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North Korea’s trash balloons explained
Sep 29, 2024 | Reuters
How thousands of North Korean balloons have dropped garbage on the South
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Arc was supposed to be a key to The Washington Post’s future. It became a problem instead.
Sep 25, 2024 | Media Nation
Several months ago, Brian Stelter wrote an article (gift link) for The Atlantic exploring how The Washington Post had lost its way. During the Trump years, the Post thrived under the ownership of A…
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‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’ – Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman
Sep 20, 2024 | The Conversation
Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.
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When is a Minicar as Dangerous as a 3-Ton Truck?
Sep 19, 2024 | Drew Breunig
Cars without basic theft protections can be as dangerous as cars more than twice their weight.
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Let’s build and optimize a Rust extension for Python
Sep 16, 2024 | Python⇒Speed
Python code too slow? You can quickly create a Rust extension to speed it up.
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Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Sep 16, 2024 | defector.com
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic active dynamo at Mars’s dead core? No? Well. It’s...
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How Joe Rogan Remade Austin
Sep 11, 2024 | The Atlantic
The podcaster and comedian has turned the city into a haven for manosphere influencers, just-asking-questions tech bros, and other “free thinkers” who happen to all think alike.
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In Newton, Brookline, and Cambridge, more parents are sending their kids to private school. Why? - The Boston Globe
Sep 09, 2024 | BostonGlobe.com
The trend comes at a tough time for public schools and could impact culture and competitiveness.
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Lessons from the California Journalism Legislative Debacle
Sep 08, 2024 | dicktofel.substack.com
Opinion | My Son and Gus Walz Deserve a Champion Like Tim Walz
Aug 25, 2024 | www.nytimes.com
What We Learned In Our First Year of 404 Media
Aug 23, 2024 | 404 Media
In August 2023, we launched 404 Media with a novel idea: pay journalists to do journalism. Here we are, a year later.
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Column | With six words, Michelle Obama rewires America’s conversation on race
Aug 22, 2024 | Washington Post
Most of us, Michelle Obama said, “will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth.”
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Neurodivergent Kids Flourish When They’re Taught How Their Brains Work
Aug 20, 2024 | Scientific American
When teachers and parents talk to kids about having ADHD, autism or learning disabilities, they set them up for success
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Welcome to a new era of technology growth for the Minnesota Star Tribune
Aug 19, 2024 | www.startribune.com
Meta unleashes its Llama
Aug 14, 2024 | Platformer
The company's open-source AI is now roughly on par with rivals from OpenAI and Google. Should we worry?
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Applications to Boston’s exam schools have tumbled by half over four years. Here’s what’s behind the drop. - The Boston Globe
Aug 14, 2024 | BostonGlobe.com
The smaller applicant pools come as BPS has made significant strides in increasing the racial, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of students offered exam school admission.
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