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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
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A Very Public Execution in RussiaA jet plunging out of the sky sends an unmistakable message. #Plane Crash #Vladimir Putin 2023-08-23T14:58:24-0700 The Atlantic Tom Nichols ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-24T13:20:34-0700 - sethherr
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The Christian Science Monitor Daily for August 21, 2023Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views. 2023-08-20T21:00:00-0700 The Christian Science Monitor ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-22T17:42:06-0700 - sethherr
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Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon in failureRussia's first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme. #Asia #Russian lunar lander 2023-08-21T10:07:52-0700 Reuters Guy Faulconbridge ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-22T15:46:18-0700 - estew
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Russian Moon lander crash — what happened, and what’s next?Nature - The Luna 25 mission has ended in failure, raising major questions about the future of Russia’s space program. #Russian lunar lander 2023-08-21T00:00:00-0700 Nature O'Callaghan, Jonathan 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-22T15:46:11-0700 - estew
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Russia’s lander crashing into the moon may signal another shift in the space race, experts sayRussia’s big lunar lander setback and moon exploration efforts by other countries like India show just how much the global space scene is changing. #Russian lunar lander 2023-08-22T04:55:08-0700 CNN Jackie Wattles 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-22T15:38:17-0700 - estew
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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
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The Case for Reducing Defense SpendingNo 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 2023-08-21T20:23:20-0700 - sethherr
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Ask vs guess cultureWhen 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
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Facebook Censors Accurate Information Linking Wind Energy To Whale DeathsWatch now (16 mins) | Facebook also spreads misinformation by "FactCheck.org," which relies on debunked U.S. government sources 2023-08-15T09:52:52-0700 Public Michael Shellenberger ($) 500 words Rated 2023-08-18T09:26:54-0700 - sethherr
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The Biggest Environmental Scandal In The WorldWatch now (44 secs) | Scientists, journalists, and the wind industry are behind the imminent extinction of the North Atlantic Right Whales. They should be ashamed of themselves. 2023-08-13T09:48:40-0700 Public Michael Shellenberger ($) 500 words Rated 2023-08-18T09:24:50-0700 - sethherr
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The Anti-CaliforniaHow Montana performed a housing miracle #Individual People #Montana #San Francisco 2023-08-09T08:02:00-0700 The Atlantic Annie Lowrey ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-17T05:17:17-0700 - sethherr
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NP-hard does not mean hardWhen 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
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I Was Wrong About Trigger WarningsHas 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 ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-13T11:07:50-0700 - sethherr
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Stop Using So Much Laundry DetergentStiff, scratchy laundry can be a sign you’re using too much detergent. Our experts weigh in on how much you should actually use. 2021-07-22T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Elissa Sanci 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-13T10:35:56-0700 - sethherr
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The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold WarAt 92, Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, can no longer stay in the shadows. #Apple #Artificial Intelligence #China #Politics 2023-08-04T02:01:01-0700 The New York Times Paul Mozur, John Liu ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-08-13T10:29:54-0700 - sethherr
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Credit card debt collectionCredit 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
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Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphonesIn 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
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An Open Letter to David Simon, Who Tweeted NYC Is 'On the Make' Because He Got a $50 Speeding Ticket - Hell GateThe 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 2023-08-11T08:06:19-0700 - sethherr
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Maybe the problem is that Harvard existsAn 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
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Ivy-Plus colleges are a gateway to the eliteIs 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
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I grew up loving The Bell Jar. Then I noticed how Sylvia Plath wrote about people that looked like meAfter 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
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How to Optimize Your Pre-Workout Meal TimingAnalyzing 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
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I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires) | Jane FriedmanRated 2023-08-08T05:28:37-0700 - sethherr
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A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated GuidebooksShoddy 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
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Some tactics for writing in publicSome tactics for writing in public Julia Evans 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-07T09:40:51-0700 - sethherr
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The Ultra-Viral Rise of Prime, the Internet’s Favorite Sports DrinkStunts, 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
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The Coming Enshittification of Public LibrariesGlobal 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
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I Gave Up on Boxing, Not on This BoxerDecades 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 ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-03T20:19:25-0700 - sethherr
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This whale may be the largest animal ever. We have no idea how it got that big.A newly discovered extinct whale called P. colossus is challenging the blue whale for the title of heaviest animal to ever exist. 2023-08-02T08:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Dino Grandoni ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-03T09:21:52-0700 - Jaog
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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 ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-03T09:17:10-0700 - Jaog
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‘The Justins’ seem like Civil Rights-era throwbacks. But 2023 isn’t 1968.The two young Tennessee legislators gained a national platform after being expelled. How will their mix of religion and politics fly? 2023-08-03T03:00:44-0700 The Washington Post Michelle Boorstein ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-03T07:54:26-0700 - sethherr
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Wisconsin’s Dairy Industry Relies on Undocumented Immigrants, but the State Won’t Let Them Legally DriveUndocumented 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
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Pluralistic: Podcasting “Ideas Lying Around” (12 June 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorowpluralistic.net 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-02T17:42:56-0700 - sethherr
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Confessions of a Phone Sex OperatorAlmost 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
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The Solar Cell Discovery MachineRobotic 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
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Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test usersThe 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
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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
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What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard DrugsA 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
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Social Security Fact Report: Insolvent In 2035Every 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
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People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughtsHuman mind may be wired to find inner reflection unbearable science.org 1,000 words Rated 2023-07-31T14:08:06-0700 - elll
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Elliott Smith: XOEach 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
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Georgia’s Broad Racketeering Law May Now Ensnare Donald TrumpFani 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
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Conspiracy theory: Electric cars make more air pollution than gas carstires + battery + heavy 2023-07-27T09:00:29-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words Rated 2023-07-30T22:08:44-0700 - sethherr
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