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Notes from a Flat Earth Conference
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www.willpatrick.co.uk
Notes From A Flat Earth Conference - Will Patrick
Two and a half years ago I went to a conference to take portraits of people who believe the earth is flat. I thought it would be a straightforward photography project. It was not.
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The Suspected Poisoning of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Most Prominent Adversary
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The New Yorker
The Suspected Poisoning of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Most Prominent Adversary
Navalny, the creator of Russia’s leading alternative-media outlet and its only real political organization, is now in a coma in the Siberian city of Omsk.
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A civilization flourished in Sudan nearly 5K years ago. Why was it forgotten?
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Smithsonian Magazine
In the Land of Kush
The African nation's pyramids and other archaeological sites are only now emerging from the shadow of its more storied neighbor to the north
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Malaria No More
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Malaria No More
Home | Malaria No More
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The Language of Science
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Scientific American
The Language of Science
How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years
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Math.min(Math.max(num, min), max)
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Twitter
Whenever I need to clamp a number between a `min` and a `max`, it takes me ages to convince myself this implementation is correct.
But yeah, it's easy! I just want the min of the max of the num and the min and the max.
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Startup mistakes: First-hand lessons from over eighty failed startups
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Failory
Startup Mistakes: First-Hand Lessons from 80+ Failed Startups
We've analyzed why +80 startups have failed and identified some of their common mistakes. Here're our findings!
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Rideshare operations are being suspended in California
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Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after banning nearly 7k subreddits
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The Verge
Reddit reports 18 percent reduction in hateful content after banning nearly 7,000 subreddits
Reddit is trying to get serious about hate speech
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Antibody tests show what parts of NYC were hit hardest
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Nytimes
1.5 Million Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest
The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information, and includes all antibody test results reported to the city’s Department of Health.
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Launch HN: Hubble (YC S20) – Monitor data quality inside data warehouses
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Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an impact on news publishers
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Nieman Lab
Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an impact on news publishers, too
For more than a decade, handing 30 percent of subnoscription revenues to the tech giants has just been the cost of doing business. A gaming fight could unlock new ways to pay.
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Analyzing Python Code with Python
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Thoughts on Rust vs. OCaml
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Darklang
First thoughts on Rust vs OCaml
I'm about two weeks into Rust now, so this feels like a good time to write a
critique, before I get Stockholm Syndrome'd.
My main motivation in learning Rust is that I have to maintain some of Dark's
Rust code [https://docs.darklang.com/contributing/if-you…
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Who to ignore – bullshit filters
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Ernest Oppetit
Who to ignore (3 bullshit filters)
By Gabriel and Ernest Oppetit Unforseen shit happens. 9/11, the 2008 crash, Brexit, Trump, COVID-19… you know the story. These events surprised us because our information diets are domi…
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Effect of Exercise-Related Factors on the Perception of Time
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Frontiers
Effect of Exercise-Related Factors on the Perception of Time
The concept of time whether considered through the lenses of physics or physiology is a relative measure. Alterations in time perception can have serious implications in sport, fitness and work. Accurate perception of time is an important skill with many…
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Satellite warfare: An arms race is brewing in orbit
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The Economist
An arms race is brewing in orbit
Experts want to clarify how the laws of war on Earth apply beyond it
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Sci-fi story coauthored by GPT-3, including in-character human/AI chats
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jamesyu.org
Singular: Possible Futures of the Singularity in Conversation with GPT-3
Short stories about the singularity written in collaboration with GPT-3.
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Show HN: Say Less – An AI-powered tool to write shorter, more effective email
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sayless.email
Say Less
Say Less: Write shorter, more effective email
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Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge grants emergency stay
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The Verge
Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge grants emergency stay
An 11th-hour reprieve for Uber and Lyft.
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TypeScript 4.0
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Microsoft News
Announcing TypeScript 4.0
Today we are thrilled to announce the availability of TypeScript 4.0! This version of the language represents our next generation of TypeScript releases, as we dive deeper into expressivity, productivity, and scalability. If you’re not familiar with TypeScript…
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