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Martha Stewart put an iceberg in her drink. Experts say it’s no big deal.Martha Stewart caused an internet kerfuffle Monday with an Instagram post of her holding a drink that she said was chilled with part of “a small iceberg.” #Iceberg #Instagram #Martha Stewart 2023-08-30T01:30:21-0700 The Washington Post Jonathan Edwards ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-01T18:27:26-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-30T03:17:25-0700 - Jaog |
Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh ControversyChild safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday. #Apple #Privacy #Surveillance 2023-08-31T12:32:43-0700 WIRED Lily Hay Newman 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-01T18:23:09-0700 - sethherr |
Profile on Rainier Truck and ChassisProfile on Rainier Truck and Chassis worldsweeper.com Ranger Kidwell-Ross 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-01T18:17:26-0700 - sethherr |
Quad City, Old Forge, jumbo slice and more quirky American pizzasYou might not have heard of these pizza styles, but they're iconic to some. 2023-08-31T04:00:35-0700 The Washington Post Emily Heil ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-31T22:49:03-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-31T06:35:03-0700 - Jaog |
Goodreads Is Terrible for Books. Why Can’t We All Quit It?It’s not entirely clear who it’s for and what its function should be in a rapidly changing literary ecosystem 2023-08-29T06:30:32-0700 The Walrus Tajja Isen 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-31T22:42:49-0700 - sethherr |
America’s Trumpiest court just put itself in charge of nuclear safety, in Texas v. NRCThis decision is radioactive, even by the very low standards of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. #Politics #Supreme Court 2023-08-29T03:00:00-0700 Vox Ian Millhiser 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-30T22:45:11-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-30T04:10:24-0700 - Jaog |
The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlandsThe amended EPA rule is to comply with a Supreme Court ruling this year that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the agency's power to regulate waterways and wetlands. 2023-08-29T16:40:15-0700 NPR James Doubek 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-30T22:36:50-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-30T06:14:50-0700 - Jaog |
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 ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-30T15:28:31-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-08-01T19:06:40-0700 - sethherr |
Burning Man’s climate protesters have a pointBuilding a temporary city of 80,000 people in the desert is actually bad for the planet, the climate protesters said. #Burning Man #Culture #Environmentalism #Technology 2023-08-30T08:45:00-0700 Vox Adam Clark Estes 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-30T15:17:46-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-30T11:04:20-0700 - Jaog |
Congress must seize the opportunity to double down on quantum technologyThe U.S. government must continue and strengthen its commitment to this crucial technology, broadening the investments from basic science to supporting technology and engineering. #Quantum Technology 2023-08-30T08:00:00-0700 The Hill David Hickton and Robert J. Cunningham, opinion contributor ... 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-30T11:53:42-0700 - Jaog |
The Fourteenth Amendment FantasyThe Constitution won’t disqualify Trump from running. The only real-world way of stopping him is through the ballot box. #Civil War #United States 2023-08-29T04:30:00-0700 The Atlantic David Frum ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-30T03:30:35-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-09-01T18:34:46-0700 - sethherr |
California court dismisses lawsuit over nuclear power plantBy Shannon Kelleher A California state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an environmental group seeking to force Pacific Gas & Electric Power Co. (PG&E) to adhere to a 2016 pledge to fully retire the state’s last nuclear power plant by 2025. Instead of preparing to shutter its operation, PG&E is seeking approval to keep the Diablo Canyon plant open through 2045. The plant, which has come under fire for environmental and safety concerns, rests on the coast between Los Angeles and San... 2023-08-24T16:53:59-0700 The New Lede Shannon Kelleher 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-29T21:58:30-0700 - sethherr |
The end of the GoogleverseFrom PageRank to Reader to Image Search, Google transformed online curation and internet virality. When did this cultural mainstay begin to lose relevance? 2023-08-28T07:00:00-0700 The Verge Ryan Broderick 4,000 words Rated 2023-08-29T19:41:46-0700 - sethherr |
Meet Oliver Anthony: The New Voice of America’s Working ClassTwo weeks ago, nobody had heard of ‘Rich Men North of Richmond.’ Now the song is a symbol of forgotten America. The Free Press sits down with the man behind a movement. 2023-08-28T03:01:05-0700 The Free Press Rupa Subramanya ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-28T23:47:35-0700 - sethherr |
Can news outlets build a “trustworthy” AI chatbot?The media company operating Macworld, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, and TechHive introduced an AI chatbot earlier this month. The bot is trained using the sites’ archives. 2023-08-25T06:42:32-0700 The Verge Mia Sato 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-28T23:37:48-0700 - sethherr |
How I came second out of 999 in the Salem Center prediction market tournament without knowing anything about prediction markets, and what I learned along the way - Part 1Programming, math, and other things gratuitously nerdy 2023-08-01T07:36:00-0700 Considerations on Codecrafting 10,000 words Rated 2023-08-28T22:58:58-0700 - sethherr |
How Ozempic and Weight Loss Drugs Are Reshaping This Country’s EconomyNovo Nordisk, the Danish company behind two popular obesity medications, is reaping huge profits and is now responsible for most of Denmark’s economic growth. #Denmark #Diabetes #Economy #Ozempic 2023-08-28T11:25:58-0700 The New York Times Eshe Nelson ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-28T22:04:55-0700 - estew |
