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Dawn Wilcox’s quest to chronicle the life & death...

Dawn Wilcox’s quest to chronicle the life & death of every woman in the US killed by a man. “Did women have no choice, Wilcox wondered, but to wander the world hoping never to step on a landmine of a man?”

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Hockey Boy Wants His Hockey Puck

Hockey Boy Wants His Hockey Puck
Whose puck is it? Jack Hughes's overtime goal to win Olympic gold is hockey history, maybe the single most important physical object in American hockey history. You could make the case for some Miracle equipment which surely smells awful by now, but that wasn't even the gold...

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Text • David Roth

There Is No Resting State Of March Madness

There Is No Resting State Of March Madness
You can tell a lot about a college basketball fan by what they miss. Cut me open and the concentric rings of idle sentiment that have accrued over a lifetime spent caring about this stuff will date me to my precise moment of conversion, on a well-timed sick day back in middl...

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Text • Ken Pomeroy

March Madness’s Phony Rules Were Made To Be Broken

March Madness’s Phony Rules Were Made To Be Broken
I’m a sucker for contrarian tournament picks. Sure, I could spend some time telling you why a one-seed is going to win the title, but who really finds joy in touting the favorite? You’d have to be a heartless sociopath to do that, whereas I am a normal man who spends a lot o...

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Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll

Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll

In a feature the dating app says is set to roll out in the U.S. later this spring, Tinder plans to access users' camera rolls to pick photos and determine what they're into.

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Mapping Google's Unmappable City

Mapping Google's Unmappable City

How filmmaker Chris Parr put North Oaks, Minnesota on the map.

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I talked with a friend who makes a feed reader app, suggesting how to hook up to a linkblogging tool. Thought I would share the instructions to everyone. I'd love to see more people using software to do linkblogs, rather than do them by hand. Then we could build systems for distributing them. This is how we create markets, by getting more people automating their work, and thus we are able to connect components together. So if you make a feed reader, how about hooking up with linkblogging tools?

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Wondering if I use AI-assisted coding differently than a lot of developers. I don’t chat with AI forever to come up with a perfect plan and then have it execute it. I use AI the same way I would code traditionally, iterating quickly with dozens of quick changes. Still feels like programming.

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Checking in with Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests,...

Checking in with Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests, kinetic machine sculptures that move under their own power along the beach. Some of the most recent versions are quick fast and can even tow humans along behind them.

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Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI

Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his end-to-end encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.

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Text • Mathew Ingram

Pokemon Go created a 3D map of the world – but for what?

Pokemon Go created a 3D map of the world – but for what?

You may have seen the recent headlines about how a company called Niantic Spatial is using a database of real-world locations that was originally compiled by players of the mobile game Pokemon Go — a game that launched about a decade ago and quickly became an obsession for tens of millions of people, young and old.

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Open Channels FM Announces the Launch of Channel 4

Open Channels FM introduces Channel 4, a new podcast platform for diverse discussions, fostering creativity and authenticity beyond existing categories.

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I’m testing GPT-5.4 via the API. The pricing is interesting. 5.4-mini and 5.4-nano are about 3x as expensive, but they are apparently much better, so I switched one call from 5-mini to 5.4-nano.

Meanwhile for coding I use 5.4 high with /fast and can’t burn through tokens fast enough. Really good.

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Building a Kubernetes-native pattern for AI infrastructure at scale

Minimalist black and white vector illustration of two jagged mountain peaks composed of high-contrast diagonal white lines against a black background. The geometric design includes a stylized sun or moon and abstract clouds made of horizontal lines, symbolizing operational scale, traffic spikes, and the structured complexity of cloud-native infrastructure.

When AI developer and ops teams first adopt large models on Kubernetes, the focus is usually on getting something to

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Underground Artists is an ongoing comic by Ali Fitzgerald (Hungover Bear & Friends) that follows woodland creatures as they create art and search out whimsy in a bleak forest. - - -

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Building Trust at Scale and Navigating Agency Challenges in the Age of AI

In this episode, Adam and Marc discuss agency challenges in digital marketing, focusing on AI's impact, client expectations, and the importance of communication and efficiency in managing multiple websites.

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Text • Chris Haslam

Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro Dolby Atmos Projector Review: Big, Brilliant

Ever wanted a complete Dolby Atmos cinema packed into a big wheelie case?

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The Men Obsessed With ‘High T’

Fueled by the manosphere, men are boosting their testosterone levels through natural and synthetic means, with some competitively swapping test results on a regular basis.

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Android Auto’s Secret Superpower Is a Customizable Shortcut Button

Put bespoke commands on the Android Auto home screen with this little-known feature.

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Apple MacBook Air (M5) Review: The Goldilocks MacBook

Set between the MacBook Neo and MacBook Pro, the M5 MacBook Air remains the laptop that I recommend for most people.