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“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15Rated 2023-03-21T06:37:09-0700
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“Founder Mode” and the Art of MythmakingI’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse. Unfortunately, my internal combustion engine doesn’t run that way. If… 2024-12-17T09:53:35-0800 charity.wtf 9,000 words Rated 2025-01-29T12:39:41-0800
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‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. CrusadeThe backlash against “wokeism” has led a growing number of states to ban D.E.I. programs at public universities. Thousands of emails and other documents reveal the playbook — and grievances — behind one strand of the anti-D.E.I. campaign. #College #Texas 2024-01-20T13:35:53-0800 The New York Times Nicholas Confessore ($) 7,000 words Rated 2024-01-22T18:03:33-0800
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Your Review: Alpha School... 2025-06-27T04:49:52-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 60,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T20:55:47-0700
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You did no fact checking, and I must screamI'm neither a journalist nor a professional fact checker but, the thing is, it's has never been easier to check basic facts. Yeah, sure, there's a world of misinformation out there, but it doesn't take much effort to determine if something is likely to be true. There are brilliant tools like reverse Image Search which give you a good indicator of when an image first appeared on the web, and… 2025-10-05T04:34:23-0700 Terence Eden’s Blog Terence Eden 1,000 words Rated 2025-10-17T07:39:34-0700
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Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets ActYC sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump Administration to support Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA). 2025-03-13T13:49:21-0700 TechCrunch Maxwell Zeff 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-14T08:01:43-0700
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Writing Is My Main Freedom. One Day My Work Disappeared.A software change in my prison-issued electronic tablet ate up my drafts and eliminated basic writing tools. That may sound minor, but try sending a poem to your kid without line breaks. #Michigan 2021-12-16T19:00:00-0800 The Marshall Project Demetrius Buckley 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-19T11:44:44-0700
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Laundry Pods Are Bad. Laundry Sheets Aren’t Any Better.Laundry and dishwasher pods are encased in toxic plastic. Save money and go easier on the planet with these sustainable laundry tips. #Sustainability 2023-06-14T04:42:18-0700 Outside Online Kristin Hostetter 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-14T05:56:23-0700
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Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal EnergyIt used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland, Rivka Galchen writes. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution. 2025-11-17T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker Rivka Galchen 4,000 words Rated 2025-12-13T17:00:30-0800
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Why Solarpunk is already happening in AfricaOr: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past 2025-11-04T08:06:02-0800 Climate Drift Skander Garroum 3,000 words Rated 2025-11-05T13:42:08-0800
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Hospitals Gave Them Meds During Childbirth. Why Did Patients Get In Trouble?Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections. #Doctors #Health Care #Indiana #Pennsylvania #Texas 2024-12-11T03:00:00-0800 The Marshall Project Shoshana Walter 3,000 words Rated 2024-12-28T07:37:30-0800
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Why GitHub Actually WonRated 2024-09-11T15:21:57-0700
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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
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Why Britain doesn’t buildThe history of attempts to reform planning in Britain is proof that political willpower is not enough: you need to be smart, not just brave. 2023-05-23T05:36:06-0700 Works in Progress 8,000 words Rated 2023-06-27T20:58:00-0700
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Why ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone didThere's a lot more to replacing labor than just automating tasks 2026-03-10T15:29:42-0700 David Oks 5,000 words Rated 2026-03-12T17:01:05-0700
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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 ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-12-12T08:09:34-0800
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Why Americans Are Obsessed With Poor PostureA recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns. 2024-11-20T02:00:00-0800 The Nation Zoe Adams ($) 3,000 words Rated 2024-11-24T17:58:20-0800
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Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit. 2025-09-03T08:01:15-0700 Mike Judge 2,000 words Rated 2025-09-03T16:28:09-0700
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When Private Equity Firms Bankrupt Their Own CompaniesPrivate equity firms can succeed when their companies, customers, and employees fail. It’s a broken system. 2023-05-01T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Brendan Ballou ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-02T23:35:44-0700
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What’s wrong with the JSON gem API?As I mentioned at the start of my Optimizing Ruby’s JSON series of posts, performance isn’t why I candidated to be the new gem’s maintainer. 2025-08-02T02:03:51-0700 byroot’s blog 3,000 words Rated 2025-08-05T16:30:08-0700
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What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?Sam Knight on the Tory U.K. Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak, and issues including Brexit, the N.H.S., inflation, housing, and the economy. 2024-03-25T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Sam Knight 8,000 words Rated 2024-04-06T07:06:14-0700
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What Happened to San Francisco, Really?Nathan Heller on the fate of America’s most enterprising downtown and the debates over housing, homelessness, and public safety that have engulfed the city since the pandemic. 2023-10-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Nathan Heller 8,000 words Rated 2023-10-18T22:05:43-0700
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What Hallucinogens Will Make You See8 ways psychedelics distort our vision. 2023-06-01T17:56:18-0700 Nautilus Kristen French 1,000 words Rated 2025-11-08T16:21:52-0800
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Venezuela’s Maduro clings to power. Opposition hopes this time it ends differently.Venezuelan President Maduro has claimed – without evidence – that he won the presidential election. Despite high levels of repression, the opposition is leaning into their hope for change. 2024-08-05T13:26:53-0700 The Christian Science Monitor Mie Hoejris Dahl ($) 2,000 words Rated 2024-08-05T15:20:22-0700
