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Rewriting the Ruby parserAt 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
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Lessons From a Renters’ UtopiaWorldwide, 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 ($) 7,000 words Rated 2023-06-13T11:07:14-0700 - sethherr
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'Anti-dopamine parenting' can curb a kid's craving for screens or sweetsDopamine is a part of our brain's survival mechanism. It is also part of why sugary foods and social media hook kids. The latest neuroscience can help parents help their kids manage behavior. #Dopamine #Parenting 2023-06-12T02:00:32-0700 NPR Michaeleen Doucleff 3,000 words Rated 2023-06-13T10:59:28-0700 - sethherr
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Pluto should be our ninth planet. A planetary scientist explains whyAstronomers believe they’re closing in on the so-called Planet Nine, but planetary scientist Paul Byrne argues our official definition of what is and isn’t a planet is in need of a long-overdue shake up. 2023-06-11T23:40:00-0700 BBC Science Focus Magazine Paul Byrne 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-13T10:52:47-0700 - sethherr
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What Does ‘Buying American’ Even Mean?In a globalized economy, the definition of “buying American” is becoming quite cloudy—and so are the consequences of policies designed to encourage it. #Buy American 2019-07-03T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Tim Heffernan 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-11T10:03:39-0700 - Jaog
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Perspective | History shows moving manufacturing to North America isn’t a cure-allThe initial promise of Mexican factories in the 1960s gave way to impoverished communities and capital flight in search of higher profits. #Buy American 2023-03-06T03:00:09-0800 The Washington Post Sean Harvey ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-11T09:44:37-0700 - Jaog
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Biden’s ‘Buy America’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fixThe “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
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Made in USAMade 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
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Harvey Karp Knows How to Make Babies HappyThe 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
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Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological DeficitsSmall 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
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Faster sorting algorithms discovered using deep reinforcement learningFundamental algorithms such as sorting or hashing are used trillions of times on any given day1. As demand for computation grows, it has become critical for these algorithms to be as performant as possible. Whereas remarkable progress has been achieved in the past2, making further improvements on the efficiency of these routines has proved challenging for both human scientists and computational approaches. Here we show how artificial intelligence can go beyond the current state of the art by... 2023-06-07T00:00:00-0700 Nature Mankowitz, Daniel J., Michi, Andrea, Zhernov, Anton, Gelmi, Marco, ... 10,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T23:48:39-0700 - sethherr
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The growing pains of database architectureHow the Figma infrastructure team reduced potential instability by scaling to multiple databases Figma 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T05:13:41-0700 - sethherr
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Why do railway tracks have crushed stones alongside them?Track ballast is the name for the crushed stones next to railway tracks. They are used by Railway Track Designers for numerous reasons 2022-02-18T19:39:00-0800 Alpha Rail 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-05T18:40:52-0700 - cindy
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Things I Won't Work With: HexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitaneScience Advances 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-04T07:19:45-0700 - sethherr
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The Biden administration’s recent regulatory review and analysis changesRaso argues the Biden administration's recent regulatory review and analysis changes have a basis in recent academic research and the rulemaking process would be updated to make better use of recent technological developments. 2023-05-18T05:50:27-0700 Brookings Connor Raso 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-04T07:15:17-0700 - sethherr
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It Will Cost Up to $21.5 Billion to Clean Up California’s Oil Sites. The Industry Won’t Make Enough Money to Pay for It.An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits. 2023-05-18T03:00:00-0700 ProPublica Mark Olalde 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-03T21:02:38-0700 - sethherr
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The Talk: Accused of PlagiarismIn an excerpt from his forthcoming book, “The Talk,” Darrin Bell illustrates a conversation with a professor at U.C. Berkeley who accused him, without evidence, of plagiarism. #College 2023-06-03T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Darrin Bell 200 words Rated 2023-06-03T15:57:45-0700 - Jaog
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Does too much pornography numb us to sexual pleasure? | Aeon EssaysCritics say that porn degrades women, dulls sexual pleasure, and ruins authentic relationships – are they right? 2015-06-22T00:00:00-0700 Aeon Magazine Maria Konnikova 4,000 words Rated 2023-06-01T23:42:02-0700 - elll
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When the Neighbors Don’t Share Your Vision (and That Vision Involves ‘Transformers’ Statues)A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. The well-heeled locals were not pleased. #Housing #Real Estate #Urban Planning 2023-06-01T08:45:20-0700 The New York Times Noreen Malone ($) 4,000 words Rated 2023-06-01T13:00:11-0700 - cindy
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Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back. #California #Cars #Florida 2023-05-30T01:50:08-0700 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-30T14:37:29-0700 - cindy
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How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private PartyFor the very rich, even the world’s biggest performers—Beyoncé, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Andrea Bocelli—are available, at a price, Evan Osnos writes. 2023-05-29T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Evan Osnos 8,000 words Rated 2023-05-30T08:55:27-0700 - sethherr
