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Inside the Rise and Fall of Toys ‘R’ UsThe retailer turned everyone into a “Toys ‘R’ Us kid”… by driving its competition out of existence. 2018-03-19T14:57:36-0700 HISTORY Erin Blakemore 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-23T07:40:53-0700
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How Private Equity Was BornPrivate equity, now a major presence in the US economic landscape, has been booming since the 2008 financial crisis. Its roots lie in the rise of the corporation at the turn of the century and the shareholder revolution of the 1980s. jacobin.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-22T21:06:23-0700
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The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"Movies are handmade, and just like any other art form, sometimes the seams that hold movies together become visible to the audience. For mov... fxrant.blogspot.com 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-21T16:34:51-0700
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How Two British Orthodontists Became Celebrities to Incels (Published 2020)The Mews, a father-son team of orthodontists, have an unusual theory about the source of crooked teeth — one that has earned them a following in some of the darker corners of the internet. #Children 2020-08-20T02:00:07-0700 The New York Times William Brennan ($) 7,000 words Rated 2025-04-16T10:35:43-0700
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Faced with measles, Texas healthcare workers confront ‘information warfare’For the first time in a decade, a US child has died of measles. What can doctors and nurses do to encourage vaccination? #Donald Trump #Politics #United States 2025-03-31T09:37:11-0700 Al Jazeera Tyler Hicks 2,000 words Rated 2025-04-07T17:33:18-0700
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20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful.Twenty years ago, Git was born. How did this unlikely "information manager" take over the world? 2025-04-07T09:21:57-0700 GitButler Scott Chacon 3,000 words Rated 2025-04-07T16:49:23-0700
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Recent AI model progress feels mostly like bullshit — LessWrongAbout nine months ago, I and three friends decided that AI had gotten good enough to monitor large codebases autonomously for security problems. We s… 2025-03-24T12:28:43-0700 lesswrong.com lc 9,000 words Rated 2025-04-06T14:27:06-0700
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fi-le.netfi-le.net, the Fiefdom of Files Rated 2025-04-04T20:08:14-0700
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An image of an archeologist adventurer who wears a hat and uses a bullwhipThere is only one thing worse than being imitated 2025-04-03T10:50:14-0700 The AI Underwriter Otakar G. Hubschmann 1,000 words Rated 2025-04-03T19:03:44-0700
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Bikes in the Age of TariffsToday's post was going to be about a new product we're introducing—but we need to hold off while we recalculate our prices. You've probably seen the news: Virtually all imports into the United States will be subjected to additional, steep import taxes, also called tariffs. The… Rene Herse Cycles 4,000 words Rated 2025-04-03T14:52:12-0700
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Gemini 2.5 is the New SoTAGemini 2.5 Pro Experimental is America’s next top large language model. 2025-03-28T07:16:23-0700 thezvi.substack.com Zvi Mowshowitz 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-31T07:27:30-0700
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The art of DJing: Avalon Emerson · Articoli ⟋ RAOne of the most creative DJs in the game unpacks her methods for Elissa Stolman. 2019-02-06T03:30:24-0800 Resident Advisor Elissa Stolman 7,000 words Rated 2025-03-29T14:57:07-0700
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The long-awaited Friend Compound laws in California[X-posted from the Live Near Friends blog] 2025-01-10T10:48:38-0800 Supernuclear Phil Levin 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-26T18:53:43-0700
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Cyanview: Coordinating Super Bowl’s visual fidelity with ElixirWelcome to Elixir, a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications 2025-03-24T17:00:00-0700 The Elixir programming language Lars Wikman 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-26T07:44:24-0700
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Stimulus Autocomplete with Combobox NavigationHYBRD 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-24T15:01:08-0700
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A Brief History of The Super 73 ProblemWith the rising popularity of the Super 73 model, we’re focused on educating riders and regulatory bodies about the distinctions between throttle-powered and pedal-assist e-bikes. E-BIKE ACCESS 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-23T19:27:57-0700
