by bleffel | Aug 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
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by bleffel | Aug 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have to be honest about something that is a great source of personal shame: I am really, really bad at taking time off of work. Despite working at a company with unlimited PTO, the last time I took a weeklong vacation was about a year ago, making me a walking cliche...
by bleffel | Aug 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Of all the extinction-level threats vying for our attention, AI, climate change, and nuclear war tend to get most of the airplay. But Annie Jacobsen thinks biological war should be near the top of our mental list of doomsday scenarios, too. She should know — Jacobsen...
by bleffel | Aug 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
X wants to make money on previously used handles. | Image: The Verge X is ending its controversial revenue-sharing program for content creators, which has seen numerous revisions under Elon Musk’s reign. In its place, it’s launching a new Original Content...
by bleffel | Aug 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, Texas has...
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