean Hsu 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-20T01:29:30-0700 - sethherr

The Case for Reducing Defense Spending

No matter how much this country—or any country—spends on defense, it cannot buy perfect security. #Military #U.S. Military

2022-09-09T09:35:00-0700 The National Interest Lawrence J. Korb 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-20T12:13:03-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-08-21T20:23:20-0700 - sethherr

Cloudflare Turnstile: what is that and how it works?

Bonus: A Cloudflare Turnstile Tester for your scrapers

2023-08-20T08:30:56-0700 The Web Scraping Club Pierluigi Vinciguerra 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-21T23:26:53-0700 - sethherr

A Very Public Execution in Russia

A jet plunging out of the sky sends an unmistakable message. #Plane Crash #Vladimir Putin

2023-08-23T14:58:24-0700 The Atlantic Tom Nichols ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-24T13:20:34-0700 - sethherr

Have You Been to the Library Lately?

Librarians once worried about shushing patrons. Now they have to deal with mental health episodes, the homelessness crisis, and random violence

2023-06-12T06:30:31-0700 The Walrus Nicholas Hune-Brown 6,000 words

Rated 2023-08-24T21:18:02-0700 - sethherr

Understanding how Facebook disappeared from the Internet

Today at 1651 UTC, we opened an internal incident entitled "Facebook DNS lookup returning SERVFAIL" because we were worried that something was wrong with our DNS resolver 1.1.1.1. But as we were about to post on our public status page we realized something else more serious was going on. #Facebook

2021-10-04T14:08:52-0700 The Cloudflare Blog Celso Martinho 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-25T15:57:29-0700 - &e

Jenni Hermoso ‘did not consent’ to be kissed by Rubiales

Spain forward rejects FA chief’s claims as ‘categorically false’ as the national women’s team refuses to play until he resigns

2023-08-25T14:29:17-0700 The Guardian Ashifa Kassam 500 words

Rated 2023-08-25T19:51:40-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-08-25T22:43:45-0700 - sethherr

Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule

Ronan Farrow reports on how the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

2023-08-21T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Ronan Farrow 9,000 words

Rated 2023-08-25T22:28:49-0700 - sethherr

"I Was a Starter Wife": Inside America's Messiest Divorce

In the middle of her headline-grabbing divorce settlement, Justine Musk reveals the truth about her marriage to the multimillionaire cofounder of PayPal.

2010-09-10T04:23:17-0700 Marie Claire Justine Musk 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-25T22:38:58-0700 - sethherr

Code is not literature

gigamonkeys.com 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-27T07:31:18-0700 - sethherr

What Happens to All the Stuff We Return?

Online merchants changed the way we shop—and made “reverse logistics” into a booming new industry, David Owen writes.

2023-08-14T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker David Owen 5,000 words

Rated 2023-08-27T07:39:20-0700 - sethherr

Reading the Yield Curve

Infallible Recession Indicator? Noisy Signal? Both? #Business #Education and schools #Finance

2023-08-23T06:06:16-0700 Capital Gains Byrne Hobart 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-27T14:56:54-0700 - sethherr

We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work

The empty auditoriums, Gila monsters, resistant pharmaceutical executives and enigmas that led to Ozempic and other drugs that may change how society thinks about obesity. #Diabetes #Obesity

2023-08-17T02:01:00-0700 The New York Times Gina Kolata ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-27T15:05:55-0700 - sethherr