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Neal Stephenson: Writing by hand is good for your brain — Here's how to do it

Stephenson: I’m not an expert on how the brain works, but I can say that, when writing by hand, one is continually solving a series of small problems having to do with the spacing of words, how letters are connected, the crossing of the letter t (sometimes more than one in ...

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Hamilton Nolan: Enshittification relies on broken economic math

Nolan starts by quoting Cullen Roche, an investor and writer, who went to the Tour de France and marveled at “how poorly they monetized the event.” Roche: In short, the American model creates a wealthier, more capitalized industry, while the European model sacrifices financ...

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The world is walking a path toward a world war, and no one — including the president of the United States — seems to be in command of events.

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Boris Cherny on Trying to Get Claude Code to Rewrite the Claude App

ycrootaccess.com/p/boris-cherny-building-claude-code

Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code at Anthropic, was interviewed by Diana Hu on stage at Y Combinator’s Startup School 2026 last week. Starting around 20:30 in the video, he briefly discussed directing Claude to perform difficult tasks: Cherny: I think the skill nowadays ...

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Landscape 3 #pissarro #danishart

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What’s going on with America’s farms and food?

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Marlins discussing deals for Hicks, Stowers (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Can French nukes protect Europe if Donald Trump walks away? (economist.com)

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Americans feel stuck — and it’s making us sick | Opinion (share.inquirer.com)

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Domestic-Abuse Allegations Shake Ohio Congressman’s Re-Election Bid (wsj.com)

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‘I Thought: This Guy Must Be the Worst Negotiator Ever’ (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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How To Save Money? (medium.com)

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“Something his spirit required”

John Keller is the title character in Lawrence Block’s Hit Man series. Killing people is his profession…but stamp collecting is his passion. “When he was working with his stamps, he was always entirely absorbed in what he was doing. He … Continue reading

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I usually don’t like horror movies but the Quiet series is good stuff.

https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-quiet-place/

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“It’s hard to explain, but, for me, just aiming a speelycaptor (video recorder) at something doesn’t collect what is meaningful to me. I need someone to gather it in with all their senses, mix it round in their head, and make it over into words.”— ANATHEM (Neal Stephenson)

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Kelsey Plum Is Back At The Center Of A Head-Scratching Trade

Kelsey Plum Is Back At The Center Of A Head-Scratching Trade
Weird trade. They must think they can re-sign her. This is more or less what I said before the 2025 season, when the Los Angeles Sparks traded for a year of Kelsey Plum. In a three-team deal that also sent Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas, the Sparks gave up the No. 2 pick...

Letters from an American
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Zelensky says Ukraine has ‘no interceptors’ as ballistic missiles hit Kyiv (wapo.st)

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Trailblazer’s 2,300-mile trek to link Britain’s 15 national parks (thetimes.com)

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