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How culture is made | Metalabel StudioFour stories that span centuries, geographies, and worldviews that reveal how to shape culture and the world around us. metalabel.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-16T13:20:48-0700
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The beauty entrepreneur who made the Jheri curl a sensationThe hairstyle originally involved an expensive trip to a salon. Then Comer Cottrell introduced the Curly Kit during the 1980s recession. 2025-07-11T07:51:42-0700 The Hustle Kelli María Korducki 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-16T12:10:55-0700
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Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Incident on July 14, 2025On July 14th, 2025, Cloudflare made a change to our service topologies that caused an outage for 1.1.1.1 on the edge, resulting in downtime for 62 minutes for customers using the 1.1.1.1 public DNS Resolver as well as intermittent degradation of service for Gateway DNS. We’re deeply sorry for this outage. This outage was the result of an internal configuration error and not the result of an attack or a BGP hijack. In this blog post, we’re going to talk about what the failure was, why it... 2025-07-15T08:05:00-0700 The Cloudflare Blog 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-16T07:22:46-0700
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Reflections on OpenAIcalv.info 4,000 words Rated 2025-07-15T20:03:17-0700
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Let Your Kid Climb That TreeIt could actually make them safer. 2025-07-12T05:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Henry Abbott ($) 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-14T19:22:44-0700
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How I build software quicklyKnow how good your code needs to be for the task at hand. Start with a rough draft. Try to soften requirements if you can. Don't get distracted. Make small changes. Practice specific skills. 2025-07-07T17:00:00-0700 evanhahn.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-14T10:04:29-0700
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no days offA celebration of consistency, discipline, and the pursuit of movement #Running no days off 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-14T08:04:27-0700
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Inside SON: Schmidt’s Original Dynamo Hubs from GermanyJosh Meissner recently rode down to visit the engineers at Schmidt Maschinenbau in Tübingen, Germany, who created the legendary SON dynamo hub... #Travel 2022-11-15T04:22:05-0800 BIKEPACKING.com Josh Meissner 3,000 words Rated 2025-07-13T07:32:03-0700
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Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half the price | Jeff Geerlingjeffgeerling.com 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-12T08:03:19-0700
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Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer ProductivityWe conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower. 2025-07-10T05:00:00-0700 metr.org METR 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-11T21:30:43-0700
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Opinion | Have Christians Finally Had It With Trump?The irreconcilable difference between Trumpian politics and Christianity. #Christianity #Donald Trump #Poverty #US Politics 2025-07-11T02:01:26-0700 The New York Times Esau McCaulley ($) 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-11T16:29:49-0700
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You should repaste your MacBook (but don't)My favorite memory of my M1 Pro MacBook Pro was the whole sensation of “holy crap, you never hear the fans in this thing”, which was very novel in 2021. Four years later, this MacBook Pro is still a delight. It’s the longest I’ve ever owned a laptop, and while I’d love to pick up the new M4 goodness, this dang thing still seems to just shrug at basically anything I throw at it. Video editing, code compiling, CAD models, the works. (My desire to update is helped though by the fact I got the... 2025-07-10T15:06:19-0700 christianselig.com Christian Selig 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-11T14:57:27-0700
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Home | SubstackI think we may have hit Scott Alexander's <1% scenario. substack.com Substack 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-10T21:57:59-0700
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The ChompSaw: A Benchtop Power Tool That's Safe for Kids to UseOf all freestanding power tools, perhaps the jigsaw or scrollsaw would be the most fun for kids to use, as they allow freeform cuts. They're also pretty darn dangerous, with the jigsaw being powerful enough to remove fingers. A much safer way to introduce kids to power tools is this Core77 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-10T21:44:39-0700
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DCHP-3Rated 2025-07-09T23:02:04-0700