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Meet the Guy Who Invented the Belay Test—and the Modern American Climbing GymWhen Peter Mayfield set out to create the first gym designed to welcome new climbers to the sport, he made climbing gym history. 2025-03-17T10:34:38-0700 Climbing Bruce Hildenbrand 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-23T09:28:26-0700
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Memo 3: So, you want to be a SupervisorThe Burton machine when choosing which ambitious neophyte candidate to back, would usually decide on a single factor: “Which one will knock doors in the rain?”. 2024-12-01T10:03:02-0800 Governing San Francisco Zack Rosen 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-22T18:06:09-0700
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Apparently Magpies and Crows Are Using "Anti-Bird Spikes" to Make Their NestsBirds often incorporate human-made materials while nest building, but a new study shows European corvids are taking the idea to the extreme. 2023-07-12T07:49:44-0700 Audubon Lauren Leffer 200 words Rated 2025-03-20T21:23:02-0700
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Understanding Solar EnergyThe biggest energy story of the last fifteen years is the rise of solar photovoltaics, also known as solar PV or simply solar panels. 2025-03-20T05:03:41-0700 Construction Physics Brian Potter 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-20T16:01:47-0700
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Letter from the Levant - On the Origin of the Pork Taboo - Archaeology Magazine - March/April 2025Exploring ancient people’s shifting beliefs about rearing and eating pigs 2025-02-10T07:08:06-0800 Archaeology Magazine 4,000 words Rated 2025-03-19T07:43:03-0700
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For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a SuperpowerIn the long run, e-bikes are cheaper than motorbikes. With financing help from start-ups like Guajira, many immigrant workers are making the switch. #Sustainability #Transportation #Work 2025-03-07T00:00:16-0800 Reasons to be Cheerful Mariel Lozada 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-19T06:29:11-0700
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What Bikini Atoll Looks Like TodaySixty years after the nuclear tests, the groundwater is contaminated and the coconuts are radioactive. But are the coral reefs thriving? 2017-11-20T14:56:06-0800 Medium Stanford Magazine 3,000 words Rated 2025-03-15T19:34:47-0700
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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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U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes — Streetsblog USANow U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes! 2025-03-11T21:00:00-0700 usa.streetsblog.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-13T10:32:33-0700
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The Pitchfork StoryA bit more than two years ago, as part of my work in Shopify’s Ruby and Rails Infrastructure team, I released a new Ruby HTTP server called Pitchfork. 2025-03-04T02:03:51-0800 byroot’s blog 10,000 words Rated 2025-03-11T10:07:07-0700
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Opinion | I Loved ‘Anora,’ but I Still Hope It Loses at the Oscars“Anora” is neither pro-Russian nor anti-Russian. But its Oscar nominations have been portrayed as a national victory in Russia. #Donald Trump #Movies 2025-02-27T02:03:45-0800 The New York Times Michael Idov ($) 2,000 words Rated 2025-03-09T21:13:13-0700
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SFF community reeling after Marion Zimmer Bradley's daughter accuses her of abuseMoira Greyland's claims that she was molested by the late fantasy author have horrified readers and writers who had been inspired by her work 2014-06-27T01:08:26-0700 The Guardian Alison Flood 1,000 words Rated 2025-03-08T19:04:25-0800
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Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose itCognitive skills do not decline with age for those who use math and reading throughout their life. 2025-03-07T00:00:00-0800 Science Advances Eric A. Hanushek, Lavinia Kinne, Frauke Witthöft, Ludger Woessmann ... 10,000 words Rated 2025-03-06T11:37:08-0800
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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 Smith v. Substack sagaA tale of lawsuits, impersonation and alter egos. 2025-01-12T17:30:17-0800 Ghost of Lomax 10,000 words Rated 2025-03-03T13:06:20-0800
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The secret to perfectly calculate Rails database connection pool sizeisland94.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-02-27T13:21:05-0800
