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Life before smartphones (2020)
An essay about life pre-iPhone addiction, why you're wrong about Salt Bae, an Indian butter chicken Instant Pot adventure, and a new Hell & Wellness pod discussing Marie Kondo.
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 8,148 posts.
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Why is China smashing its tech industry?
Maybe because what countries think of as a "tech industry" isn't always the same
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How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils
Selling your soul has never been easier. Today, there are plenty of demonology books that teach you how to bargain with Lucifer, written by authors who have probably done this themselves on multiple occasions.
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Murray's jailing is latest move in a battle to snuff out independent journalism
The supreme court’s refusal to hear Craig Murray’s appeal against his unprecedented conviction for ‘jigsaw identification’ means the British state is now effectively credentialising journalists. Only corporate journalists will be safe from state retribution.
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Where has all the productivity gone?
Why hasn't new technology made us more productive than it has?
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I, Token: The untold story of the hole in Bitcoin's heart
The untold story of the hole in Bitcoin's heart
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Has the lead-crime hypothesis been debunked?
A couple of months ago a new paper was released that examined the lead-crime hypothesis. Its conclusion is that there's little evidence for an association, and if there is one it's pretty small. I haven't commented on it, but not because of its negative conclusion. It's because the paper is a meta-analysis. I'm fairly…
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Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (2010)
Well I'm in the working world again. I've found myself a well-paying gig in the engineering industry, and life finally feels like it's returning to normal after my nine months of traveling. Beca...
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Restaurant prices in the 19th and 20th centuries (2009)
Restaurant prices in the 19th century (followed by 20th, below) Note: Until the mid-19th century prices were often quoted in shillings and pence, or in Spanish dollars. One Spanish bit = 12½¢; One …
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Who Owns My Name?
Does my name belong to me? Does my face? What about my life? My story? Why is my name used to refer to events I had no hand in? I return to…
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One Tenth of a Second
Notes on Jimena Canales book
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The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU
Curious how much common medications such as acetaminophen/paracetamol cost in an ICU? What about the actual daily room cost in an ICU? Or, specific treatments/labs? What about diaper cream? I'm…
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Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it
A collection of my personal work, including essays, projects, and photos.
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Remote Culture War Has Begun, Executives Pumping Out "Back to Work" Propaganda
DO NOT SUBSCRIBE HERE subscribe at wheresyoured.at. Click to read DO NOT SUBSCRIBE HERE subscribe at wheresyoured.at, by Ed Zitron, a Substack publication.
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The mermaid is taking over Google search in Norway
A weird thing is going on with Google search in Norway right now. Spammers are taking over.
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Smart Phone, Dumb Terminal
Using your phone as a dumb terminal with a Bluetooth keyboard
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Columbo: an origin story (2018)
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first airing of Prescription: Miurder, here’s a little bit about the origins of the Columbo character – and the actors who played him before …
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Why the Substack hype is much ado about very little
Previously published at GBH News. I have nothing against Substack. The newsletter platform seems like a clean, simple tool aimed at helping independent writers charge subscription fees for their wo…
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The Insecurity Industry
The greatest danger to national security has become the companies claiming to protect it
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Jeanne Calment’s 122-year old longevity record may be fake (2018)
Did Jeanne’s daughter get away with stealing her mother’s identity?
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Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?
NBC drops the ball on distribution
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Farmers always worked from home
Farmers effectively work from home, and in the past majority of the population was farming. What can they teach us about Work-Life Balance?
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Japanese Typewriters
September 30, 2009 at 5:30 pm · Filed under Japanese History , Japanese Technology
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Don't Be Anti Car. Be Pro Something Else.
People hate change. They have something of a tendency to dig their heels in and be against it just because it is new and different. They as...
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Clubhouse is the big stinker that nobody wants to talk about
DO NOT SUBSCRIBE HERE subscribe at wheresyoured.at. Click to read DO NOT SUBSCRIBE HERE subscribe at wheresyoured.at, by Ed Zitron, a Substack publication.
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Please, enough with the dead butterflies (2017)
We all have pet peeves, even though there's a lot going on in the world that makes them pretty insignificant. While acknowledging that there are many more
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Is Norway the New East India Company?
Gas and oil, and opium