Colossal
• Kate Mothes
Ava Roth Collaborates with Insects to Create ‘Kintsu-Bee’ Ceramic Vessels
As bees build their hive, ceramics are mended in the spirit of a time-honored Japanese craft tradition.
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The Truth About the "Whoop Killer"
Is the Fitbit Air the true Whoop 5.0 killer? MKBHD Merch: http://shop.MKBHD.com Affiliate Links Fitbit Air: https://geni.us/W24DGJY Whoop: https://geni.us/0vkguAL Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: https://goo.gl/B3AWV5 Fitbit provided by Google for review. ~ http://twitter.com/MKBHD http://instagram.com/MKBHD http://facebook.com/MKBHD
Longreads
• Brendan Fitzgerald
Building an AI Data Center in Pine Island, Minnesota
"I learned about the data center as soon as the scrappy sign was erected. I was thrilled to see something new; my drive hasn’t changed much in three years. I was less thrilled for Pine Island, which has, like many rural Midwestern towns, become an unlikely microcosm of the AI debate."
Colossal
• Kate Mothes
Vibrant Miniature Dioramas Burst from Vintage Compacts by Shannon Taylor
Nature and magic come alive in tiny watercolor scenes.
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Longreads
• Longreads
Getting Unstuck with Ramona Ausubel

US launches new strikes on Iran
Quoting Corey Quinn
I cannot believe I'm saying this, but getting the literal Pope to canonize your product's specific technical limitations as a spiritual treatise is the single greatest act of vendor lobbying I have ever seen.
— Corey Quinn, on Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah's influence on Magnifica Humanitas
Tags: ai-ethics, corey-quinn, anthropic, ai
‘Animal House’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan go on double-secret probation after rewatching the 1978 classic ‘Animal House’ starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, and John Vernon. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic The Ringer is committed to responsible trading. Please visit https://fanduel.com/predicts to learn more about the resources and helpline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Notes on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI
Daring Fireball
• Daring Fireball Department of Commerce
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Flag Design
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
Awarding Jay Haynes His Being Right Points for Predicting Apple Hitting $3 Trillion in Market Cap
Ferrari's Electric Car Looks Like...
Ferrari Luce
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
Thieves Are Texting Threats to Victims of iPhone Theft in London
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
Trump Mobile Website Exposed the Number of Pre-Orders — Both Completed and Abandoned — and the Associated Customer Information
Geddy Lee talks about recording “Tom Sawyer” #rush #geddylee #shorts
Longreads
• Brendan Fitzgerald
Is Yoko Ono the Most Radical Artist of the Trump Era?
"In the 1960s, she invited an audience to cut off her clothes. As attacks on women’s rights escalate, 'Cut Piece' and other decades-old works of feminist art feel more relevant than ever."
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
The History of ‘OK’
merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-hilarious-history-of-ok-okay