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Building an Autonomous Feedback Agent

What if your users could submit a bug report and have a pull request ready for review before you’ve even seen the ticket? That’s what we built for Rondo Club, a

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Now that I’ve been living with the new RSS reader for a while, I’m itching to post a screenshot or video preview. Still thinking through the best way to roll it out. I had considered making it independent of Micro.blog, but it relies on too much of the plumbing we already have set up.

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If what you want is to see tiny people all over your...

If what you want is to see tiny people all over your plate, you 100% absolutely have to try Lanmaoa asiatica. The mushroom is a popular food during mushroom season, but if undercooked has the same effect worldwide: lilliputian hallucinations.

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OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. China’s ChatGPT Fans Aren’t OK

As OpenAI removed access to GPT-4o in its app on Friday, people who have come to rely on the chatbot for companionship are mourning the loss all over the world.

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New and improved Leaflet Reader

Lab Notes 023: Leaflet Reader now has "new" and "trending" feeds, post recommendations, and more!

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A Brief History of Japanese Art

I know I probably say this every time I post videos like this, but I wish I’d gotten into art & art history earlier than I did. Channels like Behind the Masterpiece are so good at making this stuff come alive and their Brief History of Japanese Art scratches my recent interest in Japan itch quite nicely. I was lucky to see some of the pieces from the video on my Japan trip last fall, including the Big Buddha in Kamakura, hand scrolls, sumi-e, and so many woodblock prints. (via open culture)

Tags: art · art school · history · Japan · video

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On historical accuracy in movies (Wuthering Heights,...

On historical accuracy in movies (Wuthering Heights, The Odyssey) and the “anxious, professional monitoring in which the images onscreen must be checked and rechecked for their accordance with the original text and preexisting notions about it”.

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I got the most remarkable headphones. Read a review in Wired, and was sold. On sale for $109. Open ear buds from Anker. When I first put them on and played something I had a jolt. The sound appeared to be blasting from the speaker on my laptop. I rushed to try to turn it down and realized it was in my head. Never been so impressed. They don't go inside your ear, the speaker is poised above the ear. Later when I got out of my car and the headphones automatically connected via Bluetooth -- it was a podcast -- I thought the person was talking to me on the street in the middle of nowhere. I laughed at now I had been tricked so thoroughly, twice. It keeps happening. Music is incredible. The best sound I've ever heard from headphones. So totally worth the money.

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Wawa: The Defector Review

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Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Prior to last week, I had n...

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The AI hater’s guide to code with LLMs . This is...

The AI hater’s guide to code with LLMs. This is an interesting and thoughtful read.

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Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE

The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.

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Welcome to Books, For Men™

From the people behind Books, come Books, For Men. Books, For Men have thick, sturdy pages. Built for a man’s eyeballs. Books, For Men are nonfiction. Imagination is not For Men. Books, For Men involve a subtitle, and that subtitle involves the phrase “Suicide Mission.” Avai...

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Recently released: Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing...

Recently released: Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play. “What magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century?”

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Senators Urge Top Regulator to Stay Out of Prediction Market Lawsuits

As prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi battle regulators in court, Senate Democrats are urging the CFTC to avoid weighing in, escalating a broader fight over the burgeoning industry.

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Join Our Livestream: The Hype, Reality, and Future of EVs

Pose your questions to a panel of WIRED experts about the future of the electric vehicle industry.

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A molly guard is a safety cover that you need to move...

A molly guard is a safety cover that you need to move out of the way before pressing an important button. “Anecdotally, this is named after Molly, an engineer’s daughter who was invited to a datacenter and promptly pressed a big red button…”

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20 Best Presidents’ Day Deals on Gear Our Reviewers Actually Used (2026)

Shop these limited-time sales to save on some of our favorite gadgets from Branch, Eufy, and more.

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Polar explorer and scientist Felicity Aston shares her...

Polar explorer and scientist Felicity Aston shares her beauty uniform. “When I come back from an expedition, my hair is in the GREATEST shape. That whole thing about washing your hair less frequently? It’s true.”

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Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos

Snowpack levels across a wide swath of Western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.

WIRED
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The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fandom Is Tearing Itself Apart

The breakout hockey romance has sparked legions of enthralled fans, along with obsessive, parasocial behavior that’s starting to get called out.