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Steve Blank Blind to Disruption – The CEOs Who Missed the FutureHow did you go bankrupt?" Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises Every disruptive technology since the fire and the wheel have forced leaders to adapt or die. This post tells the story of what happened when 4,000 companies faced a disruptive technology and why only one survived. In the early 20th… 2025-07-08T06:00:00-0700 Steve Blank 3,000 words Rated 2025-07-08T19:33:14-0700
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‘Dilbert’ cartoon creator once questioned the number of Jews killed in the HolocaustDilbert cartoon creator Scott Adams once questioned the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust in a now-deleted blog post. 2023-03-03T13:20:22-0800 The Forward 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-08T18:45:53-0700
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Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it existsRated 2025-07-07T14:34:47-0700
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College English majors can't readThey have one job and they can't do it 2025-05-20T06:15:40-0700 Kitten 3,000 words Rated 2025-07-04T16:03:18-0700
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The hardest part about fundraising for GiveWellUsing a metaphor about shopping for a dinner party, Philanthropy Advisor Maggie Lloydhauser explains how fundraising for GiveWell is different from fundraising for most other nonprofits. 2024-06-10T09:36:19-0700 The GiveWell Blog Maggie Lloydhauser 2,000 words Rated 2025-07-04T15:52:10-0700
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Your Review: SchoolFinalist #2 in the Review Contest 2025-07-04T06:01:37-0700 astralcodexten.com Astral Codex Ten 8,000 words Rated 2025-07-04T15:49:39-0700
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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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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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COROS Confirms Substantial Watch Security Vulnerablity: Says Fixes Are ComingA German IT security firm has published a list of 8 different security bugs found in all COROS watches that give essentially full access to not only the user's watch, but also their COROS account. This includes everything from 2025-06-30T03:20:40-0700 DC Rainmaker 5,000 words Rated 2025-07-03T13:40:27-0700
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Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By DefaultRated 2025-07-02T07:22:17-0700
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Toxic US Landfills: Overheating Trash Sites Pose Health RisksRated 2025-07-01T20:56:50-0700
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I built something that changed my friend group's social fabricThis is a story that started back in 2022, but I think its a perfect time to reflect on the impact that it has had on my friend group still to this day. A year or so before COVID, our friend group dispersed across the world - I moved to Vancouver, one friend moved to the UK and another one moved to the United States. The rest of them still lived in Melbourne. Once COVID hit, like many others, we looked to find a way to keep in contact and still hang out. We have always been a big gaming group 2025-06-27T22:16:52-0700 Dan Petrolito 1,000 words Rated 2025-07-01T19:07:27-0700
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The cheapest cars aren't cheap anymoremedia.hubspot.com 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-30T07:55:51-0700
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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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Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather datatext.npr.org 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T20:19:29-0700
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Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back ‘decades’Scientists left scrambling amid hurricane season after irreplaceable program is slotted to be shuttered 2025-06-28T07:27:10-0700 The Guardian Eric Holthaus 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T20:00:33-0700
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Woman in custody after car hits bicyclist on closed OpenStreetsPGH course in North Point BreezePolice took a woman into custody after witnesses said a car drove through a barricade and onto streets that had been closed for OpenStreetsPGH, striking at least one person on a bicycle. 2025-06-29T05:51:30-0700 WESA Rachel McDevitt, Julia Maruca 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T16:13:35-0700
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The Claude Bliss Attractor... 2025-06-12T18:33:35-0700 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander 25,000 words Rated 2025-06-29T07:18:53-0700
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I Love(d) L.A."I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.," The Mamas and the Papas sang 60 years ago. "California... #Homelessness #Los Angeles 2025-06-09T11:14:00-0700 PJ Media Stephen Green 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-27T22:43:28-0700
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The effect of noise on sleepUsing Apple Watch Empirical Health 500 words Rated 2025-06-27T07:24:30-0700
