I teach philosophy on TikTok, perhaps to the surprise of some colleagues in the discipline (who haven’t met me), and to parts of the internet. The core skeptical question I’m most often asked (or, at least, the question that’s at least behind the questions…

Tackle the steelmanning challenge, a three-step method to win arguments by helping your opponent. Its only downside: Nobody will ever take it.

A handful of companies have pushed the boundaries of intellectual property law by laying claim to individual colors.

Minecraft streamer and content creator Technoblade has died following an extended battle with stage four cancer, his family has announced.

Kaspersky experts have brought to light a poorly detected SessionManager backdoor that was set up as a malicious module within the Internet Information Services (IIS), a popular web server edited by Microsoft. Once propagated, SessionManager enables a wide…

The Facebook owner cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30% this year as Mark Zuckerberg warned of a deep economic downturn.

By deciding in favor of fossil-fuel interests and limited regulatory authority, the Court has hampered the EPA’s ability to mitigate power-plant carbon pollution

We discovered SEVERE thermal throttling with Apple's new M2 MacBook Pro, proving that it needs a BETTER cooling system with two fans instead of one.
We exported 8K Canon RAW and saw temps hit 108°C, more than we've ever seen on a Mac, even an Intel Mac.…

Paid-for Copilot trained on FOSS code final straw for Software Freedom Conservancy

A deep dive into the Feynman Technique, a method designed to learn through teaching. How can we upgrade it with a few teaching principles?

The collapse of our pollinators may no longer be headlines, but we’re still killing their buzz.

Celebrity chefs, food writers, and home cooks have sneered at pre-cut produce. They’re dismissing those of us with disabilities