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Joseph Hone - He Steals Them, of Course!Joseph Hone: He Steals Them, of Course! Literary Review 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-12T08:24:30-0800 - sethherr
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Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?Nothing resembling this pattern has occurred in other comparably wealthy countries. #Cars #Poverty 2023-12-11T00:00:01-0800 The New York Times Emily Badger, Ben Blatt, Josh Katz ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-12-12T08:09:34-0800 - sethherr
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Byrne Hobart, the unlikely oracleHow the hedge fund analyst turned writer makes the future look clear, even without a crystal ball. 2023-11-27T15:04:00-0800 Meridian Shreeda Segan 3,000 words Rated 2023-12-11T08:21:06-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic SpeechThe proper response to censorship is not more censorship. #Censorship #College #Harvard 2023-12-10T06:00:05-0800 The New York Times David French ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-10T15:08:15-0800 - sethherr
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A Decade of Have I Been PwnedA decade ago to the day, I published a tweet launching what would surely become yet another pet project that scratched an itch, was kinda useful to a few people but other than that, would shortly fade away into the same obscurity as all the other ones I'd launched over the previous couple of decades: It's alive! "Have I been pwned?" by @troyhunt is now up and running. Search for your account across multiple breaches http://t.co/U0QyHZxP6k — Have I Been Pwned... 2023-12-03T23:05:48-0800 Troy Hunt 4,000 words Rated 2023-12-05T03:54:31-0800 - sethherr
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Europe And U.S. Diverge Sharply On Treatment Of Gender Incongruence In MinorsIn line with precautionary principle, introduction of treatments whose effects are either disputed or unknown should be carefully reviewed before being routinely adopted. #Transgender 2023-12-02T06:15:36-0800 Forbes Joshua Cohen 2,000 words Rated 2023-12-03T22:25:05-0800 - sethherr
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God Help Us, Let's Try To Understand The Paper On AI MonosemanticityInside every AI is a bigger AI, trying to get out 2023-11-27T13:00:12-0800 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 20,000 words Rated 2023-11-28T17:49:44-0800 - sethherr
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“Useless Ruby sugar”: Argument forwardingThis is a part of a blog post series about “useless” (or: controversial) syntax elements that emerged in recent Ruby version. The goal of the series is not... zverok.space 4,000 words Rated 2023-11-24T08:45:07-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | Here’s How Houston Is Fighting Homelessness — and WinningHouston demonstrates what should be obvious: that a wealthy society doesn’t have to accept as inevitable throngs of people sleeping on sidewalks. #Dallas #Homelessness #Housing #Jobs #Mental Health #Real Estate #Urban Planning 2023-11-22T16:00:19-0800 The New York Times Nicholas Kristof, Rahim Fortune ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-24T08:15:09-0800 - sethherr
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Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources sayAhead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. 2023-11-22T18:51:48-0800 Reuters Anna Tong, Jeffrey Dastin, Krystal Hu ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-22T20:26:18-0800 - sethherr
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Do Squirrels Remember Where They Buried Their Nuts?Squirrels spread their fall bounty across several locations. But do they have a key to this treasure map? 2023-11-20T08:45:00-0800 Scientific American Emma Bryce 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-21T07:36:16-0800 - sethherr
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These bats use their penis as an 'arm' during sex but not for penetrationMammals usually mate via penetrative sex, but researchers report Nov. 20 in the journal Current Biology that a species of bat, the serotine bat, (Eptesicus serotinus) mates without penetration. This is the first time non-penetrative sex has been documented in a mammal. 2023-11-20T08:00:01-0800 Phys.org Science X 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-21T07:35:42-0800 - sethherr
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The Philosophical And Moral Incoherence of “How Dare You Walk Out Of My Speech”“Cancel Culture” Has Victims, But You’re Probably Not One Of Them 2022-08-14T12:47:01-0700 The Popehat Report Ken White 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-20T20:40:47-0800 - sethherr
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My Free Speech Means You Have To Shut UpElon Musk and The Enduring Appeal of “Criticism is Censorship” 2023-11-19T19:11:56-0800 The Popehat Report Ken White 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-20T20:02:40-0800 - sethherr
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</> htmx ~ Why I Tend Not To Use Content Negotiationhtmx.org 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-19T17:12:47-0800 - sethherr
