A Field Guide to the North American Cold Chain
So far in the “Field Guide” series, we’ve mainly looked at critical infrastructure systems that, while often blending into the scenery, are easily observable once you know where to look. …read more
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A Field Guide To The North American Cold Chain
So far in the “Field Guide” series, we’ve mainly looked at critical infrastructure systems that, while often blending into the scenery, are easily observable once you know where t…Hackaday
Democratic Voters Who Skipped 2024 Election Want Candidates Like Bernie, AOC (Tessa Stuart/Rolling Stone)
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Democratic Voters Who Skipped 2024 Want Candidates Like Bernie, AOC
New research suggests the prevailing wisdom in Washington — the idea that Democrats tacked too far to the left last year — might be wrong.Tessa Stuart (Rolling Stone)
The Court's Liberals Are Trying to Tell Americans Something (Aziz Huq/The Atlantic)
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Look Closer at the Liberal Justices' Dissenting Opinions
Justices Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor aren’t merely disagreeing with the majority’s technical readings of the law.Aziz Huq (The Atlantic)
Substack wants to reinvent the wheel.
In recent years the newsletter platform has tried to expand to micro-blogging, TikTokers, and full websites. Now the company is inching towards something its leadership has long criticized: advertising and social networks.
The New York Times reports that Substack is doubling down on its Notes feature, which is similar to X or Meta’s Threads. Substack raised $100 million in a recent funding round. In June, the company said it wasn’t planning to be profitable anytime soon.
Substack Raises $100 Million, Betting on Subscriptions but Coming Around to Ads
“More than 50 people” are making over $1 million a year on Substack.
CEO Chris Best drops that fact onstage at The Information’s “Future of Influence” event in Los Angeles. He also says Substack was “accidentally cash flow positive” in the first quarter of this year, but isn’t planning to be profitable soon.Alex Heath (The Verge)
We Deserve Better: A New Social Media Bill of Rights - techdirt.com/2025/07/17/we-des…
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We Deserve Better: A New Social Media Bill of Rights
Earlier this year, I was a part of a CNN documentary, Twitter: Breaking the Bird, which gave me much pause for reflection about the state of social media and how we got here. This year alone weR…Techdirt
Israeli strikes rip through Gaza, killing 17 in aid area and church
As Israeli bombs rain down on shelters, schools, and churches, Gaza’s civilians, already displaced and desperate, are left to face death with no refuge in sight.
Governor Newsom responds to Trump's latest gift to China: Defunding America's only high-speed rail (Daniel Villasenor/Governor of California)
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From Project Gutenberg:
Alamainen: Romaani
by Heinrich Mann
Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/53913
Alamainen: Romaani by Heinrich Mann
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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Secret Story – Il perd son secret « je suis macroniste » après avoir fait un discours sur la méritocratie
Toute l'information selon des sources contradictoires.La Rédaction (Le Gorafi.fr Gorafi News Network)
Norwegian investment firm joins AI gold rush to the frozen north
Norwegian industrial investment firm Aker has announced plans to build an AI “factory” in the Arctic. It’s the latest company heading to the far north to tap into abundant green ...Siôn Geschwindt (The Next Web)
Denmark taps Microsoft to build world’s most powerful quantum computer
Denmark is aiming to stake a bold claim in the global quantum race with plans to build the world’s most powerful quantum computer. Backed by €80mn from EIFO (Denmark’s export ...Siôn Geschwindt (The Next Web)
Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app
Aravind Srinivas on Perplexity’s new Comet web browser, the AI talent frenzy, and a future IPO.
Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app
Aravind Srinivas discusses Perplexity’s new Comet browser and the future of the web.Alex Heath (The Verge)
DOJ seeks one-day sentence for officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor (Perry Stein/Washington Post)
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DOJ seeks one-day sentence for officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor
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A gritty Pac-Man reboot makes for surprisingly solid Metroid-style action
Shadow Labyrinth isn’t the most original game, but it has some interesting ideas thanks to its Pac-Man twist.
A gritty Pac-Man reboot makes for surprisingly solid Metroid-style action
Shadow Labyrinth reimagines Pac-Man as a gritty survival game on the PS5, Xbox, Switch, and PC.Andrew Webster (The Verge)
#latitude : extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line
- French: latitude
- German: der Breitengrad
- Italian: latitudine
- Portuguese: latitude
- Spanish: latitud
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