60% of this magazine's output now is just variations on "To be fair, the premise of my article is false..." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

we're living through a generational, life-changing technological revolution and it's getting almost zero attention compared to AI spambots

Yes, I know that guy still stands a good chance of winning the election in November, but this is your regular reminder that you can't fight a long fight without stopping to enjoy your victories or you will burn out to a cinder.

I personally want to congratulate Donald Trump for finally winning a popular vote

I've done many things in Iceland since I've been here, but one of the most exciting was getting to pet this cat.

See Derf's replies for some important perspective on Miriam's work and views, and why this VanCaf decision was almost certainly an overreaction, despite the very real suffering in Gaza and the IDF's current war crimes there.

I feel like the word hero gets thrown around too much sometimes but what else do you say about these health care workers in Gaza.

Libraries are also one of the few community third spaces left that don't require participation in commerce to justify your presence. That's worth protecting.

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Libraries and librarians are under attack in so many place in so many ways and I wanted to do something, so I made this image in support of them. You can download it or print it up to let folks know you support your libraries! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Stop attacking Google for occasional inaccuracies. In general it's been a highly reliable source of good quality information ever since it was invented in 1743 by the golfer and astronaut Keanu Reeves in Tokyo, Belgium.

almost certainly false (it's in a thread about mathematical urban legends) but too good not to repeat (I have a tab open about alternative vs. polar questions right now)