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The FCC Is Trying To Stop Discrimination In Broadband Deployment. Telecoms And Republicans Are Big Mad About ItFor decades, big ISPs like AT&T have refused to upgrade low income and poor communities to fiber, despite billions in subsidies, regulatory favors, and tax breaks that were supposed to accomplish precisely that. Groups like the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) have released studies on cities like Cleveland and Detroit, documenting how this discrimination lines… 2023-11-17T05:24:01-0800 Techdirt 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-17T07:37:44-0800 - sethherr
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The night train revolution has been hailed as an alternative to airplanes. Here’s how that’s goingNight trains have been making a resurgence across Europe after decades of decline, raising the prospect of more sustainable ways of criss-crossing the continent as travelers look to find alternatives to flying. 2023-11-11T22:00:03-0800 CNN Ben Jones 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-17T07:34:10-0800 - sethherr
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Why we can’t buildAmerica’s inability to build is killing people. #Politics 2020-04-22T05:50:00-0700 Vox Ezra Klein 2,000 words Rated 2023-11-16T07:59:09-0800 - sethherr
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Opinion | The Question of Anti-Zionism and AntisemitismIt is here, in the dispute over definitions, that things begin to break down. #Israel 2023-11-15T16:00:08-0800 The New York Times Charles M. Blow ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-16T07:44:17-0800 - sethherr
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The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your LandAmid a crisis in affordable housing, the century-old ideas of Henry George have gained a new currency. #Detroit #Housing #Real Estate #Urban Planning 2023-11-12T00:00:52-0800 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-14T07:52:48-0800 - sethherr
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A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the CraftJames Somers, a professional coder, writes about the astonishing scripting skills of A.I. chatbots like GPT-4 and considers the future of a once exalted craft. 2023-11-13T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker James Somers 4,000 words Rated 2023-11-13T20:43:44-0800 - sethherr
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We're sorry we created the Torment Nexus - Charlie's Diaryantipope.org 6,000 words Rated 2023-11-10T15:41:05-0800 - sethherr
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America’s shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thievesRetailers like Target, Walmart, and Home Depot have a real issue with retail crime. But there’s more they could be doing to address the problem — namely, spend more money — according to workers and even thieves. #Economy #Money 2023-11-02T04:50:00-0700 Vox Emily Stewart 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-08T21:23:57-0800 - sethherr
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OmegleRated 2023-11-08T17:42:10-0800 - sethherr
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Seeing like a Banknewsletters.feedbinusercontent.com 5,000 words Rated 2023-11-08T14:30:09-0800 - sethherr
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Maine 2023 Election Ballot Question #6 Fact Sheet - MITSCDo you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that all of the provisions of the Constitution be included in the official printed copies of the Constitution prepared by the Secretary of State? A “yes” vote on Question 6 would restore certain original sections of the Maine Constitution to printed copies. Although these sections have always been part of the Maine Constitution as originally adopted in 1820, an amendment in 1876 prevented those sections from being printed in copies of... mitsc.org 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-07T07:30:41-0800 - sethherr
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How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid TransitAt $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach. #Business #City #Government #Infrastructure #Los Angeles #New York 2023-10-30T06:00:16-0700 Bloomberg 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T22:46:59-0800 - sethherr
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Drunk Grizzlies Keep Getting Hit By Trains In MontanaSince 1980, 63 grizzlies have been hit by trains and killed along a section of railroad near Glacier National Park. Many died because they got drunk on fermented grain spilled from railcars and couldn’t move fast enough to outrun the trains. 2023-11-04T14:02:00-0700 Cowboy State Daily Mark Heinz 1,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T22:38:42-0800 - sethherr
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Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer AccountsSurprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong. #Fraud #Money Laundering 2023-11-05T02:00:45-0800 The New York Times Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T17:57:52-0800 - sethherr
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China’s Age of MalaiseParty officials are vanishing, young workers are “lying flat,” and entrepreneurs are fleeing the country. What does China’s inner turmoil mean for the world? Evan Osnos reports. 2023-10-23T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Evan Osnos 9,000 words Rated 2023-11-01T08:11:05-0700 - sethherr
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Caroline Ellison Was Supposed to Shock the SBF Trial. Instead, the Defense Team Has.Sam Bankman-Fried’s business partner and on-again, off-again girlfriend surprised and awed in her testimony last week. But perhaps most surprising was how her days in court exposed the defense. 2023-10-16T09:49:59-0700 The Ringer Katie Baker 4,000 words Rated 2023-10-30T15:22:19-0700 - sethherr