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 |
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 |
Can Vines Speed Urban Cooling?Perhaps trees aren’t the only green solution when it comes to cooling urban spaces and reducing energy costs. Honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, pink trumpet and other vines could be a fast-growing substitute in climate-smart cities of the future. Researchers from UC Davis are studying how vines may provide cooling and shade in Western states in less time than it takes a tree to grow tall. trees, vines, climate-smart, green building, cooling, urban cooling, save water, reduce energy, shade,... #Urban Planning 2022-04-21T12:06:53-0700 UC Davis Kat Kerlin 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-27T16:34:35-0700 - sethherr |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Code is not literaturegigamonkeys.com 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-27T07:31:18-0700 - sethherr |
In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survivedAs flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a dash for safety 2023-08-22T21:53:04-0700 ABC News REBECCA BOONE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press ... 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-26T20:13:32-0700 - sethherr |
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 Rated 2023-08-25T19:51:40-0700 - Jaog |
"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 |
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 |
Reusable McDonald’s packaging to be monitored and tracked via RFID technology from Checkpoint SystemsMcDonald’s France has collaborated with Checkpoint Systems to implement food-safe RFID technology into its new reusable containers – a move hoped to keep track of the packaging, optimise the restaurant’s reusable system, and reduce waste. Packaging Europe 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-25T21:20:25-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-08-25T14:21:04-0700 - &e |
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 2023-08-25T16:08:53-0700 - &e Rated 2023-08-20T12:13:03-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-08-21T20:23:20-0700 - sethherr |
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 |
Instagram Throttles 404 Media Investigation Into Drug Ads on Instagram, Continues to Let People Advertise DrugsInstagram continues to collect money from ads for illegal content, limits the reach of posts about the problem. 2023-08-25T07:32:01-0700 404 Media Jason Koebler 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-25T09:14:34-0700 - sethherr |
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 |
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 |
GOP candidates fight each other -- and mostly line up behind Trump -- at first debateThe Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought -- sometimes bitterly – over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign. But on what is arguably the most consequential choice facing the party, virtually all lined up behind Trump, saying they would support the former president if he is their nominee, even if he is convicted in a series of cases. It was... #2023 GOP debate #Abortion #Donald Trump #Elections #Iowa #Ukraine 2023-08-22T21:01:06-0700 AP News JILL COLVIN, SARA BURNETT, JONATHAN J. COOPER 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:57-0700 - estew |
Who won, who lost and who fizzled in the first Republican debateRon DeSantis was a non-factor as Republicans piled on Vivek Ramaswamy, instead. #2023 GOP debate Politico 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:52-0700 - estew |
Republican candidates spar over Trump, war in Ukraine and abortion: Debate recapMany of the attacks in Milwaukee to upstart Vivek Ramaswamy. Mike Pence, Chris Christie and Nikki Haley hit him on his lack of government experience. #2023 GOP debate 2023-08-23T12:30:14-0700 USA TODAY Marina Pitofsky, Rachel Looker, David Jackson, Sudiksha Kochi, ... 6,000 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:43-0700 - estew |
The first Republican debate's biggest highlights: Revisit 7 key momentsEight GOP candidates made their case for why they should be president before their largest audience to date. #2023 GOP debate #Donald Trump 2023-08-23T20:10:00-0700 CBS News Melissa Quinn, Caitlin Yilek, Kathryn Watson 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:35-0700 - estew |
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on 1st GOP debate and Trump's plan to skip itNPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the first Republican debate of the primary season and former President Donald Trump's decision to skip it as he leads in the polls and is set for processing in a Georgia jail. #2023 GOP debate #Georgia #Politics #Wisconsin 2023-08-21T15:25:35-0700 PBS NewsHour 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:29-0700 - estew |
Watch: Tucker Carlson's Trump interview airing opposite GOP debateThe former Fox News host released a prerecorded interview with Trump during the GOP debate. Watch Carlson's 46-minute interview below. #2023 GOP debate #Donald Trump 2023-08-23T18:03:00-0700 Newsweek Kaitlin Lewis 200 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:20-0700 - estew |
Haley leans into her gender: ‘If you want something done, ask a woman’The former South Carolina governor stepped into a spat between Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy on climate change. #2023 GOP debate Politico 500 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:13-0700 - estew |
Out of this world: Chris Christie shocked by lone question about UFOs at Republican debateThe first Republican presidential primary debate took place on Wednesday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and aired live on FOX News. #2023 GOP debate 2023-08-23T22:26:41-0700 USA TODAY Anthony Robledo 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:55:04-0700 - estew |
Chris Christie hit with 'lots of boos' after GOP debate introductionFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was met with boos after he was announced at the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday night. #2023 GOP debate 2023-08-23T19:00:21-0700 Fox News Andrew Miller 500 words Rated 2023-08-23T23:54:43-0700 - estew |