[SC 2.4.4] Two for two
We are now two for two for newsletter issues, which places us above most podcast initiatives. Gotta keep things in perspective.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/akexg5/the-death-of-office-culture-leads-to-boom-times-for-used-chair-salesman
Remembering The One Good Office Chair we would all fight over at the newspaper I used to work for.
The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works
Only humans could build an entire sport atop a weird physics corner case exploit.
Fact Check: Birds really can eat rice safely
signed, birb
Are Roses Edible?
signed, rose
If I Could Talk to the Algorithm
Read everything Platypus publishes, okay thanks.
Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit
More of this, please.
ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web
Normally I am against explaining tech concepts with tech references, but this is so spot-on.
9 viral phrases that explain China’s work culture
the Involution-haver has logged on
‘Loud, dirty and simple’: Leicester’s punk collective for older women
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Text Rendering Hates You
It is nothing short of a miracle that words can appear on a screen most of the time.
Marines Charged in Capitol Riot Got Highly Sensitive Spy Jobs After Jan. 6
oh
Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong?
Nice to see the MIT Technology Review picking up on concerns minoritized and underserved folks have been bringing up for years now.
Who Is @Catturd2, the Sh-tposting King of MAGA Twitter?
This would be funny if it wasn't so goddamn sad.
The mysterious ‘Tully Monster’ fossil just got more mysterious
Shout out to those of you who've had to code without documentation.
The most famous baboons on the internet, explained
APE TAPE TAKES SHAPE
Nature 150 Interactive
It is things like this that make me think, "Maybe this whole internet thing was worth it."