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“Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle”
stacker.news·22h
🔬Curious Science
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Poem of the week: Simile by Éireann Lorsung
theguardian.com·1d
🌀Weird Aesthetics
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The Big Idea: Charles H. Melcher
whatever.scalzi.com·13h
🚀Technology
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Looking for Untranslated Non-Fiction From Across Europe
zylstra.org·1d
🔬Curious Science
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Sacrificing the Present for an Anticipated Memory
scantron.substack.com·18h·
Discuss: Substack
🌀Weird Aesthetics
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Semantic search with embeddings in PHP: a hands-on guide using Neuron AI and Ollama
ollama.com·3d·
Discuss: DEV
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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Open Source Context-Aware PII Classifier
corp.roblox.com·11h·
Discuss: Hacker News
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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Losing Control
vestoj.com·1d
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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Dictionary for language learning application in Go
reddit.com·1d·
Discuss: r/golang
💬Small Talk Fodder
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The Trauma Behind the “Good Old Days”: Christina Henry on the Dark Trap of Nostalgia in Fiction
crimereads.com·22h
📚Musicology Stories
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Can You Use AI To Write For YMYL Sites? (Read The Evidence Before You Do) via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
searchenginejournal.com·1d
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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From Vibe Coding to Informed Development: How Codalio PRD Transforms Your Cursor Workflow
codalio.com·8h·
Discuss: DEV
🚀Technology
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The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
newyorker.com·1d·
Discuss: Hacker News
🔍Practical Epistemology
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Expertise and confidence explain how social influence evolves along intellective tasks
arxiv.org·2h
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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My dumb prompts that worked better
blog.nilenso.com·1d
💬Small Talk Fodder
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Why Trump hijacked the .gov domain
theverge.com·9h
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars
nytimes.com·14h
📱Contemporary Absurdity
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Jodi-Ann Burey on Speechwriting, Authenticity, and Adapting Her TED Talk into a Book
lithub.com·21h
💬Small Talk Fodder
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