Common Questions, Arguments, & Responses when discussing Flock Surveillance - Consumer Rights Wiki
An eco obscenity: Norman Fosters steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline
It contains enough steel to go round the world twice – and even has a fake breeze to flutter the stars-and-stripes flag in its lobby. If this colossus is just the first of a new breed of bulky supertalls, is Britain next?
Robert A.M. Stern Architect Who Helped Shape the Modern Upper West Side Dies at 86 - iLovetheUpperWestSide.com
Epicgenius / the Historic Districts Council via Wikimedia Commons Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox Robert A.M. Stern, the architect whose work…
After Midnight Raid on Chicago Apartment Building, No One Was Charged With a Crime — ProPublica
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
The Loyal Opposition | Houstonia Magazine
One of Houston’s most influential architects
loved to hate the Bayou City.
NYTimes: New York City Loves a Little Treat. Here Are Our 46 Favorites.
Cake slices, sundaes, morning buns, noodles and shakes — all $20 or under — for your immediate consumption.
To Understand AI, Watch How It Evolves | Quanta Magazine
Naomi Saphra thinks that most research into language models focuses too much on the finished product. She’s mining the history of their training for insights into why these systems work the way they do.
New Method Is the Fastest Way To Find the Best Routes | Quanta Magazine
A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.
ISS in Real Time
Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.
WaPo: Toxic mix of betting, social media fuels athlete abuse
As live-betting and “prop bets” explode, athletes say they face more threats from fans than ever.
How I Learned to Love Scary Children’s Books
I was terrified of the Old Elephant King in “The Story of Babar.” My daughter was freaked out by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Then came my niece.
Shohei Ohtani gambling series faces hurdles amid exec fears
The scripted series centered around the gambling scandal of MLB star Shohei Ohtani is facing hurdles trying to find a buyer.
The Architecture of Open Source Applications (Volume 1)Berkeley DB
architecture decays
New Yorker Writers’ and Editors’ Favorite Bookstores in New York City | The New Yorker
New Yorker writers and editors write a list of where they shop for books in the Big Apple, including Books Are Magic, Printed Matter, and McNally Jackson.
Google’s New Quantum Algorithm May Actually Be Useful - IEEE Spectrum
Quantum advantage may not be here yet, but there is hope.
The Quantum Echoes algorithm breakthrough
Our latest quantum breakthrough, Quantum Echoes, offers a path toward unprecedented scientific discoveries and analysis.
How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA | WIRED
WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.
A Reasoning-Focused Legal Retrieval Benchmark
The Skyscraper That Could Have Toppled Over in the Wind
As mentioned in the WSJ about a more recent book on the same tower
The Notorious Mrs. Mossler – Texas Monthly
In “the trial of the century,” a Houston socialite was accused of plotting her husband's murder—and of having an affair with her nephew. But Candace Mossler was only getting started.
The Death of a Movie Theatre | The New Yorker
Thomas Beller writes about Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, the art-house movie theatre on New York’s Upper West Side that closed earlier this year.
Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina
Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children
Entebbe raid - Wikipedia
How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer
Design shortcuts meant to make a new plane seem like an old, familiar one are to blame
Philip Roth and the “Writers from the Other Europe” Series – The Neglected Books Page
How Translations Sell: Three U.S. Eras of International Bestsellers
A translation renaissance in US publishing just ended. And you probably missed it.
Conductor
Run a bunch of Claude Codes in Parallel. By Melty Labs.
PSA Closes Grading Loophole
PSA, the biggest authenticator of trading cards, has for years had a major loophole that left counterfeit cards appearing to be legitimate just because they had
In The Wake of Blind Navigation. Boekie Woekie - Books by Artists - Center for Book Arts
Boekie Woekie is an artists’-run bookshop and gallery in Amsterdam that was founded in 1986 by a group of six artists. Soon Henriëtte van Egten (Dutch)…
The Nitrate Necromancer - Optic Nerve Magazine
By Oliver Nolan Little