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  • 5 architectural concept buildings

    Here are five buildings whose architecture seeks to create a sense of harmony and place within the environment around it. The designs things to blend with the space around it.

  • MAHA Hospital

    The Pitt as run through the brain of RFK Jr,

  • Wired headphones making a comeback

    After years of decline in sales, wired headphones are making a comeback. Maybe I gave up too easily. Recently, a quiet movement has grown in the shadows based on a controversial truth: wired headphones are better than Bluetooth. Sales are through the roof in recent months. You can often get better sound for the money…

  • A different MacBook Neo review

    What if you wrote a product review, not necessarily detailing technical specs and comparing to other products, but doing so in a way that tells us a story about what the machine can do and ultimately represent? This computer is not for the people writing those reviews — people who already have the MacBook Pro,…

  • Why are programmers seeing AI differently?

    Anil Dash shares insights related to why programmers view AI definitely than, artists or other creatives. It boils down to cultural and historical elements of software programming – sharing code and reducing rework. And how they view labor. I’ve come to the personal conclusion that the only way forward is for more of the hackers…

  • Even OnlyFans performers are outsourcing work

    Capitalism is so pervasive even OnlyFans performers are outsourcing work A more recent period of chatting work with a new agency offered improved conditions and pay, though still less than $4 an hour. She said she knew the work would involve explicit content – but even so “sexting” was unpleasant. “It’s kind of icky when…

  • Selena Gomez Oreos trapping possums

    In New Zealand, opossums are an invasive species. Selena Gomez Oreos are helping locals trap the critters. “We wanted to try something that we could do in the field that mimicked the effect of a psychoactive drug,” Hickling explains. “And that’s when I came across this psychological paper which suggested that a combination of fat…

  • A case for making standard time permanent

    When we change the clocks, we always complain about how it disrupts our lives. Most people prefer daylight savings time – more sunshine to do more things. However, the science behind circadian rhythms suggest that standard time is when our bodies prefer. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), in its formal position statement, has…

  • Enshittification explained and personified

    The Norwegian Consumer Council created a video that encapsulated our modern dystopia, explaining it and also personifying it–enshittification.

  • Billionaires funding elections at extraordinary rates

    Due to the Citizens United decision, we know that money is speech. We’ve also known for a while that the extremely wealthy are funding elections to an extraordinary degree and reaping the benefits. The extraordinary spending in Montana is part of a new era of political power for the rapidly growing number of billionaires minted…