23-12-12 TIL people who work at U.S. nuclear power plants are exposed to less radiation than what is given off by the granite walls inside the U.S. Capitol Building (www.pbs.org)
23-12-12 Alleged helicopter defector arrested for plotting to take a U.S. chinhock helicopter to China after they offered him $15M (www.taipeitimes.com)
23-12-12 The body of a 150 million-year-old sea monster is hidden under a British cliff, says a scientist. Time is running out to find it. (www.businessinsider.com)
23-12-12 California clean energy industry rocked with widespread jobs losses, bankruptcies, following state’s dismantling of rooftop solar program (www.ewg.org)
23-12-12 Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds | Epic Games scores major court win; judge will decide remedies next month (arstechnica.com)
23-12-12 Tesla could still sue Cybertruck owners if they flip their vehicles too soon / The automaker has reportedly added back the controversial clause against resellers (www.engadget.com)
23-12-12 Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars | Clause deleted from public version of terms is in the contract sent to buyers. (arstechnica.com)
23-12-12 I really can't get my head around Berkeleyen idealism, could somebody help me understand how we can have the same experience of something without there being a unique thing to prompt my experience? (www.reddit.com)
23-12-12 Among opponents of just war theory, do any accept jus as bellum (there are just causes) but reject jus in bello (but real wars can never be waged justly)? (www.reddit.com)
23-12-11 My kid said I scratched her legs in an argument but I didn't. I think she's going to tell her therapist that I did. What can I do? (www.reddit.com)
23-12-11 I'm Dr. Jim Ambuske, creator of the podcast Worlds Turned Upside Down, and a historian of the American Revolution. AMA about the coming of the American Revolution! (www.reddit.com)
23-12-12 To what end do feminists believe abortion-criminalizing voters want to "control women" and why do they often conflate questioning this narrative with condoning their policy? (www.reddit.com)
23-12-12 Kate Cox’s quote of how she “never thought she’d be in this situation” made me think of women who become pro-choice only when they themselves need an an abortion. (www.reddit.com)
23-12-12 4 days side project brings me $1000/year! An android app with AI integration 🚀, for How much money i can sell this? Any idea guys 🤔 (old.reddit.com)
23-12-12 CEO of IBM and Chairman of Red Hat telling how they force executives to meet racial quotas in hiring. "if you lose, you lose part of your bonus.” "I could name multiple leaders ... that were held accountable to the point they are no longer with Red Hat". (twitter.com)
07-10 The Agonies of Intimacy - Two new graphic books by Charles Burns capture the pleasures and discomforts of human connection and self-expression. (www.newyorker.com)
07-10 The Culture Wars Inside the New York Times - Joe Kahn, the newspaper’s executive editor, wants to incentivize his staff to take on difficult stories, even when they might engender scrutiny, or backlash. (www.newyorker.com)
07-10 My Strict Morning Routine - Before getting up, I like to lie under the covers for thirty minutes meditating, which is really just a fancy word for “falling back asleep.” (www.newyorker.com)
07-10 The Uncertain Outcomes of Emmanuel Macron’s Election Maneuver - The snap elections yielded a surprising defeat for France’s far right—and a new set of problems for Macron to contend with. (www.newyorker.com)
07-10 An Ingenious New French Comedy of Art and Friendship - The director Pascale Bodet works wonders in “Vas-Tu Renoncer?,” based on the relationship of Édouard Manet and Charles Baudelaire. (www.newyorker.com)
07-10 What Lessons Do the Stunning Results of the French Election Offer? - President Macron’s gamble in fighting the far right has to be declared, if not a success, at least not an absolute failure. (www.newyorker.com)
07-09 Lena Dunham’s Change of Pace - From her home base in London, the “Girls” creator is working on a new semi-autobiographical TV series and finishing up a memoir. But, she says, “I definitely don’t want to be my own muse.” (www.newyorker.com)
07-09 A Quick Refresher on the High-School Math You’ve Forgotten - It’s good to know pi to at least twenty decimal places, in case a math sergeant ever asks you to drop and give them twenty digits of pi. (www.newyorker.com)
07-09 How Lonnie G. Bunch III Is Renovating the “Nation’s Attic” - The Smithsonian’s dynamic leader is dredging up slave ships, fending off culture warriors in Congress, and building two new museums on the National Mall. (www.newyorker.com)
07-09 Joe Biden Is Fighting Back—but Not Against Trump, Really - In his efforts to demonstrate vigor, is the President finding his voice, or losing his way? (www.newyorker.com)
07-08 Daily Cartoon: Monday, July 8th - “Though the heat wave will break, you won’t notice a difference because it’ll still be hot.” (www.newyorker.com)
07-08 Ira Glass Hears It All - Three decades into “This American Life,” the host thinks the show is doing some of its best work yet—even if he’s still jealous of “The Daily.” (www.newyorker.com)
07-08 Nicolas Cage Is Still Evolving - The actor talks about the origins of “Adaptation,” his potential leap to television, and the art of “keeping it enigmatic.” (www.newyorker.com)
07-07 Rashida Jones Wonders What Makes Us Human - The actor discusses the encroachment of A.I., her adolescent tiff with Tupac, and her enduring love of philosophy. (www.newyorker.com)
07-06 Did Joe Biden’s ABC Interview Stanch the Bleeding or Prolong It? - Campaigns require conviction—but must also be able to absorb bad news and pull out signal from noise. (www.newyorker.com)
07-06 The Kamala Harris Social-Media Blitz Did Not Just Fall Out of a Coconut Tree - The memes, riffs, and fancams represent a vaguely hallucinatory near-consensus that the Vice-President’s time is now. (www.newyorker.com)
07-06 Robert Caro on the Making of “The Power Broker” - The legendary historian and biographer explains how, from a background in daily journalism, he came to write one of the most revered nonfiction books of the twentieth century. (www.newyorker.com)
07-06 Florence Welch Talks About Life on the Road - The singer and leader of Florence and the Machine chats with John Seabrook about finding her voice as a songwriter and her struggles with alcohol, and plays two songs live with her band. (www.newyorker.com)
07-06 Tory Tears on the U.K.’s Election Night - Viewed from across the pond, or even from across the Channel, the Labour Party’s wipeout win looks like an anomaly—a liberal bulwark against a wave of right-wing populism. (www.newyorker.com)
23-12-12 The Bitcoin Guy at work made this Christmas ornament for our ornament contest 🙄Are you guys sure that 41k is a good time to buy? (old.reddit.com)
23-12-12 To the newcomers: ”Bitcoin crash”, ”Bitcoin plunge”, ”Bitcoin collapse”, ”Bitcoin fall”, ”Bitcoin nosedive” in media titles are far from the real meaning. Usually they mean to signal small/temporary dips (www.reddit.com)