Articles by mhb
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Best Time to Go to the Toilet (shitalert.info)

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Water and Sanitation in the Developing World (alltrades.substack.com)

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Girl Scout troop sets up shop at weed dispensary. Cookies are in high demand (nj.com)

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Should I be worried or reassured that my taxi driver isn't wearing a seat belt? (marginalrevolution.com)

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Qatar agrees to kick Hamas out of Doha (cnn.com)

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An Innovative New Bonus Auction for Warrant Officers (army.mil)

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The First Multi-Behavior Brain Upload (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war (theconversation.com)

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Bill in New York State Would Protect Lawyers from AI Competition (reason.com)

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This job has become the ultimate case study why AI won't replace human workers (cnn.com)

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Rhode Island Files First-in-Nation Single-Room Occupancy Model Legislation (ij.org)

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Israel hacked Tehran traffic cameras to track Khamenei ahead of assassination (timesofisrael.com)

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Was the initial Jewish resettlement of Palestine colonialism? (reddit.com)

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Ship Tracker Map (marinetraffic.com)

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Shatner is making an album with 35 metal icons (guitarworld.com)

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Dan Gelbart – Solving Impossible Problems for Fun and Profit (youtube.com)

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Solving Impossible Problems for Fun and Profit – Dan Gelbart (youtube.com)

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Supreme Court rules most of Trump tariffs illegal (cbsnews.com)

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California importing oil from Bahamas as state faces highest US gas prices (nypost.com)

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Rebuilding the American Dream, One Row House at a Time (thefp.com)

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High-speed video system uses sensors, infrared illumination to track insects (phys.org)

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Sub-$200 Lidar could reshuffle auto sensor economics (ieee.org)

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Honey bees navigate more precisely than previously thought (phys.org)

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Australia counts sheep with AI to help farmers sleep easily (ft.com)

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The true story behind the Toronto mystery tunnel (2015) (macleans.ca)

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Notes on International Klein Blue (lesswrong.com)

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How Trump Proved Experts Wrong on Israel (richardhanania.com)

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The Car World Is Going Electric, Without America (thefp.com)

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Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies (nytimes.com)

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Signal sniffer to detect Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker deployed (cbsnews.com)

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Minimum Wages for Gig Workers Can't Work (marginalrevolution.com)

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Trump would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile program (cbsnews.com)

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How Air Lubrication System for Ships Works (marineinsight.com)

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Making Championship Curling Ice (youtube.com)

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US Military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations (reuters.com)

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"Evaporating Palestinians:" Al Jazeera's Unfounded Claim Vanishes Under Scrutiny (honestreporting.com)

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In Mamdani's War on Delivery Apps, New Yorkers Are the Collateral Damage (reason.com)

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MSF suspends some Gaza hospital work over presence of gunmen, weapons transfers (reuters.com)

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Moderna Receives Refusal-to-File Letter from FDA for Seasonal Flu Vaccine (issuerdirect.com)

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AI isn't coming for your future. Fear is (twitter.com/cboyack)

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Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and balloon shoot-down (cbsnews.com)

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[flagged] Something Big Is Happening (twitter.com/mattshumer_)

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Big Food Is Killing Our Children (thefp.com)

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Compleximer: New type of plastic mixes glass-like shaping with impact resistance (phys.org)

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Why cars in the next lane seem to go faster (nature.com)

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CA Sues Gatalog for distributing computer code for 3D printing firearms [pdf] (ca.gov)

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John Haugeland on the failure of micro-worlds (plover.com)

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Alienated by Trump, Europeans Take Responsibility for Defense (reason.com)

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Praise for Price Gouging (grumpy-economist.com)

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U.S. asks American citizens to 'leave Iran now' (cnbc.com)

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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (dot.gov)

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Immigrants' Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023 (cato.org)

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As cold-stunned iguanas fall from trees, Floridians scoop them up for killing (washingtonpost.com)

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NY Senate Resolution No. 88: Recognizing February 1, 2025, as World Hijab Day (nysenate.gov)

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Training four-legged robots as if they were dogs (techxplore.com)

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How to Speed Up the Search for Cures Through a Change in Probability Theory (reason.com)

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A multimodal sleep foundation model for disease prediction (nature.com)

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NYC's mayor will shut down 'gifted and talented' program (dailymail.co.uk)

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Iran Targeting Hospitals in Crackdown (afp.com)

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Iran rounds up thousands in mass arrest campaign after crushing unrest (reuters.com)

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More Than 2M Afghan Girls Denied Secondary Education, Says UN (afintl.com)

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Taliban's New Law Legalises Slavery in Afghanistan, Makes Mullahs Immune (ndtv.com)

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Kyiv's E-Points Drone Marketplace–An Amazon for Frontline Units (forbes.com/sites/tamarjacoby)

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Federal agents involved in Minneapolis shooting placed on administrative leave (cbsnews.com)

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Decoding the elite soccer player's psychological profile (pnas.org)

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Immigration: The Federal Solution (daviddfriedman.substack.com)

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The Festivus Report [pdf] (senate.gov)

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U.S. carrier strike group enters Middle East region (cbsnews.com)

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Over 36,500 killed in Iran's deadliest massacre, documents reveal (iranintl.com)

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AI Took Control of My Life and I Love It (thefp.com)

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[flagged] Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local Health Officials (time.com)

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How the Lawyers Killed Practical Adult Education (markatwood.substack.com)

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Google Guys Say Bye to California (nytimes.com)

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Anecdote Origin: Knowing Where to Tap (quoteinvestigator.com)

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Why Fentanyl Deaths Are Falling (thefp.com)

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California adds hundreds in hidden fees to drive up traffic tickets (cbsnews.com)

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Flying Is Better Than in the Good Old Days, No Matter How Those Old Photos Look (reason.com)

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Relax, Microplastics Aren't Killing You (thefp.com)

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Suicides Were Frequent at the Golden Gate Bridge. Not Anymore (nytimes.com)

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Magnetic nanoparticles fight bone cancer and help healing (sciencedaily.com)

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Autistic Barbie sparks debate over what representation should look like (usatoday.com)

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Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked If He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent (nytimes.com)

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Why Can't New York Get Rid of 2-Person Subway Crews? (reason.com)

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One can mock the righteous, but Google won't index it (greenspun.com)

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The Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than We Think (thefp.com)

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The Fight to Keep Iran Online (nytimes.com)

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How children lost the right to roam in four generations (dailymail.co.uk)

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The Reasons New Yorkers' Groceries Cost So Much (vitalcitynyc.org)

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Mathematical Puzzles [pdf] (dartmouth.edu)

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Device that may be tied to "Havana Syndrome" obtained by U.S. government (cbsnews.com)

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The Killing Fields of Tehran (thefp.com)

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Trump urges Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll (apnews.com)

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The Double Standard in the Human-Rights World (theatlantic.com)

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Former NY mayor Eric Adams now a crypto entrepreneur – 'NYC Token' details vague (msn.com)

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Iranians describe heavy security and scattered damage in calls to outside world (apnews.com)

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Contra Dance as a Model for Post-AI Culture (jefftk.com)

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The Left's Deafening Silence on Iran (thefp.com)

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Non-Essential French Embassy Staff Have Left Iran (barrons.com)

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UN chief 'shocked' by reports of excessive force against protesters in Iran (ungeneva.org)

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Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement (arstechnica.com)