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721.
by samizdis 4y ago
That's one of many stories told nicely in The New New Thing by Michael Lewis, which I really enjoyed reading.
722.
by samizdis 4y ago
This isn't quite the same thing as a "work culture canary", but it offered an interesting (to me, at least) perspective on coworkers. On two occasions, once in a large media office in the UK for a year and the second time in
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Japan's NTT claims it's built 1.2Tbit/s optical comms that sip power(theregister.com)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
724.
Yahoo buys The Factual to add news credibility ratings(axios.com)
4 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
725.
European space chief “cannot see” a return to cooperation with Russia(arstechnica.com)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
726.
Before YouTube's Algorithm, There Were 'Coolhunters'(theatlantic.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|3 comments
727.
Red giant Betelgeuse was yellow-orange some 2k years ago(phys.org)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
728.
Keeping Time with Incense Clocks(daily.jstor.org)
5 points by samizdis 4y ago|1 comments
729.
Should You Get Tested for That New Disease?(fivethirtyeight.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|1 comments
730.
Is Nvidia underestimating the chip crunch?(economist.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|1 comments
731.
JWST detects carbon dioxide in alien planet's atmosphere for first time(axios.com)
20 points by samizdis 4y ago|6 comments
732.
Meta’s metaverse hype leads to real-world backlash(spectrum.ieee.org)
57 points by samizdis 4y ago|115 comments
733.
by samizdis 4y ago
> Recruiting people does not work by doing laundry lists of questions asked by HR drones that don’t understand context or demand 10 years of experience in a technology that’s 8 years old. Five rounds of interviews, tests and exams where
734.
Birds Changed Their Tune During the Pandemic(atlasobscura.com)
85 points by samizdis 4y ago|30 comments
735.
Bendable TVs and monitors that no one asked for(arstechnica.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|1 comments
736.
Twitter starts testing ability to edit tweets(axios.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
737.
A virtual army of impish cartoon pooches is waging war on Russia(economist.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
738.
by samizdis 4y ago
> Put the marketing departments on the ark ship along with the telephone sanitizers and we'll all be better off. ... but we'll still have nice-looking hair :)
739.
Lighthouse keeper wanted for north-westerly corner of Britain(theguardian.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
740.
by samizdis 4y ago
More clues can be found higher up in the site. See Something about ... Finnish! [1] > First let's have fun. There are two texts about Finnish language: the English original and a German translation. Don't take them too seriou
741.
Google’s Fuchsia OS is taking over smart displays, now on its second device(arstechnica.com)
7 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
742.
by samizdis 4y ago
> I urge you to reconsider the phrasing of “bovine acceptance”. Cows are intelligent beings. They have long memories, they have friends, they have feelings. They have personalities. They are capable of learning. I read the term "bov
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The Block launches tokenized paywall(axios.com)
5 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
744.
by samizdis 4y ago
Non-paywall version syndicated at ArsTechnica: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/amazon-to-close-...
745.
Large blue butterfly numbers soar in Britain(theguardian.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
746.
The Commodore 64 at 40: back to the future of video games(theguardian.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
747.
Boredom behind the wheel is a risk as cars get smarter(axios.com)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
748.
Was King Arthur a Real Person?(smithsonianmag.com)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
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Sulfuric acid shortage could stifle green tech and threaten food security(theconversation.com)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|1 comments
750.
NYT union floods management with coordinated emails(axios.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments

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