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An impressive argument in favor of all that foreign aid can do to help the world, debunking several myths about its cost and efficacy.

Pretty crazy criminal enterprise he had going - definitely feels like the future.

Very cool research that used the sun, shadows, and tide tables to determine precisely when a scene was painted.

Another summary of people not understanding why backwards compatibility can be bad.

What's sinking in for me again and again is how weird the period just after WWII was for the US in terms of growth and prosperity. I've certainly benefited, but that's not the norm. Most people don't need the education I have, they need something fast and cheap.

Backwards compatibility wins again.

I don't think I realized how involved he was in SNL until recently.

The science is still not entirely settled, and the food industry is trying to make sure it stays that way.

Pretty much.

Cool just on multimedia grounds, but also amazing how far a t-shirt travels.

How are they not already in jail?

Yup. But since it's an "accident" stemming from lack of regulation, no real response.

These stories drive home how awful the NFL is being about this massive issue.

Interesting points, which are considered dangerous to point out in some contexts because they sound like cultural destiny.

Good follow up from Virginia on that OKCupid math article.

Some cool reverse engineering, but I object to some of his date implementation. Too many dates, too close together! On the other hand I'm surprised he received messages - I almost never did. Could be a Boston thing though.

Spot on. Our IP laws are so broken that abuses like this are only solved by shaming the relevant party.

Part of me wishes I was there from the beginning, but I still identify strongly with the Macintosh ethos.

Hahaha. Scary, but entertaining.

I don't know that this works for all fiction, but it make sense to me with my limited writing experience.

Interesting juice fast success story.

Shared culture, completely divergent in public policy with serious ramifications.

I think it will go down as the worst Supreme Court decision in modern memory.

I've long considered myself a MacAddict, but this just gets nuts.

Great points.

I think this gets at some of the issues with Into Darkness, though I still enjoyed the movie.

Misaligned incentives. Still, I don't expect regular users to hop on an open social network.

A not entirely surprising entry in the "race is a social construct" file. The problem is mostly other people. I hope I can do this right as a dad.

Pretty disappointing, not that I expected sweeping changes. Terrorism is just considered to dangerous to not move heaven and earth for.

Haha. High-octane introspection!