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Lovable makes $75m in 7 months—but is it nailing pricing?The current (and future) monetization strategies of "Shopify for SaaS" 2025-06-25T06:57:24-0700 The Bill, Please Finn 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-25T21:14:13-0700
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What Problems to Solve - By Richard Feynmangenius.cat-v.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-25T20:18:02-0700
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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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Guess I’m A Rationalist NowA week ago I attended LessOnline, a rationalist blogging conference featuring many people I've known for years---Scott Alexander, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Zvi Mowshowitz, Sarah Constantin, Carl Feynman---as well as people I've known only online and was delighted to meet in person, like Joe Carlsmith and Jacob Falkovich and Daniel Reeves. The conference was at Lighthaven, a… 2025-06-09T18:02:03-0700 Shtetl-Optimized 10,000 words Rated 2025-06-20T07:12:21-0700
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New Terms of Service IP clause cannot be terminated or revoked, not even by deleting content · Issue #35086 · mastodon/mastodonSummary Since it first opened, mastodon.social has operated without any sort of explicit IP grant from the users to the service, which is unusual for a social networking service. Today Mastodon announced effective July 1 there will be a ... 2025-06-17T15:40:04-0700 GitHub mcclure 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-18T21:39:09-0700
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Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket | Honda Global Corporate WebsiteHonda Global | Honda R26 D Co., Ltd., a research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today conducted a launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket*1 (6.3 m in length, 85 cm in diameter, 900 kg dry weight2f 1,312 kg wet weight) developed independently by Honda. The test was completed successfully, the first time Honda landed a rocket after reaching an altitude of nearly 300 meters. 2025-06-17T03:30:00-0700 Honda Motor Co.,Ltd. 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-18T07:31:03-0700
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How I'm Voting for Mayor in NYC's Democratic Primary1. Tilson // 2. Myrie // 3. Adams // 4. Lander* // 5. Cuomo // (X) Not Mamdani 2025-06-16T10:19:50-0700 Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 5,000 words Rated 2025-06-16T19:42:36-0700
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Opinion | The Problem With Everything-Bagel LiberalismRated 2025-06-16T19:39:41-0700
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Call it Blue TapeDown with anti-government sentiment in blue states // Interstate praise of the federal system 2025-03-30T15:16:23-0700 Maximum New York Daniel Golliher 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-16T19:26:03-0700
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The unions are (finally) coming for big techAfter decades of taking a back seat, the rise of AI, layoffs, and industry-wide burnout has led to a call for more prominent tech unions. 2025-06-05T02:16:39-0700 LeadDev Kelli Korducki 1,000 words Rated 2025-06-15T18:36:07-0700
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Air-dried vs. Kiln-dried WoodAre they different to saw, chisel and plane? Does it matter? 2025-06-08T03:00:53-0700 The American Peasant Christopher Schwarz, Kara Gebhart Uhl ($) 6,000 words Rated 2025-06-12T07:47:50-0700
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Don't Panic, but Douglas Adams Predicted All of ThisHow the author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy foresaw AI chatbots, voice assistants, and irritating kitchen appliances decades before anyone else 2025-06-07T04:55:12-0700 My Blameless Life Kris St.Gabriel 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-10T20:57:05-0700
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Opinion | The Problems Democrats Don’t Like to SeeThe Democratic future isn’t going to look like the Democratic past. #Books #California #Chicago #Housing #Real Estate #Texas #US Politics 2025-06-08T03:00:12-0700 The New York Times Ezra Klein ($) 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-10T20:18:44-0700
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The Men Who Fix Manhattan's Symbolic Shabbat BoundariesEvery Thursday and Friday morning, Rabbi Moshe Tauber leaves his home in Rockland County, New York, at about 3:30 a.m. He arrives in Manhattan an hour later... #Border #Law #Religion 2017-10-16T15:07:00-0700 Atlas Obscura Michael Inscoe 2,000 words Rated 2025-06-08T19:55:13-0700
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Oprah Shamed James Frey. He’s Back Anyway.Twenty years after “A Million Little Pieces” became a national scandal, James Frey is ready for a new audience. #Books #Writer 2025-06-08T02:01:53-0700 The New York Times Sam Dolnick ($) 3,000 words Rated 2025-06-08T14:32:07-0700
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