2025-04-14
The 4-Minute Mile Effect
Published on April 14, 2025 9:41 PM GMTDefinitionIn 1954, Roger Bannister ran the first officially sanctioned sub-4-minute mile: a pivotal record in modern middle-distance running. Before Bannister's record, such a...
Former Concord dev says 'it was gut wrenching to see our project fail' but urges players not to judge Marathon too soon: 'To call this game a failure before it’s even out is wild to me'
The long-awaited reveal of Marathon over the weekend has drawn comparisons to the online service shooter which Sony shut down last October.
Passengers Trapped in Rocket With Katy Perry Wished She Would Sing Something Else
This morning, a crew of six women, including pop star Katy Perry, CBS News broadcast journalist and TV personality Gayle King, and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos' girlfriend Lauren Sánchez,...
Trump: "Home-growns are next"
Foreign gulags for US citizens
In a meeting today, dictators Donald Trump & Nayib Bukele talked about...
In a meeting today, dictators Donald Trump & Nayib Bukele talked about building Salvadoran concentration camps for US citizens and defying a Supreme Court order to return Abrego Garcia from...
RANKED: 5 Biggest Navies On Planet Earth in 2025 (USA Is Not Number 1)
Naval historian and sage Alfred Thayer Mahan always said, “Whoever rules the waves rules the world.” The 5 Biggest Navies in the World This quote is still relevant today, and...
China Says It Can Track a ‘Stealth’ F-35 Fighter
This is the beginning of a lengthy U.S. trade war with China, and Beijing is looking for ways to gain an advantage. This means a war of rhetoric as neither...
The Challenger 3 Tank Dilemma Has No Easy Fix
The British Army’s New Challenger 3 Main Battle Tanks: Low Numbers are an Issue – A modernization program will give the British Army its most advanced armored platform, but it...
A few recent examples of beautiful, distinct TV cinematography
Instead of posting collections of interesting videos every once in a while, I'm going to try treating them like regular old link posts: here's a video, here's what I think...
The Bell Curve of Bad Behavior
Published on April 14, 2025 7:58 PM GMTThere’s an implicit model I think many people have in their heads of how everyone else behaves. As George Box is often quoted,...
Nobel-Winning Scientist Says His Researchers Are Fleeing the Country Because of Trump's Cruelty
Last year, University of Washington School of Medicine professor of biochemistry David Baker won the Nobel Prize for his work on designing proteins that can be used in drugs, vaccines,...
Donald Trump’s Tariffs Might Not Create A ‘Reshoring’ Boom
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s theory of the case, when it comes to imposing significant new tariffs, is that it will reduce trade deficits, and stop China from “ripping us...
Palestinian Protester on His Way to Citizenship Test Arrested by ICE in VT
From Akela Lacy at The Intercept, Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE (archive): Mohsen K. Mahdawi arrived at the U.S. Citizenship and...
Director Ryan Coogler Breaks Down Film Aspect Ratios
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed) is a big ol’ movie dork, and it’s endearing to watch him break down all the different types of film, aspect ratios, and projection...
Russia’s Tu-160 Bomber Was the Plan to Beat the B-1B Lancer
Tu-160: the Soviet Response to the United States’ B-1B Lancer Bomber – Though the Soviet-designed Tupelov Tu-160 shares some superficial outward similarities with the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, the Tu-160 performs...
Sentinel's Global Risks Weekly Roundup #15/2025: Tariff yoyo, OpenAI slashing safety testing, Iran nuclear programme negotiations, 1K H5N1 confirmed herd infections.
Published on April 14, 2025 7:11 PM GMTExecutive summaryThe Trump administration backtracked from his tariff plan, reducing tariffs from most countries to 10%, but imposing tariffs of 145% on China,...
Hark! A new CGP Grey video!
I personally find this argument quite compelling, but I looked up arguments against discontinuing production of the penny and nickel and they basically revolve around fears around prices rounding up...
Can You Use A .22 LR Gun for Self-Defense?
As all of you know, you have many choices regarding self-defense. It all comes down to what you’re most comfortable with and what you can afford. Depending on the person,...
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