Month: October 2022
October 31, 2022
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Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution
“I woke up in a strange bedroom with 24 electrodes glued all over my body and a plastic mask attached to a hose covering my face. This story also ran on The…”
October 30, 2022
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What Moneyball-for-Everything Has Done to American Culture
“This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Forwarded this newsletter?…”
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Running Twitter Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder
“Landing reusable rockets is ferociously difficult, but it’s got nothing on managing a social network Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash So, Elon Musk owns Twitter now.…”
October 29, 2022
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How the U.K. Became Such a Disaster
“This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it…”
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Everything dies, including information
“Everything dies: people, machines, civilizations. Perhaps we can find some solace in knowing that all the meaningful things we’ve learned along the way will…”
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How to Leave Dying Social Media Platforms
“(without ditching your friends) Lazar: Tevye! Tevye, I’m on my way. Tevye: Where are you going? Lazar: Chicago, in America. Tevye: Chicago, America? We are…”
October 28, 2022
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I Sure Hope Twitter Doesn’t Die, Because I Love It Too Much
“BuzzFeed News I know it’s not cool to admit to liking Twitter, but I’m not afraid: Fuck, I love Twitter. I love reading tweets, I love tweeting. I’m such a…”
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‘There Are a Fairly Limited Number of Ways This Could End’
“The Patient ’s creators, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, say the conclusion of Alan (Steve Carell) and Sam’s (Domhnall Gleeson) therapeutic relationship felt…”
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Notes on Twitter, 28th October 2022 | v21
“Notes on Twitter, 28th October 2022 So, last night Elon Musk bought Twitter! Let’s talk a little bit about what I think the future holds. He bought Twitter for…”
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Staring down the Twitterpocalypse
“Well, it seems like this is actually happening. Elon Musk is going to own Twitter by the end of this week. dave karpf @davekarpf Years from now, when we all…”
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“You fucked up real good , kiddo. Twitter is a disaster clown car company that is successful despite itself, and there is no possible way to grow users and…”
October 25, 2022
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The Misremembered History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater | Defector
“In July, Defector published a story about an ancient internet video called “Basketball (so funny you’ll pee your pants).avi,” based on extensive archival…”
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Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud
“Presenters ridiculed her during the broadcast. She told reporters that John Wayne had to be held back by six security guards to prevent him from rushing the…”
October 13, 2022
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American Culture Is Trash Culture
“To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android . No kid needs to watch a movie about a Manhattan…”
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As Putin escalates war, some in Russia’s business elite despair
“When Vladimir Putin launched missile strikes targeting Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure this week, the move seemed to earn the Russian president a…”
October 12, 2022
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How to Make a (Semi-) Fascist Party
“Illustration: Zohar Lazar In mid-September, I attended the National Conservatism Conference in Miami, where Republican politicians, right-wing thought leaders,…”
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We Are On a Path to Nuclear War – War on the Rocks
“In war, nothing is inevitable and not much is predictable. But the war in Ukraine has a direction that observers can see and that we should name. What began as…”
October 8, 2022
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“Vladimir Putin attends a parade marking Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 31. MAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In…”
October 6, 2022
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Advice | 9 tips to debunk false claims made by friends and family
“Even when a source of information is known to be unreliable, research shows, many people will start to believe a claim if it is repeated often enough . That’s…”
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The great myths of political hatred
“Ohio state representative Dick Rench carrying a bomb in a parade. Photo cred: my dad. Here’s a graph that strikes fear into the hearts of social scientists…”
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Warning Signs About the First ‘Post-pandemic’ Winter
“This fall, unlike the one before it, and the one before that, America looks almost like its old self. Schools and universities are in session; malls, airports,…”
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I Was Allergic to Cats. Until Suddenly, I Wasn’t.
“Of all the nicknames I have for my cat Calvin—Fluffernutter, Chonk-a-Donk, Fuzzy Lumpkin, Jerky McJerkface—Bumpus Maximus may be the most apt. Every night, when…”
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Why Growing Parts of the Christian Right Are Convinced It’s the Apocalypse
“Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Shangwei Fang Photography/Moment, SilverV/iStock/Getty Images Plus and ChristianChan/iStock/Getty Images Plus. If you…”
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Elon Musk’s Incredible Shrinking Future
“Does a “super-app” fire up your imagination? Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer. Photo: James Devaney/GC Images Elon Musk has had a busy week. His bid to buy…”
October 5, 2022
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Clover Lawns Are Blooming in Front Yards, and on TikTok
“Amid droughts and extreme heat, people are welcoming clover into their lawns, an alternative to the purely grass lawn, helping them save water and money. For…”
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More “Moby Dick”/Ambient Novels/Sunn O)))/Drone Novels
“I. Apparently it’s “Moby Dick” season. I have learned through a friend that someone I follow on twitter (who’s work/twitter I admire) is also heeding the call…”
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The Hollow Impersonation in Blonde
“Angelica Jade Bastién is a critic for New York ’s Vulture focusing on pop culture. She was once described by a close friend as “ deliciously vulgar .” In life,…”
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The Bear: forget the food – this kitchen drama is the next great menswear show
“I n an early moment of the TV drama series The Bear , the perpetually stressed lead character, Carmy, is seen making a rushed deal in a parking lot. He is…”
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How to Read the White House’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
“How to Read the White House’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights Nearly a year ago, Dr. Alondra Nelson of the White House Office of Science and Technology…”
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FBI Crime Data is Out. Here’s What You Need to Know.
“Lies, damned lies, and crime statistics. Ethan Corey Oct 05, 2022 This story was produced with support from The Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor…”