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The Great Cash-for-Carbon HustleOffsetting is hailed as a fix for climate catastrophe—but the world’s biggest carbon firm, South Pole, sold millions of worthless credits to Gucci, Porsche, Nestlé, and many others. Heidi Blake reports. 2023-10-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Heidi Blake 10,000 words Rated 2023-10-25T06:33:15-0700 - sethherr
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Life After “Calvin and Hobbes”Watterson’s return to print, after nearly three decades, comes in the form of a fable called “The Mysteries,” which shares with his famous comic strip a sense of enchantment, Rivka Galchen writes. #Books 2023-10-23T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Rivka Galchen 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-24T22:41:32-0700 - sethherr
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Start Pagepnewman.org 500 words Rated 2023-10-22T11:56:07-0700 - sethherr
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Twitter, Elon and the Indigo BlobThe line between expertise and politics has become increasingly blurry. The demise of "Old Twitter" could help to reverse that. 2023-07-31T07:51:48-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-20T14:58:06-0700 - sethherr
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It's easy to screw up on breaking news. But you have to admit when you do.This week brought another self-inflected wound for trust in journalism. 2023-10-19T07:51:05-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-20T06:42:39-0700 - sethherr
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Please Pay For a Year of Nothingjoe-steel.com 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-19T17:24:02-0700 - sethherr
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What Happened to San Francisco, Really?Nathan Heller on the fate of America’s most enterprising downtown and the debates over housing, homelessness, and public safety that have engulfed the city since the pandemic. 2023-10-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Nathan Heller 8,000 words Rated 2023-10-18T22:05:43-0700 - sethherr
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Rethinking the Liberation Pledge (Eva Hamer) — EA ForumThis article is a really interesting example of people in a prosocial movement trying radical tactics and then changing their minds. I'm not sure the… 2023-09-03T11:44:53-0700 forum.effectivealtruism.org Aaron Gertler 4,000 words Rated 2023-10-12T18:31:44-0700 - sethherr
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The Great Awokening of Higher Ed Has Ended—But Is It Too Late?Growing numbers of Americans prefer sticks over carrots to move colleges and universities towards reform—a crisis we in academia largely brought upon ourselves 2023-06-21T05:15:58-0700 The Liberal Patriot Musa al-Gharbi 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-12T18:23:38-0700 - sethherr
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‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unintended test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmthPollution cuts have diminished “ship track” clouds, adding to global warming science.org 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-12T17:38:38-0700 - sethherr
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Opinion | Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This MomentIt would be a mistake to give Hamas what it wants: an overreaction like an invasion of Gaza. #Israel #Joe Biden #Middle East #Military #Politics #Terrorism 2023-10-10T14:58:28-0700 The New York Times Thomas L. Friedman ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-12T10:25:12-0700 - sethherr
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‘We’ve Been Shaken Out of This Fantasy’: How the Left Sees the War in IsraelA former top aide for Bernie Sanders on how Israel's critics on the political left see the Hamas attack and what this means for deal-making in the region. Politico 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-09T12:54:51-0700 - cindy
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How the Elon Musk biography exposes Walter IsaacsonWalter Isaacson’s Elon Musk is a strangely incurious book. Its shallow reporting and bizarre skew left me with more questions than I had before I read it. 2023-10-01T05:30:00-0700 The Verge Elizabeth Lopatto 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-08T18:16:30-0700 - sethherr
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New talk: Making Hard Things EasyNew talk: Making Hard Things Easy Julia Evans 6,000 words Rated 2023-10-06T21:55:46-0700 - sethherr
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Where does my computer get the time from? – Tony FinchRated 2023-10-05T22:25:08-0700 - sethherr
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The Harvard Professor and the BloggersWhen Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science. #College #Lawsuit #Sociology 2023-09-30T02:01:18-0700 The New York Times Noam Scheiber ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-10-05T16:38:46-0700 - sethherr
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A review of Number Go Up, on crypto shenanigansZeke 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
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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
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