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An interactive map of creation stories Discover moments when the sun or moon aligns perfectly with streets or buildings The Fog Bowl: The greatest game that nobody saw
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Building an “AI Tribunal” for media verification Fun with fax machines 50 greatest albums with headphones See how your phone tells everyone who you are
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Spotting the upper class. Surprisingly funny and good natured. Best video games about Rome. Ignoring the big thing is no longer easy to do Common phenomena we still don’t understand
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Every public meeting, summarized in five minutes : AI to keep you up to date on your community. We’ll see more of this, and I predict government will get easier to understand with bill overviews and niche AI generated newsletters to keep people up to date in their communities. How would you change your beliefs…
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— Unexplained lights in the sky correspond to nuclear tests? If this author is hinting at UAPs, then what is the motivation for a UAP? Watching? Protecting? If so, look for the results of that activity. — What to expect from quantum computing — The “AI Doc”, a new documentary about AI, is a weird…
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— REVISED DEFINITIONS OF THE VERB “TO GOOGLE” – “To receive results as ten-second videos that present a sponsored product as the only possible answer to your question.” — Become “the World’s Worst Cleric” in a medieval game inspired by Disco Elysium. — A new website seeking to define the term “liberal”. It’s common media…
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1. An anti-drone swarm laser system; claims to destroy 20 drones a minute 2. Our brain’s master editor, constructing our reality (X) 3. Billy Corgan is pretty sure he saw a shapeshifter once 4. Last gasp against nihilism. And then…(X)
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How to get control of YouTube. Shut off the algorithm and get a better landing page. How to get control of Spotify. Escape the algorithm, expand your listening. How to get control of Twitter. “Onboarding to Twitter is challenging. It’s not a rewarding experience for most people; your posts barely get any engagement at all…
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“A lot of you guys aren’t true introverts” (X) A professor gives advice on “existential depression” (X) A common misconception about introverts (X)
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These songs that make me think of Europe as “the other” – a remote place difficult for Americans to understand. The flip side of Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism. This is not to be confused with songs that deliberately make Europe seem exotic or remote. “This is the Day,” The The “Moderation” and “French Boys”,…
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“The Serendipity Machine: Notes on Using Twitter.”Some guidelines for using Twitter as a superpower – meeting people, getting questions answered, learning. It covers how difficult it is getting traction at first. How to Be Found by Your People Online (YouTube) “Transform your Instagram Feed Into a Community Bulletin Board.” Make the Instagram algorithm biased to local…
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“Will Emerson talks about the impending financial turmoil”: “the only reason they get to continue living like kings is we have our fingers on the scale in their favor” “The Number Go Up Rule: Why America Refuses to Fix Anything” – “The “number go up” rule is not a story of greed or economics, it’s…
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The PARA Method – the best way to organize a folder that I’ve ever found. Getting Things Done – Systematize the clutter in your brain and get things done – they call it work Zen for a reason. An opinionated guide to using Anki correctly. – repetitive ways to improve learning.
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Interesting things to look at on a Thursday morning. “Every American president, but they’re cool and they sport a mullet” (X) Crazy Clown Music – a David Lynch Music Video A ripple in Saturn’s rings (X) On hotel carpets: “I travel for a living. Stay in a lot of hotels. See a lot of carpet”.
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