The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy
In the time I spent with Mike Lindell, I came to learn that he is affable, devout, philanthropic—and a clear threat to the nation.
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From Monolith to Microservices: Reducing the Migration’s Pain Points
In this second article in our monolith to microservices series we talk about the benefits of the monolith we needed to replace or mitigate
‘What’s Covid?’ Why People at America’s Hardest-Partying Lake Are Not About to Get Vaccinated
At the Lake of the Ozarks, vaccines are shunned, masks are mocked and the long-term consequences take a back seat to the time at hand.
Software Dark Ages
A couple of years ago, I worked in a SaaS company that suffered from probably all possible issues with software development. Code was so complex that adding simples changes could take months. All tasks and the scope of the project were defined by the project manager alone. Developers didn’t understand what problem they were solving. Without an understanding the customer’s expectations, many implemented functionalities were useless. The development team was also not able to pr...
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A Tour Through Italy's Massive 'Museum of Abandonment' - Atlas Obscura
The organizers posit that "derelict heritage" can be a path to rejuvenation.
The Transhuman Olympics
As I write, nearly every country on Earth has sent its greatest champions to compete at the highest level of athletics. From weightlifting, to sprinting and track, we come together to exceed all previ
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The Shapeshifting Cam Girl Rewriting the Rules of Digital Porn | WIRED
Coconut Kitty is ushering in the unsettling future of digital pornography – one where nothing is as it seems
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He refused to give up his coveted Twitter handle. Then he was ‘swatted’ and died of a heart attack.
Shane Sonderman, 20, was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the "swatting" death of Mark Herring, in which Sonderman wanted Herring's @Tennessee Twitter account.
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Dormitorium
The man responded exactly as they said he would, his eyelids growing heavy, before, against his will, he closed them.
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Dispatches From a Microlanguage: An Icelandic Reading List
Icelandic authors write for an audience of roughly 360,000 people. They are, in many ways, hopeless romantics, writing in a tiny tongue that both matters immensely and not at all. If these authors …
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DeepMind says it will release the structure of every protein known to science
The company has already used its protein-folding AI, AlphaFold, to generate structures for the human proteome, as well as yeast, fruit flies, mice, and more.
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A.I. Predicts the Shapes of Molecules to Come
DeepMind has given 3-D structure to 350,000 proteins, including every one made by humans, promising a boon for medicine and drug design.
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We’d Rather Have the Iceberg Than the Ship
I recently bought a house in Madison, Wisconsin, but before I did I went through a series of adventures in different parts of the state exploring the property market. I was initially interested in Wisconsin because I have extended family there and they encouraged me to look at Appleton. They describ
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Migrating Facebook to MySQL 8.0
We are sharing how we tackled the migration to MySQL 8.0 — and some of the surprises we had in the process.
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What Lies Beneath Ted Lasso
Optimism defines TV’s favorite football coach, but so do mood swings, manic reveries, and a deep hunger to win
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How to Feed 10,000 Rebel Fighters for 50 Years
Researchers are studying the cooking traditions of the FARC, Colombia's disarmed guerrilla group.
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The Untamed Rise Of Hospital Monopolies
America has seen decades of consolidation of its hospitals, raising prices for consumers. President Biden now wants to do something about it.
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The Truth Behind the Amazon Mystery Seeds
Why did so many Americans receive strange packages they didn’t think they’d ordered?
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Morgan Wallen's Chart Success, Denied - Rolling Stone
The walking succès de scandale, who has become the best-selling artist of the year while being shunned by every supposed authority in music, is a sour, familiar American lesson
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Don't Piss Off Bradley, the Parts Seller Keeping Atari Machines Alive
The world's greatest hoard of original Atari equipment is guarded by a very temperamental, very devoted dragon named Bradley.
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Did a Cuttlefish Write This?
Octopuses and squid are full of cephalopod character. But more scientists are making the case that cuttlefish hold the key to unlocking evolutionary secrets about intelligence.
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What Mia Farrow Knew - The Atlantic
Farrow says she witnessed disturbing and occasionally ghastly things for years. Why didn’t she act earlier?
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25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase “Triple Bottom Line.” Here’s Why It’s Time to Rethink It.
It was supposed to be a radical rethinking of capitalism, but it’s become a mere accounting tool.
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China Has a BIG Plan for Post-U.S. Afghanistan—and It’s Worth Billions
Beijing just can’t wait for the U.S. to get out of the way.
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Opinion | How to Vaccinate Wyoming Against Covid - The New York Times
Combating vaccine resistance in Wyoming means first confronting the spirit of independence that runs across the West.
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The Gucci Influencer and the Simple Scam That’s Bigger Than Ransomware
LISTEN: Instagram Influencer Hushpuppi’s Rise Was Allegedly Fueled by Cyber Scams 00:00 0:00 ✕ The Heist Issue The Heist Issue The Heist Issue The Heist Issue…
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Downwind Faster Than the Wind by Veritasium: How Does it Work?
I recently watched Veritasium’s video on the Blackbird vehicle. A strange-looking thing that sort of resembles a wind turbine on a go-cart…
