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Halide vs ProCamera

Halide and ProCamera try to turn the iPhone into something closer to a “real camera.” They overlap a lot, but their design philosophy is very different. Think of Halide as the photographer’s minima…

Yeah, so... Substack, I'm out.

The Polymarket partnership is the last straw.

The Atlantic

Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night

After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.

Scott Galloway: How to Hit Trump Where it Hurts (Unsubscribe) — On with Kara Swisher

Scott Galloway is spearheading a consumer-led protest movement with a simple goal: to get people to cancel their subscriptions to tech companies that have disproportionate influence over the U.S. economy. The New York University marketing professor and Kara’s “Pivot” co-host says targeting the companies that dominate the stock market — and by extension many of the CEOs who’ve cozied up to President Trump — is an easy way to pressure an administration that doesn’t respond to citizen outrage or me

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Was Navalny Killed with Dark Frog Toxin?

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, the UK and European allies have said. Alexei Navalny Two years on from the death of Navalny at a…

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An Irish pub expert's top five in Dublin

After years living abroad, Irishman Colm Dalton's search for home has led him to rate 155 Irish pubs in 51 countries. Now he rates the best of the best in the Irish capital.

The State of the Union

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Acme Weather

The Flawed V02 Max Craze

Conflation With Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic

Why RCS Messaging on Android is a Mess

Because the modern world runs on three different layers that don’t talk nicely to each other: technology standards, carrier politics, and Apple’s walled-garden pragmatism. Let’s untangle it. First,…

Trump's fear

The Colbert Talarico interview isn't just about the F.C.C

Billionaires Gone Wild

Understanding the oligarchs’ power grab and the dire threat to American democracy

PBS News

Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop

Defecation duration is surprisingly similar throughout the mammal world. The average mammal defecates for 12 seconds, even though volume varies greatly between species.

Europe's productivity keeps outpacing the US

A closer look at some famous statistics.

Election Chaos

There is an old saying about government competence: if you want to see how well a system works, change it for no good reason and watch what happens.

The Beginning Comes After the End by Rebecca Solnit

A new book by Rebecca Solnit came out yesterday; it’s called The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change (Amazon). The synopsis: Rebecc

Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic

Trump Polling Crashes?

As of mid-February 2026, President Donald Trump’s approval rating sits in the high 30s to low 40s, with a net approval of around -17% to -20%. Recent polling shows that 52% to 58% of American…

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Thread by @naval on Thread Reader App

@naval: Vibe Coding Is the New Product Management “There’s been a shift—a marked pronouncement in the last year and especially in the last few months—most pronounced by Claude Code, which is a specific model that has...…

Apple TV's Kaiju-sized 'Monarch' drone show sets a new world record

Apple's promotional drone display for "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" has set a new world record, by creating life-size replicas of monsters from the Apple TV show in the air.

I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14

How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research

Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure

We introduce "observed exposure," combining LLM capability with real Claude usage data, and share early evidence on employment effects.

The Olympic Sport Some Want to Ban: Speaking

The Winter Olympics are supposed to showcase courage under pressure.

Colossal

In 'Life Forms,' Janny Baek Imagines a Speculative Landscape

Joy Machine is pleased to present Life Forms, a solo exhibition by Janny Baek, on view from March 20 to May 9, 2026.

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PBS News

Peru's Congress removes interim President José Jerí as he faces corruption probe

Jerí is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives.

Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic

Celebrating Holika

Holika comes from a Hindu myth and is connected to the spring festival Holi. The word refers to both a mythological figure and the bonfire ritual called Holika Dahan. Holika Ceremony In the legend,…

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I Hate Trump’s Awful Policies, but I Love That He’s a Huge Asshole

“At the end of the day, no matter your political persuasion, you just want a president who has the two main ingredients of a great leader: being a petty twat...