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Advice | Do you let your dog lick your face? It can make you sick.

Experts say you shouldn't let your dog lick your face. Here's what to know about the health risks.

2023-08-07T07:00:32-0700 The Washington Post Trisha Pasricha, MD ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-07T19:26:52-0700 - 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

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

The Ultra-Viral Rise of Prime, the Internet’s Favorite Sports Drink

Stunts, meme marketing, and promotion from social media celebrities Logan Paul and KSI have catapulted the drink past the competition. #Marketing #Sports #Youtube

2023-07-13T06:00:00-0700 WIRED Nicole Gull McElroy 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-06T21:13:07-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-23T16:02:42-0700 - elll

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

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

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

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

‘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

The Queasy Liberal Schadenfreude of Watching Trump Wreck DeSantis

The pleasure is tainted, because the likely result is Trump as the Republican nominee—with a real chance of becoming president again. #Donald Trump #Hillary Clinton

2023-08-02T04:30:00-0700 The Atlantic David A. Graham ($) 200 words

Rated 2023-08-03T05:53:02-0700 - Jaog

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

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

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

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

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

He returned to his family’s lot. A $1.4M home was being built there.

Daniel Kenigsberg’s family owned Connecticut land for nearly seven decades. He claims in a lawsuit that an impostor stole it.

2023-08-02T00:50:51-0700 The Washington Post Kyle Melnick ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T05:32:41-0700 - Jaog

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

Social Security Fact Report: Insolvent In 2035

Every day, we voters and the government have the chance to free our children from this burden. #Social security

2023-07-31T04:00:00-0700 Forbes David John Marotta 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-01T11:10:02-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-31T05:42:50-0700 - 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Insidious Habit That Can Hurt Your Relationship

Ignoring a partner in favor of your phone, or “phubbing,” can lead to feelings of distrust and ostracism. Here’s how to stop. #Dating #Marriage

2023-07-27T02:00:22-0700 The New York Times Catherine Pearson ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T16:38:29-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-28T10:00:56-0700 - alexandradancing

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

California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues

At issue is whether researchers can analyze nonpublic California student data and also testify against the state in related and even unrelated cases. #Education and schools

2023-07-28T00:00:00-0700 EdSource John Fensterwald 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T10:44:15-0700 - sethherr

The Resilience of Costco

For 40 years, Costco has succeeded with a simple formula: reinvest merchandising profits into lower prices and better products; be a disciplined operator; and treat customers and employees well. But with greater share of shopping moving online, it’s fair to wonder if the company's best da

Mine Safety Disclosures 500 words

Rated 2023-07-27T22:13:18-0700 - sethherr

How the Cheesecake Factory became the chain restaurant of millennial dreams

Too big to fail: How the Cheesecake Factory defied the restaurant industry’s rules of success. #Culture #Food & drink

2022-12-24T04:30:00-0800 Vox Alex Abad-Santos 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T21:41:19-0700 - sethherr

The Fight for the Right to Trespass

A group of English activists want to legally enshrine the “right to roam” — and spread the idea that nature is a common good. #England

2023-07-26T02:01:02-0700 The New York Times Brooke Jarvis ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T18:34:05-0700 - sethherr

The Dictator Myth That Refuses to Die

Authoritarians would have you think that they can do certain things better than their counterparts who have to deal with checks, balances, and public opinion. Don’t believe it. #United States

2023-07-26T07:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Brian Klaas ($) 200 words

Rated 2023-07-27T09:43:13-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-26T17:29:22-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-07-27T09:41:52-0700 - elll

Breaking Superconductor News

science.org 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T08:47:22-0700 - sethherr

The Magnificence of the Bluefin Tuna

Rivka Galchen on “Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas,” by Karen Pinchin, and the importance of an ancient and threatened fish. #Fishing #Ocean

2023-07-24T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Rivka Galchen 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-25T22:24:55-0700 - sethherr

How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism

The privacy-focused messaging app arose from a fringe culture that emphasized individual autonomy and skepticism of authority. As it tries to go mainstream, can it escape its roots? #Politics #Silicon Valley

2023-07-23T04:00:00-0700 WIRED Kai Ye 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-25T16:13:25-0700 - sethherr

The Gimli Glider

When a botched imperial-to-metric conversion left a commercial jet with insufficient fuel, pilots had to improvise.

2007-11-12T00:00:00-0800 Damn Interesting Alan Bellows 25,000 words

Rated 2023-07-24T22:10:44-0700 - sethherr

The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity

The founders of Anthropic left OpenAI to make a safe AI company. It’s easier said than done. #Artificial Intelligence #Technology

2023-07-17T03:00:00-0700 Vox Dylan Matthews 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-23T11:42:19-0700 - elll

Ability to See Expertise is a Milestone Worth Aiming For

Good news: we have a neat, universal milestone on the journey to mastery. What that looks like, and how to use it.

2022-04-05T12:34:10-0700 Commoncog Cedric Chin 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-21T13:00:59-0700 - sethherr

The End of the Magic World’s 50-Year Grudge

In 1973, Uri Geller claimed to bend metal with his mind on live television. Skeptics couldn’t beat him. Now they’ve joined him. #Artificial Intelligence #Britain #Celebrity #Israel #Magic

2023-07-08T02:00:42-0700 The New York Times David Segal ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-21T10:37:17-0700 - sethherr

An invitation to a secret society

Or: why you should be a lizard

2023-07-20T08:03:53-0700 Experimental History Adam Mastroianni 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-20T21:37:31-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-07-20T19:08:46-0700 - sethherr

Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth

Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process? #Artificial Intelligence #Google #Reddit

2023-07-18T02:00:21-0700 The New York Times Jon Gertner ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-20T18:40:22-0700 - sethherr

Hearing aids may cut risk of cognitive decline by nearly half

A large study showed that older adults with a higher risk of dementia may be able to reduce their cognitive decline risk by almost 50 percent by using hearing aids. #Aging #Hearing aids

2023-07-19T15:22:06-0700 The Washington Post Lindsey Bever ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-20T06:36:38-0700 - sethherr