The trailer for Klara and the Sun, directed by Taika Waititi and based on the bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro.
AI Economics for Dummies . “The Wall Street...
AI Economics for Dummies. “The Wall Street Journal’s business editor moves into Alex’s house, having accepted a part-time position as Alex’s human footstool. He never asks to see the books.”
Colossal
• Grace Ebert
In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem
Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles form the collaborative "Shape of Movement."
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Great piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates on how “the portrait of...
Great piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates on how “the portrait of America as an imperial power cuts against its self-image as a righteous cradle of democracy” and what that means for the next Black president.
Colossal
• Kate Mothes
David Daigle’s Elaborate Punch-Cut Paper Pieces Excavate Commercial Imagery
The forthcoming show 'The Death of Beauty' at Track 16 investigates intersections of identity, desire, and consumer culture.
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Alex Lifeson talks about the “Closer To The Heart” intro #guitar #guitarist #shorts
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
Dickover of the Week: The Observer
Bharat Iyer:
Let’s be real … if The Observer actually cared at all about your
privacy, they wouldn’t share your personal data with ONE HUNDRED
AND SIXTY ONE FUCKING PARTNERS. [...]
Imagine if, upon purchasing a copy of the Sunday newspaper in
1791, you were followed aro...
A new seismic phenomenon: seismic waves from the 2011...
A new seismic phenomenon: seismic waves from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake ricocheted off the Earth’s core and shifted the entirety of Japan 6 millimeters to the east, enough to disrupt GPS measurements.
Longreads
• Brendan Fitzgerald
A Diehard Drinker Accidentally Quits
"The cultural discourse around avoiding alcohol never convinced me—and why sober up when the world is burning? Then life intervened."
Intentionally doing dumb things (don't try this at home)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns
After months of growing pressure off the back of crushing local election results, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation. By stepping down, he clears the way for the UK to get its seventh prime minister in a decade. The country's latest MP, the f...
America vs Europe: Two Ways to Build a City
Architect and urban & computational designer Abhinav Bhardwaj made this great set of slides comparing urban design in the US and Europe, peppered with pithy observations like:
European space is shaped on purpose: American open space is what’s left over.
Small blocks make more corners, more routes, more street life.
A fine grid offers hundreds of routes; the tree offers one way out.
(thx, meg)
Tags: Abhinav Bhardwaj · architecture · cities · design · urban planning
Longreads
• Krista Stevens
On Japan’s Post Office For Letters to the Dead
"Sally Hayden explores the ways we cope with loss in times of crisis."
Colossal
• Kate Mothes
Willie Cole Traverses ‘Mind, Body, and Soul’ in Expressive Mixed Media Assemblages
Cole's imaginative sculptures tap into environmentalism, consumerism, and global traditions and histories.
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Are You in the Weights? “LLMs encode their...
Are You in the Weights? “LLMs encode their knowledge and reasoning through billions of numbers called ‘the weights.’ ‘In the weights’ means that a model is able to recall someone without using tools like web search.”
Human brains were not designed to deal with an endless...
Human brains were not designed to deal with an endless supply of bad news. “We are the same species as we were thousands of years ago. What’s changed is the size of the world it’s asked to scan for threats.”
“Henry v Lalas Is the World Cup’s Most Compelling Battle”
Although I’ve seen a highlight or two, I have not overcome my FIFA+Fox+Trump disgust to watch any of the World Cup so far. MAGA dipshit Alexi Lalas is high on the list of reasons not to tune into any of Fox’s braindead coverage, but it sounds like he’s being dragged on the r...
Processed Food Won’t Kill You
From bread and yogurt to frozen vegetables, most of us eat processed food every day. The real story is more complicated than “processed = bad”, and some processing can even make food safer and more nutritious.
#kurzgesagt
#inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshorts...
This is probably the definitive post about web browsers...
Right-wing candidate claims victory in Colombian election
Abelardo de la Espriella claims to have won the tight presidential race in Colombia against left-wing rival Ivan Cepeda. It's estimated only a few hundred thousand votes separate the two candidates. Mr de la Espriella, who's backed by President Trump, wants to use force to c...