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Meet the journalists training AI models for Meta and OpenAIThe gig work platform Outlier is one of several companies courting journalists to train large language models (LLMs). Nieman Lab 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-26T17:25:32-0800
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I Went To SQL Injection Court — Quarrelsomesockpuppet.org Quarrelsome 3,000 words Rated 2025-02-25T19:19:24-0800
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Texas’s Barbecue SchismRated 2025-02-25T14:47:37-0800
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Notes from Carrierwave to Active Storageisland94.org 1,000 words Rated 2025-02-24T19:20:42-0800
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Why does target=”_blank” have an underscore in front?Ever wondered why you need the underscore in target="_blank" to open a link in a new tab? 2024-10-25T03:00:00-0700 Kyrylo Silin 200 words Rated 2025-02-24T08:33:39-0800
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The True Costs of Being on YouTubewhat I spent, what I earned, and why I'm walking away 2025-02-13T07:29:54-0800 Food Processing carla lalli music 4,000 words Rated 2025-02-22T21:37:43-0800
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The first RCT for GLP-1 drugs and alcoholism isn't what we hopedor what people seem to think 2025-02-20T09:02:32-0800 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-22T19:57:07-0800
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When Imperfect Systems are Good, Actually: Bluesky’s Lossy TimelinesBy examining the limits of reasonable user behavior and embracing imperfection for users who go beyond it, we can continue to provide service that meets the expectations of users without sacrificing scalability of the system. 2025-02-18T16:00:00-0800 Jaz’s Blog Jaz 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-20T07:50:18-0800
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Maximizing resume SNRThis is a brief note about resumes and hiring. At Terraform Industries, I've been doing a lot of recruiting recently and it's helped me crystallize a few ideas I've had in this area. This blog will change over time. Terraform Industries is hiring! Join us as we decarbonize our industrial economy by getting carbon from… 2022-03-22T01:09:33-0700 Casey Handmer's blog 3,000 words Rated 2025-02-17T14:57:24-0800
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Energy Cheat SheetBuilding an intuition about energy 2024-12-20T05:01:09-0800 Construction Physics Brian Potter 4,000 words Rated 2025-02-17T14:27:31-0800
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calculator-appcalculator-app - Chad Nauseam Home Chad Nauseam Home 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-16T17:36:11-0800
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We Were Wrong About GPUsDo my tears surprise you? Strong CEOs also cry. Fly 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-14T20:37:14-0800
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Do you need permission from the government to do independent research?IRB you kidding me? 2025-02-13T09:00:15-0800 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 6,000 words Rated 2025-02-13T19:08:48-0800
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Asdf Has Been Re-Written in Golang - Stratus3DOver the last year I’ve rewritten asdf in Go. I’m excited to announce that the rewrite was released last Wednesday as asdf version 0.16. … stratus3d.com Trevor Brown 1,000 words Rated 2025-02-13T07:37:20-0800
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Jia Tolentino on Joan Didion’s “everywoman.com”Didion’s appraisal of Martha Stewart, in which most glosses of the subject could also apply to the author, is an ur-text on contemporary feminine ambition. 2025-02-10T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker Jia Tolentino 500 words Rated 2025-02-13T06:56:59-0800
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Ruby Outperforms C: Breaking the Catch-22YJIT’s ability to improve performance by adapting to run-time behavior can increase the speed of our code in a way that dropping down to C can’t. As such, I think we should reconsider the common wisdom that “rewriting our Ruby in C” is the ideal path to performance optimization and take a serious look at “rewriting our C in Ruby” instead. 2023-08-28T17:00:00-0700 Rails at Scale Aaron Patterson 3,000 words Rated 2025-02-12T21:06:10-0800
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Leaking the email of any YouTube user for $10,000What could've been the largest data breach in the world - an attack chain on Google services to leak the email address of any YouTube channel brutecat.com 1,000 words Rated 2025-02-12T15:31:59-0800
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Tiny JITs for a Faster FFICan we have a faster FFI for CRuby? Yes. 2025-02-11T16:00:00-0800 Rails at Scale Aaron Patterson 2,000 words Rated 2025-02-12T15:26:07-0800
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