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Roslindale Square gets official city plan calling for more housing, possible realignment of key roads and a movie theater
Feb 16, 2025 | www.universalhub.com
Dear America - Nieman Reports
Feb 13, 2025 | Nieman Reports
Advice from areas of the world where press freedom is under attack.
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Nieman Foundation Curator Ann Marie Lipinski to step down - Nieman Foundation
Feb 13, 2025 | Nieman Foundation
Lipinski steered Nieman through a period of historic change for the news industry and deepened collaboration with the Harvard community
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For 20 years, WordPress existed without much drama—now it's at the center of a big fight that won't be over soon
Feb 12, 2025 | pcgamer
A battle over ownership and open-source software catches WordPress users in the middle.
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A Gentle Intro to Running a Local LLM
Feb 08, 2025 | Drew Breunig
Open, small LLMs have gotten good enough that non-technical people can benefit from having a local chatbot on their machine.
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How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
Feb 07, 2025 | The Atlantic
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
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Meet Andrew Middleton, the map man charting a new course at R.I. business - The Boston Globe
Feb 06, 2025 | BostonGlobe.com
After winning a national contest, the California man moved across the country to reopen Pawtucket’s Map Center where “the store is selling stories."
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DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA
Feb 05, 2025 | 404 Media
Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."
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I want you to do these four things right now
Feb 03, 2025 | Werd I/O
Four simple steps to keep yourself safe online.
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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media
Feb 02, 2025 | apnews.com
LA’s Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires show a larger trend in wildfire speed
Feb 01, 2025 | Reuters
The Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires were some of the fastest on record. Their destruction shows the significance of speed in wildfire preparedness.
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Critical data on disease transmission, LGBTQ+ health vanishes from government websites - The Boston Globe
Feb 01, 2025 | BostonGlobe.com
Included in the purge is information on child abuse and treatment and prevention of HIV.
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Calculating Fire Ratings with Overture Buildings and Places | Fused
Jan 27, 2025 | docs.fused.io
TL;DR Chris Amico shows how to combine Overture Maps data with fire perimeters to analyze wildfire impact on buildings and businesses.
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Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy
Jan 24, 2025 | 404 Media
The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.
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Blue skies and open roads
Jan 19, 2025 | Words on the Web
Given the collapse of social media platforms, you should at least own your own domain — and put things on it!
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