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Vancouver's new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably IndigenousIn B.C., Indigenous nations are reclaiming power and wealth for their own citizens—no matter what the neighbours think #Real Estate 2024-03-11T07:39:06-0700 St. Joseph Media Jadine Ngan 2,000 words Rated 2024-05-14T08:33:10-0700
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Vaclav Smil and the Value of DoubtDavid Owen interviews the author and scientist Vaclav Smil, whose books on environmental issues include “Size: How It Explains the World” and “How the World Really Works.” #Climate Change #Environmentalism #Renewable energy #Science 2024-02-20T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker David Owen 4,000 words Rated 2024-03-19T22:44:49-0700
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Using axis lines for good or eviladd them only if they mean something 2024-02-29T09:00:41-0800 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 1,000 words Rated 2024-03-19T23:20:50-0700
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UI DensityI speak and write about design, front-end code, leadership, and (occasionally) math. matthewstrom.com 3,000 words Rated 2024-06-14T17:17:49-0700
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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
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Trellix automates tackling open source vulnerabilities at scale | The Daily SwigRated 2023-03-19T11:12:04-0700
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hydrogen jukeboxes: on the crammed poetics of "creative writing" LLMshydrogen jukeboxes: on the crammed poetics of “creative writing” LLMsThis is a follow-up to my earlier brief rant about the new, unreleased OpenAI model that’s supposed “good at creative writing.” It... 2025-03-14T17:18:08-0700 nostalgebraist.tumblr.com nostalgebraist 200 words Rated 2025-07-03T20:58:47-0700
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Toxic US Landfills: Overheating Trash Sites Pose Health RisksRated 2025-07-01T20:56:50-0700
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TOP REPORT: Mark Zuckerberg Lied to Congress. We Can’t Trust His Testimony.WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following report on the eve of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in the social media addiction trials. The report analyzes Zuckerberg’s testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2024 against newly unsealed documents that show Zuckerberg lied and deceived the Committee. The Tech Oversight Project has compiled some of the most damning evidence against Meta on our Big Tech on Trial microsite, which will be updated throug 2026-02-17T20:44:33-0800 The Dispatch The Tech Oversight Project 2,000 words Rated 2026-02-18T07:25:08-0800
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Tools: Code Is All You NeedThe solution to agentic flows was code all along. 2025-07-03T00:00:00-0700 Armin Ronacher 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-03T16:56:26-0700
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TinyLetter had a big momentOn February 29th, 2024, Mailchimp shuttered TinyLetter, a simple email service that attracted a number of personal and experimental writers in the mid-‘10s. 2024-02-29T06:00:00-0800 The Verge Kevin Nguyen 3,000 words Rated 2024-03-19T22:27:14-0700
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Thoughts on seed oilDon't get distracted. 2024-04-18T09:01:11-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 5,000 words Rated 2024-04-18T14:45:50-0700
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This is a teenagerRated 2024-04-16T21:01:53-0700
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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
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The Ugly Truth Behind “We Buy Ugly Houses”Rated 2023-05-11T22:16:37-0700
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The torture of an unphilosophical life2024-12-25T16:03:27-0800 UnHerd Agnes Callard 5,000 words Rated 2024-12-28T08:14:51-0800
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The Tight-Knit World of Kamala Harris’s College SororityHow are members of A.K.A.—which Harris joined at Howard University—responding to their most famous sister’s Presidential campaign against Donald Trump? Jazmine Hughes reports. 2024-10-21T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Jazmine Hughes 6,000 words Rated 2024-11-03T19:57:14-0800
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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 2023-05-11T22:59:32-0700
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The strange death of east London’s most radical bookshopClogged toilets, trade unions and Google researchers: this is the saga of the Scarlett Letters #Culture 2025-07-25T23:00:59-0700 The Londoner Andrew Kersley 3,000 words Rated 2025-09-27T18:39:33-0700
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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
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The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0Rated 2025-03-05T07:50:11-0800
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The reality of the Danish fairytaleDenmark has long ranked high on the list of societies that American liberals dream about turning the United States into. And for many good reasons. Education is state-funded, and students are even paid a stipend to go to university. Health care is equally free of individual charge, and there’s generally a robust social safety net for u... world.hey.com 2,000 words Rated 2024-01-06T23:17:15-0800
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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
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The Ofcom Files, Part 2: IP Blocking the UK is Not Enough to Comply with the Online Safety ActA follow up to The Ofcom Files. Some notes on Ofcom's strategy to date. As many of you know, I represent the U.S. website 4chan, pro bono, in its U.S. federal lawsuit against the UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, together with my co-counsel Ron Coleman. The suit seeks to defend 4chan from the UK’s attempts to censor that… 2025-11-06T16:20:45-0800 Preston Byrne 3,000 words Rated 2025-11-08T16:38:03-0800
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The NO FAKES Act Has Changed – and It’s So Much WorseA bill purporting to target the issue of misinformation and defamation caused by generative AI has mutated into something that could change the internet forever, harming speech and innovation from here on out.The Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act aims to... 2025-06-23T12:39:42-0700 Electronic Frontier Foundation Katharine Trendacosta and Corynne McSherry 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-24T17:56:28-0700
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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
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