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makers Behind the scenes, "plain" text editing is unbelievably complex and weird Cory Doctorow

art A sculpture at CIA headquarters has kept a coded message secret for 35 years Ellsworth Toohey

Browser plugin adds link to the actual lawsuits news media report on Rob Beschizza

nothing to see Meta is not sorry it built the spyware, just sorry you noticed Jason Weisberger

politics Indiana declares June "Nuclear Family Month" Jennifer Sandlin

AI Slopping Amazon uses AI to invent products you can't buy Jason Weisberger

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books Here's a terrific search hack for the Internet Archive Book Images Flickr photo stream Jennifer Sandlin

law NYC's iconic bagels and pizzas could change because a carcinogenic ingredient may soon become illegal in NY Ruben Bolling

reinforcement yearning ChatGPT goblin infestation explained Rob Beschizza

politics Maryland the first state to regulate grocery surveillance pricing Rob Beschizza

apps Beloved Windows text editor Notepad++ now on Mac Rob Beschizza

books Cartoonist Gemma Correll's moving and funny book about her lifelong mental illness: Anxietyland Ruben Bolling

productivity Engineer's anti-brain-fog routine: stare at a wall for 10 minutes Ellsworth Toohey

Science Someone put the dullest part of The Iliad inside a mummy Ruben Bolling

law Sex offender coached kids with clickwrap waiver which didn't mention it Rob Beschizza

music What if Tom Waits was a blender? This animator asked Jennifer Sandlin

Technology A keyfob-sized e-reader you can 3D print for about $30 Ellsworth Toohey

Science Girl mice grew balls after a one-letter DNA change Ellsworth Toohey