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Watching Paint DryThe unexpectedly interesting story of car coatings and what they tell us about the modern world 2023-02-03T05:05:51-0800 Material World Ed Conway 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-27T12:36:16-0700 - sethherr
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Microbes may play a key role in unleashing 'forever chemicals' from recycled-waste fertilizer"Forever chemicals" are everywhere—water, soil, crops, animals, the blood of 97% of Americans—researchers from Drexel University's College of Engineering are trying to figure out how they got there. Their recent findings suggest that the microbes that help break down biodegradable materials and other waste are likely complicit in the release of the notorious per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the environment. 2023-02-15T12:09:21-0800 Phys.org Science X 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-24T10:41:50-0700 - sethherr
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Microbes take the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’Nature - Bacteria that snip fluorine–carbon bonds can degrade certain kinds of PFAS, a class of environmental pollutant. 2023-05-24T00:00:00-0700 Nature 500 words Rated 2023-05-24T05:18:43-0700 - Jaog
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Load BalancingA bottom-up, animated guide to HTTP load balancing algorithms. samwho.dev 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-22T10:00:59-0700 - elll
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Memory AllocationA visual introduction to memory allocation. samwho.dev 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-22T09:29:08-0700 - sethherr
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Anti-Fascist. Armed to the TeethHateful rhetoric is leading to armed protests from the far right. But now, they’re not the only ones with weapons 2023-05-18T06:00:00-0700 Rolling Stone Jack Crosbie 200 words Rated 2023-05-20T12:01:30-0700 - sethherr
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Did Scientists Accidentally Invent an Anti-addiction Drug?People taking Ozempic for weight loss say they have also stopped drinking, smoking, shopping, and even nail biting. #Drugs 2023-05-19T07:37:59-0700 The Atlantic Sarah Zhang ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-19T16:53:16-0700 - sethherr
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How to Quit CarsAdam Gopnik reviews “Carmageddon,” by Daniel Knowles, and “Paved Paradise,” by Henry Grabar, and considers the shortsighted history of transportation and the possibilities for its future. #Books 2023-05-15T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Adam Gopnik 4,000 words Rated 2023-05-19T07:28:42-0700 - sethherr
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Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s diseaseCommon environmental contaminant increased rate of neurodegenerative affliction in one population by 70% Science Advances 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-16T10:02:34-0700 - sethherr
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The Billion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme That Hooked Warren Buffett and the U.S. TreasuryHow a small-town auto mechanic peddling a green-energy breakthrough pulled off a massive scam #High School 2023-05-08T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Ariel Sabar 9,000 words Rated 2023-05-16T01:06:14-0700 - sethherr
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Why Did the Obamas Fail to Take On Corporate Agriculture?Activists hoped President Obama would fight for stronger regulation. Eight years later, they’re still waiting. #Agriculture #Barack Obama #Fast Food #Food & drink 2016-10-05T01:55:45-0700 The New York Times Michael Pollan ($) 6,000 words Rated 2023-05-15T22:27:38-0700 - sethherr
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Shenzhen Tech Girl Naomi Wu: My experience with Sarah Jeong, Jason Koebler, and Vice MagazineTranslator and proofreader’s note: There are large parts of this document that don’t parse well either from Chinese or from Naomi’s written English into more fluent English. In trying to do so, some… 2018-08-05T18:56:42-0700 Medium Naomi 'SexyCyborg' Wu 5,000 words Rated 2023-05-15T07:22:36-0700 - sethherr
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Our crazy farm subsidies, explainedThe US offers farm subsidies pretty heavily for some crops, but what began as a temporary measure gradually became more permanent. #Technology 2015-04-20T02:00:23-0700 Grist Amelia Urry 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-14T22:58:24-0700 - sethherr
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Analysis | Trump supporters are neither underrecognized nor half the countryOf all the excuses for airing Trump's unfiltered commentary on a news channel, the idea that his views are otherwise unheard is among the worst. 2023-05-12T07:40:43-0700 The Washington Post Philip Bump ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-13T08:25:04-0700 - cindy
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The Biden Administration Will Pay Farmers More Money Not to FarmThe goal is to add 4 million acres of farmland to the Conservation Reserve Program, which takes land out of production to blunt agriculture’s environmental impact. 2021-05-01T00:00:00-0700 Governing 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-12T20:18:53-0700 - cindy
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The Ugly Truth Behind “We Buy Ugly Houses”Rated 2023-05-11T22:16:37-0700 - sethherr
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The Supreme Court rediscovers humility — in a case about pigsThe justices just did something very unusual: They didn’t try to make themselves even more powerful. #Politics #Supreme Court 2023-05-11T10:55:00-0700 Vox Ian Millhiser 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-11T19:07:08-0700 - Jaog
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We’ve Had a Cheaper, More Potent Ozempic Alternative for DecadesNew weight-loss drugs are getting all the hype, but bariatric surgery is still the “gold standard” for treating obesity. #Individual People #Obesity #Surgery 2023-04-25T14:21:00-0700 The Atlantic Yasmin Tayag ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-09T07:29:05-0700 - sethherr
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9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth (Published 2022)A fortune of $172 billion is almost impossible to fathom. For the magazine’s Money Issue, the artist Mona Chalabi came up with some extremely original comparisons. 2022-04-07T06:21:21-0700 The New York Times Mona Chalabi ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-08T21:04:56-0700 - sethherr
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The Painter Who Inspired a New BalletFor Christopher Wheeldon’s return to New York City Ballet, he asked the artist Kylie Manning not just for backdrops and costumes but to, as he says, “form a dance within her world.” 2023-05-03T11:31:35-0700 The New York Times Ella Riley-Adams ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-05T18:42:33-0700 - cindy
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