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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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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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Lee Ross and the “Fundamental Attribution Error”
...and to the psychologist who put it on the map.
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Why Read Classic Books?
This is my first attempt to “think out loud” about the question I get most often: why bother reading the Classics? This is still very much a work in progress: I think people don’t consider and adapt their own beliefs often enough (see also: mental liquidity ). I consider my opinions here to be very much loosely held…
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How factories were made safe
The fundamental cause was a wrong attitude towards the core question: who is responsible for safety?
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Chris Avellone about why he “didn’t fight any of this”
Since “updates” can usually get lost in the noise, the most recent updates are put first.
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Poor parents receiving universal payments increase spending on kids
When given cash with no strings attached, low- and middle-income parents increased their spending on their children, according to a WSU study of Alaska Permanent Fund payments.
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Americans' life ratings reach record high
An estimated 59.2% of U.S. adults rate their lives well enough to be categorized as "thriving" exceeding the previous record-high estimate of 57.3% from 2017.
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Smart Phone, Dumb Terminal
Using your phone as a dumb terminal with a Bluetooth keyboard
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Conservation should be allowed to pay its own way on public lands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) auction in February, 2016, for oil and gas drilling rights near Arches National Park was unremarkable. The high bidder, Tempest Exploration Co. LLC, paid $2,500 for the 1,120 acre lease by credit card and began paying annual rental fees. What soon did prove remarkable, though, was…
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Teaching Students How to Cheat During the Pandemic
Modification of Kobayahsi Maru for all-virtual classes
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The Sovietization of the American Press
The transformation from phony "objectivity" to open one-party orthodoxy hasn't been an improvement
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When Radiohead sampled Paul Lansky (2000)
The English rock band Radiohead uses a sample from my very first computer piece, mild und leise , (this is an mp3 file) on one of the tracks on their CD, Kid A . (Yes, they very graciously asked permission, and I gave it. ) In fact, I really like what they did with the sample; it is quite imaginative and inventive…
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Vivaldi: Violating CoC on forum may close your email account
We’re building a Community that is happy, kind, and constructive. Read our Code of Conduct for and find out how you can help us get there.
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Man Built a $188M Fortune Investing in Stocks Then Donated It to Charity
Jack MacDonald was a frugal attorney who wanted to build a big net worth to give it to charity thanks to his hobby of investing in the stock market.
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My letter to Medicaid, appealing my child's Medicaid denial
My daughter Sterling was denied Medicaid, despite having special needs and being medically complex. Here's what I said to the State of Indiana after denying Sterling's Medicaid application.
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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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Dear self: we need to talk about social media
Last year I discovered, much to my chagrin, that always-on internet socializing was costly for me. This was inconvenient both because I’d spent rather a lot of time singing the praises of social me…
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Irish teen invents magnetic liquid trap to remove microplastics in water (2019)
Read about the Irish teenager who won the Google Science award for the magnetic liquid trap that could clean an ocean of microplastics.
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Sudan woke up without Internet
Today, October 25, following political turmoil, Sudan woke up without Internet access.
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The curious history of NovaMin toothpaste (2018)
I buy my toothpaste from overseas through eBay. Wonder why?
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How death rates from Covid-19 differ between vaccinated and unvaccinated
To understand how the pandemic is evolving, it’s crucial to know how death rates from COVID-19 are affected by vaccination status.
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I would like closure, but I'll take honesty
The New York Times is special.