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fi-le.netfi-le.net, the Fiefdom of Files Rated Apr 5th
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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 Apr 3rd The AI Underwriter Otakar G. Hubschmann 1,000 words Rated Apr 4th
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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 Apr 3rd
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The April Fools joke that might have got me firedEveryone should pull one great practical joke in their lifetimes. This one was mine, and I think it's past the statute of limitations. The s... oldvcr.blogspot.com 2,000 words Rated Apr 2nd
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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs. Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Coding ComparisonThis blog-post compares the coding capabilites of new Gemini 2.5 Pro experimental and Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) Mar 30th Composio Shrijal 2,000 words Rated Mar 31st |
Gemini 2.5 is the New SoTAGemini 2.5 Pro Experimental is America’s next top large language model. Mar 28th thezvi.substack.com Zvi Mowshowitz 4,000 words Rated Mar 31st
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What to DoRated Mar 30th
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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. 2019-02-06 Resident Advisor Elissa Stolman 7,000 words Rated Mar 29th
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Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in CanadaJason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’ Mar 26th The Guardian Rachel Leingang 1,000 words Rated Mar 28th
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The long-awaited Friend Compound laws in California[X-posted from the Live Near Friends blog] Jan 10th Supernuclear Phil Levin 1,000 words Rated Mar 27th
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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 Mar 25th The Elixir programming language Lars Wikman 2,000 words Rated Mar 26th
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Cottagecore Programmers: The Idealization of Farming by TechRated Mar 25th
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Stimulus Autocomplete with Combobox NavigationHYBRD 1,000 words Rated Mar 24th
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How to boost your immune systemWhile researchers explore the effects of diet, exercise, age, psychological stress, and other factors on immune response, general healthy-living strategies can boost your immune system.... 2024-03-28 Harvard Health 2,000 words Rated Mar 24th |
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 Mar 24th
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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. Mar 17th Climbing Bruce Hildenbrand 3,000 words Rated Mar 23rd
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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?”. 2024-12-01 Governing San Francisco Zack Rosen 4,000 words Rated Mar 23rd
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America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there. Feb 4th Dwell Ben Ikenson 2,000 words Rated Mar 21st
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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. 2023-07-12 Audubon Lauren Leffer 200 words Rated Mar 21st
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How Much Would You Need to be Paid to Live on a Deserted Island for 1.5 Years and Do Nothing but Kill Seals?I read and reviewed Oliver Platt’s Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age over a year ago, and I haven’t been able to get one small story from the book out of my head. In 1793, the British government launched the Macartney Embassy, the nation’s first formal diplomatic mission… 2020-07-10 Matt Lakeman 3,000 words Rated Mar 21st
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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. Mar 20th Construction Physics Brian Potter 4,000 words Rated Mar 20th
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The Last Drops of Mexico CityOne of the world’s largest and most populated cities may run out of drinking water in the near future. As Mexico’s capital struggles to quench its thirst, scenes from the parched megalopolis show how water scarcity could one day impact cities around the globe. 2024-10-01 Long Lead Story Studio 4,000 words Rated Mar 20th
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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 Feb 10th Archaeology Magazine 4,000 words Rated Mar 19th
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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 Mar 7th Reasons to be Cheerful Mariel Lozada 2,000 words Rated Mar 19th
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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? 2017-11-20 Medium Stanford Magazine 3,000 words Rated Mar 16th
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Discworld RulesAnd LOTR is brain-rot for technologists Mar 8th Contraptions Venkatesh Rao 7,000 words Rated Mar 15th
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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). Mar 13th TechCrunch Maxwell Zeff 1,000 words Rated Mar 14th
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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! Mar 12th usa.streetsblog.org 1,000 words Rated Mar 13th
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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. Mar 4th byroot’s blog 10,000 words Rated Mar 11th
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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 Feb 27th The New York Times Michael Idov ($) 2,000 words Rated Mar 10th
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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 2014-06-27 The Guardian Alison Flood 1,000 words Rated Mar 9th
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Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50,000 cashEver wondered what happens if you try to take $50,000 in cash out of a bank? Answer: a year of investigative journalism. Mar 5th Bits about Money Patrick McKenzie (patio11) 7,000 words Rated Mar 8th
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Microsoft is reportedly plotting a future without OpenAI - Tech StartupsMicrosoft’s AI head is plotting a future without OpenAI. According to a report from The Information, Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft’s AI division, has set his sights on a bold objective: reducing the company’s dependence on OpenAI. In a report titled 'Microsoft’s AI Guru Plots a Future Without OpenAI,' The Information reported: "After setbacks, Mar 7th Tech Startups | Tech Companies | Startups News Nickie Louise 1,000 words Rated Mar 8th
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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. Mar 7th Science Advances Eric A. Hanushek, Lavinia Kinne, Frauke Witthöft, Ludger Woessmann ... 10,000 words Rated Mar 6th
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The Man Who Spent Forty-two Years at the Beverly Hills Hotel PoolFrom 1993: Nearly every day for decades, Irving V. Link tanned by the luxury pool, Adam Gopnik writes. Then his idyllic life style came under threat from the hotel’s owner, the Sultan of Brunei. 1993-02-15 The New Yorker Adam Gopnik 8,000 words Rated Mar 6th
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The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0Rated Mar 5th
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How I'm thinking about AI (LLMs)island94.org 2,000 words Rated Mar 4th
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The Smith v. Substack sagaA tale of lawsuits, impersonation and alter egos. Jan 13th Ghost of Lomax 10,000 words Rated Mar 3rd
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The world's most unhinged video wall (made out of Chromebooks)Web developer and cybersecurity researcher varun.ch 3,000 words Rated Mar 2nd
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The secret to perfectly calculate Rails database connection pool sizeisland94.org 1,000 words Rated Feb 27th
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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 Feb 27th
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I Went To SQL Injection Court — Quarrelsomesockpuppet.org Quarrelsome 3,000 words Rated Feb 26th
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Texas’s Barbecue SchismRated Feb 25th
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Notes from Carrierwave to Active Storageisland94.org 1,000 words Rated Feb 25th
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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? 2024-10-25 Kyrylo Silin 200 words Rated Feb 24th
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The True Costs of Being on YouTubewhat I spent, what I earned, and why I'm walking away Feb 13th Food Processing carla lalli music 4,000 words Rated Feb 23rd
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The first RCT for GLP-1 drugs and alcoholism isn't what we hopedor what people seem to think Feb 20th Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words Rated Feb 23rd
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Democrats Control U! (and the weather)Before you kill yourself, consider reading this fun and informative snippet from America's finest unknown work of nonfiction. 2024-10-10 Dumpster Fires Barret Baumgart 9,000 words Rated Feb 20th |
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. Feb 19th Jaz’s Blog Jaz 2,000 words Rated Feb 20th
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Moving on from 18F.I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is happening. ethanmarcotte.com 2,000 words Rated Feb 18th
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