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Encrypted chat apps like Signal and WhatsApp are one of the best ways to keep your digital conversations as private as possible. But if you’re not careful with how those conversations are backed up,

The tech CEO just confirmed what we already know: Big Tech is deliberately worsening users’ online experience.

Who is the only President to receive a Purple Heart? What is the story behind this President's entitlement to the Purple Heart?

Out of all of those to serve as president of the United States, 31 served in the military in some capacity. But have you ever wondered which US presidents saw combat in the military? Only 17 presidents actually actively fought in wars and other conflicts during their time in service.  All...

In the weeks leading up to the Fourth of July, we're publishing three excerpts from The President's Speech by C. Edwin Vilade, a book that tells the story

In the voters' minds, combat experience always seems to be a plus when considering who would be the next President.

It was 60 years ago that nearly one million people braved the cold and snow to hear John F. Kennedy utter those immortal words, “Ask not what your country will...

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OF JOHN F. KENNEDYProduced: January 20, 1961https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68082

What do you think the most influential modern decade is? Many people point to the 2000s with the rise of young girl singers. Some point to…

Share List A young urban professional walks out of their well-paying job and jumps into their convertible. They’ve got a bright white smile, perfect...

Joselynn Cruz Professor Glickman HIS 396 December 12, 2024 Social Aspects of Yuppie Culture and influences on American society Ronald Reagan’s presidency and...

These may or may not be useful in your daily life Σκῶρ ἀείνων, “ever-flowing shit” (Ar. Frogs, 145-6) ὁ τῆς διαροίας ποταμὸς, “river of diarrhea” (Ar. Fr. 150.3) σφυράδων πολλῶν ἀναμεστ…

Some technologies are more important than others – indeed, some are life or death. Technological progress is not a mystical force that delivers the most important ones first. Some problems are hard to solve, and won't make you much money even if you succeed, and don't get talked about on the

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Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.

Tressie McMillan Cottom recently offered a neat little summary of how universities have responded to generative AI: "Academics initially lost our minds over the obvious threats to academic integrity. Then a mysterious thing happened. The typical higher education line on A.I. pivoted from alarm to augmentation. We need to

Simoun Magsalin Rebel Peripheries May 1, 2025

The only correct way to interview This Guy has never been tried.

We all have the power to name ourselves—collectively, not individually

The widespread assumption that leaders should prioritize business growth is a factor in global environmental degradation.

What could go wrong?

The rapid progress of the last few centuries was not a fluke.

Drift Signal #255

"There are two kinds of order in society. It’s time we stopped glorifying and overestimating one, and ignoring the reality, or discounting the marvels, ...

Running a small business is tough. It's so unpredictable that most people have to run them as side projects alongside their day jobs, and you can't really quit your day job (with all its healthcare and predictable checks coming in each month) until your small biz is running so well