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2025-03-14

TSA Says Its Credit Cards for Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Are Cut Off

The statement follows an alleged internal email which said requests for dog food and vet visits had been put on hold.

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The Markup: How We Won the 2023 Media Literate Media Award

NAMLE specifically recognized The Markup for creating actionable journalism for the public good. In late 2022, we published an article describing how we approach impact in our newsroom, which centers...

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Yale Law Scholar Suspended After AI Calls Her a Terrorist

Since the first publicly available large language model (LLM) Chat GPT hit the scene in November of 2022, the tech has exploded across the web. Its infested search engines, social...

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Is It Risky to Live Near a Nuclear Power Plant?

A Michigan nuclear power plant is reopening as the U.S. continues looking to nuclear to solve the energy crisis. However, locals may have concerns, such as nuclear waste, radiation, or...

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All-Hands Siri Team Meeting Leaks to Bloomberg

Mark Gurman, reporting for Bloomberg today: Apple Inc.’s top executive overseeing its Siri virtual assistant told staff that delays to key features have been ugly and embarrassing, and a decision...

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The Coldware Edge

Coldware’s innovative approach to Web3 devices and decentralized applications has captured the attention of crypto investors who are looking for the next big thing in blockchain technology.

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Bill Burr Has Been Absolutely Destroying Elon Musk

Comedian Bill Burr might not seem like an obvious choice for man of the people — but when it comes to America's unelected co-president, he's a bonafide antifascist. In a...

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The Coldware Surge

Ethereum Price Falling Below $1900 Drives Investors to Coldware As COLD Presale Coin Surges

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Elon Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs

As Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to plunder the federal government, even the Transportation Security Administration's bomb-sniffing K9 units aren't safe. According to an email obtained by...

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Europe Becomes a Union

Illustration and Charts by Shira Seri LeviNo Mercy / No MaliceThe president is pulling back the security blanket that’s protected Europe since 1945 and imposing 25% tariffs on steel and...

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Trump: "Crooked Joe Sold Them Down the River With His Ridiculous All Electric Car Hoax"

Earlier this week, president Donald Trump appeared in front of the White House in a desperate bid to prop up Elon Musk's embattled carmaker. The bizarre appearance demonstrated Trump's willingness...

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A bunch of people who have never heard of Radiohead listen to...

A bunch of people who have never heard of Radiohead listen to Creep for the first time. Some of them were in tears. It *is* a pretty great song. 💬...

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Instagram is now a (photo) information network.

It is no secret that I love fountain pens, and that’s why I get excited about events such as the Manila Pen Show, which is the brainchild of a longtime...

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The Pudding: How do animals sound across languages? “How can cultures hear...

The Pudding: How do animals sound across languages? “How can cultures hear the same physical sounds yet translate them into language so differently?” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

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"Antisemitism" and Antisemitism

The abuse of the word and the spread of the phenomenon

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Elon Musk Has a Gaming Rig in His Government Office Where He's Firing Workers for Being Lazy

Elon Musk might be the de facto czar of US government spending, but he still has leaderboards to maintain. The centibillionaire previously bragged that he was among the top 20...

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Behind the Blog: Company Comments and a Party Recap

This week, we discuss companies' responses to being monitored by an ICE contractor, caring about the little things, weight loss drug ads, and how our SXSW shindig went.

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Why Shopify deletes recurring meetings

#shopify #meetings #chaosmonkey #engineering

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[YouTube] The Base Rate Fallacy in Cardiology with respect to LDL

People with normal Lp(a) have much lower risk factors. We tend to overmedicate them. The normal levels of LDL should be revised upwards for them. The post [YouTube] The Base...

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Always a delight to see the newest issue of Laura Olin’s newsletter...

Always a delight to see the newest issue of Laura Olin’s newsletter in my inbox. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

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