Most people are personally optimistic, but socially pessimistic. This can be a drag on collective progress.

Claims of disability are highest at elite universities

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Join me on a transformative journey up Mt. Fuji's renowned Yoshida trail, where I explore the art of 焼印 (iron branding) on walking sticks and the warm hospitality of hut owners. Follow along as I introduce the stations and stamps of Mt. Fuji through collected…

The problem with utopia

Real-time problems and status for Youtube UK. Can't log in? Is the app not working properly? Here you see what is going on.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subnoscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! I recently looked into Tesla’s January sales in 12 European markets, and the results were not pretty. Overall, across those 12 markets, Tesla’s…

In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”

__Advice, not control: the role of Remote Assistance in Waymo’s operations__

This piece contains spoilers for Halt and Catch Fire. Halt and Catch Fire is one of my favorite TV shows of all time. During quarantine, I binged all four seasons in a week and was immediately struck by its themes of human connection — the desire for…

Strongly typed queries for PostgreSQL and TypeScript - n-e/pg-typesafe

Minimal x86 Kernel - built in Zig. Contribute to lopespm/zig-minimal-kernel-x86 development by creating an account on GitHub.

My personal Obsidian vault template. A bottom-up approach to note-taking and organizing things I am interested in.

If you’re trying to access YouTube right now and running into problems, you’re not alone, as a widespread outage appears...

How Microsoft continvoucly morged my Git branching diagram.

Caffeinated tea also found to slow cognitive decline in study.

Dutch gambling authorities have ordered U.S.-based website Polymarket to immediately cease all operations in the Netherlands, saying the company is operating gambling activity without a license. The site, which allows users to place bets on political events…