The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.

Listening to music by yourself might not seem like a social activity, but University at Buffalo researchers have published a study that suggests how doing so can have valuable social benefits.

This video dates back to about 2010, and is the origin of the phrase "I've forgotten how to count that low" that was recently referenced in a blog post and on hacker news. (https://acesounderglass.com/2021/10/20/i-dont-know-how-to-count-that-low/)

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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could snarl operations at several labs.

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Today Gumroad announced that they’ve become open source, with this being echoed by the founder and on social sites like Hacker News:

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