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How I came second out of 999 in the Salem Center prediction market tournament without knowing anything about prediction markets, and what I learned along the way - Part 1Programming, math, and other things gratuitously nerdy 2023-08-01T07:36:00-0700 Considerations on Codecrafting 10,000 words Rated 2023-08-28T22:58:58-0700 - sethherr
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Yhwʒ of Shasu-Land (Chapter 2) - Yahweh before IsraelYahweh before Israel - December 2020 Cambridge Core 20,000 words Rated 2023-08-28T21:59:36-0700 - estew
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When It Comes to Packaging, What’s Actually Sustainable?An expert unpacks the paper versus plastic debate, concerns about forever chemicals, and Tim Hortons’ pulp fibre lids 2023-08-24T06:30:17-0700 The Walrus Nicole Schmidt 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-27T19:41:57-0700 - elll
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We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They WorkThe 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
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Reading the Yield CurveInfallible 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
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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
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Code is not literaturegigamonkeys.com 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-27T07:31:18-0700 - sethherr
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Jenni Hermoso ‘did not consent’ to be kissed by RubialesSpain 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 2023-08-25T22:43:45-0700 - sethherr
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"I Was a Starter Wife": Inside America's Messiest DivorceIn 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
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Elon Musk’s Shadow RuleRonan 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
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Understanding how Facebook disappeared from the InternetToday 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
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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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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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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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A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedomLaw 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
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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 ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-13T11:07:50-0700 - sethherr
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The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold WarAt 92, Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, can no longer stay in the shadows. #Apple #Artificial Intelligence #China #Politics 2023-08-04T02:01:01-0700 The New York Times Paul Mozur, John Liu ($) 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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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 2023-08-11T13:33:06-0700 - alexandradancing
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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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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 $50 speeding ticket in NYC, citing it as evidence that the Big Apple is an "off-brand city." #Vision zero 2023-08-09T14:59:27-0700 hellgatenyc.com 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-11T06:18:34-0700 - alexandradancing
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I grew up loving The Bell Jar. Then I noticed how Sylvia Plath wrote about people that looked like meAfter revisiting Plath’s book in my early twenties, I ended up writing a novel of my own as a way of understanding the recognition and repulsion I felt 2023-08-08T08:00:30-0700 The Guardian Guardian staff reporter 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-10T06:31:23-0700 - sethherr
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How to Optimize Your Pre-Workout Meal TimingAnalyzing glucose data from endurance athletes offers new(ish) insights, with the potential of more to come 2023-08-03T04:00:56-0700 Outside Online Alex Hutchinson 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-08T10:24:44-0700 - sethherr
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A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated GuidebooksShoddy guidebooks are flooding Amazon. Their authors claim to be renowned travel writers, but are they A.I. inventions? And how big is the problem? #Amazon #Artificial Intelligence #Books #Fraud 2023-08-05T02:00:09-0700 The New York Times Seth Kugel, Stephen Hiltner ($) 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 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 ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-02T16:49:35-0700 - sethherr
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The Solar Cell Discovery MachineRobotic analysis of perovskites may speed development of solar cells with better than 30% efficiency 2023-08-01T09:30:04-0700 IEEE Spectrum Charles Q. Choi 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-02T09:58:33-0700 - sethherr
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Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test usersThe startup promises a fairly-distributed, cryptocurrency-based universal basic income. So far all it's done is build a biometric database from the bodies of the poor. 2022-04-06T09:02:00-0700 MIT Technology Review Eileen Guo 7,000 words Rated 2023-08-02T08:33:31-0700 - sethherr
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What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard DrugsA bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned. #Criminal Justice System #Law Enforcement #Oregon 2023-07-19T07:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Jim Hinch ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-01T19:06:40-0700 - sethherr
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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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Part II: At High School Debates, Watch What You SayKids 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
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