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Jigar Shah’s big idea for getting rooftop solar and smart appliances to low-income Americans

How the DOE could marshal its loan guarantees to decarbonize the grid and boost energy equity in one fell swoop. #Renewable energy

2021-11-23T00:00:00-0800 Canary Media 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-06T18:42:07-0700 - sethherr

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke On Being Gay and Black in the Dance and Rock Worlds

vice.com

Rated 2023-07-06T18:09:33-0700 - sethherr

The Secret Gay History of Indie Rock

Is it truly possible to queer one of the straightest genres of music? From the closeted to the overexposed, this is a lineage of queer indie rock icons. #LGBTQ+

2023-07-05T08:58:46-0700 Pitchfork Emma Madden 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-06T17:59:07-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-05T09:28:46-0700 - Jaog

The heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a goofy act that signals something serious

As climate change is making extreme heat events more common, these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed critters are "splooting" to cope.

2023-06-29T12:49:22-0700 NPR Kai McNamee 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-06T17:22:38-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-05T09:28:19-0700 - Jaog

Reclaiming Real American Patriotism

This Fourth of July, let’s rescue our love of country from those who have hijacked it. #New Hampshire #New York #West Virginia

2023-07-04T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Tom Nichols ($) 500 words

Rated 2023-07-05T07:48:26-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-04T09:32:34-0700 - Jaog

Vaginal Seeding Supports Baby Microbiome, Study Shows

Motherly

Rated 2023-07-04T17:16:48-0700 - sethherr

‘Any Which Way You Can’ Has More Monkey Sex Scenes Than Every Other Clint Eastwood Movie Combined

After proving that he could play a quiet tough guy like no other, Eastwood expanded his horizons and played a quiet tough guy with a pet orangutan. Right, Clyde?

2023-06-30T20:59:00-0700 IndieWire Christian Zilko 200 words

Rated 2023-06-30T22:32:14-0700 - Jaog

The Long Road to Public Transit Recovery

With Ridership Down 30+%, Agencies Must Adapt or Risk Collapse #Economy #Politics

2023-06-29T15:00:00-0700 Statecraft by Arman Madani Arman Madani 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-29T17:51:59-0700 - elll

Why Britain doesn’t build

The history of attempts to reform planning in Britain is proof that political willpower is not enough: you need to be smart, not just brave.

2023-05-23T05:36:06-0700 Works in Progress 8,000 words

Rated 2023-06-27T20:58:00-0700 - sethherr

The Cancer-Drug Shortage Is Different

Fourteen crucial chemotherapies are currently in shortage. Why does this keep happening?

2023-06-26T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Ed Yong ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-26T17:05:16-0700 - Jaog

Figure 4. Estimated U.S. Deer Population, 1450 to 2016 Year 2000 to...

Download scientific diagram | Estimated U.S. Deer Population, 1450 to 2016 Year 2000 to 2016 estimated from combined sources from state agencies. Year 1450 to 1999 white-tailed based on VerCauteren (2003) and McCabe & McCabe (1984). Year 1911 to 1999 mule deer, black-tailed, and other from state population and harvest data. Year 1450 to 1910 mule deer, black-tailed, and other from historical sources. from publication: SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO ESTIMATE DEER POPULATION TRENDS IN THE U.S.,...

ResearchGate 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-25T20:47:57-0700 - sethherr

Exclusive: TikTok Confirms Some U.S. User Data Is Stored In China

TikTok has said under oath that Americans’ data has always been stored outside China. Now it’s saying there are big exceptions for creators. #China

2023-06-21T05:00:00-0700 Forbes Alexandra S. Levine 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-23T16:47:37-0700 - &e

A year after Dobbs decision, Texas has settled in to a post-abortion reality

The impact of Texas’ near-total ban on abortion is coming into focus as patients and providers leave the state, legal challenges languish and the state’s social safety net braces for a baby boom. #Abortion #Health Care

2023-06-23T03:00:00-0700 The Texas Tribune Eleanor Klibanoff 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-23T16:46:32-0700 - &e

Why Is Narendra Modi So Popular? Tune In to Find Out.

The Indian leader, who visits Washington this week, has softened his image at home with an old-fashioned radio show, which feeds a vast social media apparatus. #India #Radio #Social Media

2023-06-20T23:18:15-0700 The New York Times Mujib Mashal ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-21T16:53:36-0700 - elll

Regulating AI in the practice of law

What's going to happen, and what should we do about it?

2023-06-11T16:47:11-0700 Adam's Legal Newsletter Adam Unikowsky 5,000 words

Rated 2023-06-20T17:44:18-0700 - &e

Laundry Pods Are Bad. Laundry Sheets Aren’t Any Better.

Laundry and dishwasher pods are encased in toxic plastic. Save money and go easier on the planet with these sustainable laundry tips. #Sustainability

2023-06-14T04:42:18-0700 Outside Online Kristin Hostetter 2,000 words

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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 2023-06-13T10:59:28-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-12T21:17:53-0700 - alexandradancing

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

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

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 2023-06-11T10:03:39-0700 - 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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