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55,076karma·6,456submissions·June 14, 2023
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When Vultures Nearly Disappeared in India, Half a Million People Died, Too(smithsonianmag.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Traceroute, firewalls, and the modern Internet: a horrible realization(utcc.utoronto.ca)
2y ago·discuss
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Why scammers want your phone number(welivesecurity.com)
2y ago·discuss
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There are two kinds of advertising(chriscoyier.net)
2y ago·discuss
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Why wildfires are getting more dangerous(theconversation.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Fifty years on, the film reads like sociology: assembly lines make the working class deranged, technology makes them irrelevant, and unemployment makes them hungry.
2y ago·view thread
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In "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," Feeding Your Family Comes First(newyorker.com)
2y ago·57 comments
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Related: "Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers" @ https://apnews.com/article/libraries-ebooks-publishers-…
2y ago·view thread
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Libraries will be able to buy ebooks instead of renting them at prices(dp.la)
2y ago·2 comments
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Analyzing the connection between physical attractiveness and video gaming time(nber.org)
2y ago·discuss
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The life of Australia's bluest bird the splendid fairy-wren(abc.net.au)
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Are Universities Failing the Accommodations Test?(thewalrus.ca)
2y ago·discuss
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No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing(theconversation.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Study into how JavaScript-first front end culture broke US public services(infrequently.org)
2y ago·1 comments
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Half of American now carry credit card debt, many with no plan to pay it off(dailyitem.com)
2y ago·22 comments
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The CEO of Bank of America no longer believes a recession is on the horizon(thehill.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Audiologist creates app to help people find acoustically-friendly restaurants(abc.net.au)
2y ago·1 comments
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Why competent workers become incompetent managers(fastcompany.com)
2y ago·2 comments
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California PD Rolls Out Nation's First All-Electric Police Fleet(government-fleet.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Existing quantum devices could be used to disrupt the stock market(newscientist.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Yes, People Do Buy Books(countercraft.substack.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Sebastian Marset built an empire as a kingpin and professional soccer player(washingtonpost.com)
2y ago·discuss
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Make a New Programming Language(ntietz.com)
2y ago·1 comments
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Why Does Height Matter for Politicians?(sapiens.org)
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