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Happy 20th birthday Django! Here's my talk on Django Origins from Django's 10th
Jul 14, 2025 | simonwillison.net
Early Women Were Hunters, Not Just Gatherers, Study Suggests
Jul 14, 2025 | Smithsonian Magazine
Regardless of maternal status, women hunted in almost 80 percent of recent and present-day foraging societies in a new study
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‘The film wouldn’t even be made today’: the story behind Back to the Future at 40
Jul 11, 2025 | the Guardian
The time travel comedy was a surprise smash in 1985 and remains a Hollywood touchpoint and as it reaches a major anniversary, those who made it share their memories
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Four Fears about ICE, Trump's New Masked Monster
Jul 11, 2025 | Doomsday Scenario
We're about to pour $200 billion into immigration enforcement—it's a terrible idea, sure, but understanding *specifically* why is important.
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The lethal trifecta for AI agents: private data, untrusted content, and external communication
Jul 10, 2025 | simonwillison.net
Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists
Jul 08, 2025 | www.holovaty.com
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
Jun 28, 2025 | Slate Magazine
This scenario, until recently, might have read like a dystopian projection. But after the court’s decision on Friday, it is no longer hypothetical.
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Trump v CASA: The Republican Justices Are Doing What the Republican President Asks | Balls and Strikes
Jun 28, 2025 | ballsandstrikes.org
Substack Did Not See That Coming
Jun 24, 2025 | newsletter.anamariecox.com
Let’s set Substack’s “Nazi problem” aside for a moment. What if the bigger issue is being stranded on a collapsing platform... with a bunch of Nazis?...
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Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
Jun 12, 2025 | Military.com
As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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End Office Happy Hours
Jun 06, 2025 | Slate Magazine
Drinking at work causes so many problems.
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No One Goes to Happy Hour After Work Anymore. The Reason Why Is Grim.
Jun 06, 2025 | Slate Magazine
RIP to the one thing that made work even semi-enjoyable.
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Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Grandson of the 10th President, Is Dead at 96
Jun 01, 2025 | www.nytimes.com
Starship: Dead End?
Jun 01, 2025 | www.planetearthandbeyond.co
What happened on Test Flight 9?
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Lessons (and an apology) from the Sun-Times CEO on that AI-generated book list
May 30, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times
The summer section was intended to be a supplemental value to our subscribers alongside our own journalism. Instead, it detracted and distracted from our work.
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Come At Me, Bro | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
May 29, 2025 | www.thecrimson.com
I propose an alternate strategy: I shall fight Secretary of Education Linda E. McMahon in a televised cage match, the winner of which gets $2.7 billion in federal grants and the power to uphold or destroy America’s continued technological and economic...
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‘I came out as autistic. Everyone said: That explains a lot’
May 12, 2025 | The Observer
An autism diagnosis helped Laurie Penny make sense of their experiences, but its real value was in helping them understand the rest of society
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