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Yak shaving.
“Etymology: Coined by Carlin Vieri in his time at the MIT AI Lab (1993–1998) after viewing a segment at the end of a 1991 episode of The Ren and Stimpy Show.” ~ learn more
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The P/E ratio that wasn’t.
“Here is where it gets funky. All stocks with a P/E ratio above 40 are rounded by the ETF protocols to 40, and all stocks with no (or negative) earnings are assigned a P/E of 40.” ~ learn more
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Unsure calculator.
At first it was not clear to me what this was. After reading about it, I became excited. This is basically a calculator that takes ranges as inputs and runs Monte Carlo simulations to deliver a probabilistic distribution of outcomes. […]
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Fire Island: new urbanist paradise or NIMBY success?
“On its face, Fire Island is a “New Urbanist” paradise. It’s left me with no doubt that walkable mixed-use neighborhoods3 are incredible, especially ones like Fire Island which have banned cars. But it’s also deeply conservative in many ways: highly […]
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Corey Booker’s Oura ring data from his 25-hour senate speech.
“Even though he stood for much of the speech, Booker’s ring picked up a ton of movement. Between March 31 and April 1, Booker’s ring tracked him taking over 20,000 steps, with 12,000 alone on the second day. After he […]
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The ‘largest illicit online marketplace’ ever.
“Huione Guarantee, a gray market researchers believe is central to the online scam ecosystem, now includes a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchange—while facilitating $24 billion in transactions.” ~ learn more
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The 88×31 GIF collection.
If you grew up on the internet in the 90s and early 2000s you won’t regret the nostalgia in this link. ~ learn more
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Everyone knows your location.
So many apps secretly collect geolocation data without user consent. This developer decided to try and track himself through this backdoor data. He stopped short of buying his data in the database due to the hefty pricetag. “But still, I […]
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You can flip a Quantum Coin.
This coin flip app is connected to an IBM quantum computing service, providing a truly random outcome. ~ learn more
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Daddy long-legs railroad.
“Construction started in 1894 and the railway was opened in November 1896. Passengers were carried in a large tramcar-like carriage on a deck mounted on long stilts. It was named ‘Pioneer’ but popularly known as ‘daddy long-legs’. It was equipped […]