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Incandescent lightbulbs are now banned in the US.

The enforced efficiency train keeps chugging along. “A new minimum standard for lightbulbs has been set at 45 lumens—or brightness—per watt. Retailers can’t sell bulbs that don’t meet the criteria, though households can continue using existing bulbs.” ~ learn more

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The little search engine that couldn’t.

Follow this link to learn what it takes to build a search engine that might rival Google’s stranglehold, and why that still might not be enough. “A couple of ex-Googlers set out to create the search engine of the future. […]

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A collection of beautiful website designs.

“Founded in 2021, Godly is a creative feed by Rejiggle, founded by Daryl Ginn. We take pride in our selections and strongly value quality over quantity. We aim to publish multiple top-tier websites per day in the hope our platform […]

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Say my name, say mye naym.

Written by someone named Uri: “The truth is, I don’t care if people pronounce it [x] or [X]. (I don’t even really care if they call me [Y]). I have many lifelong friends who call me [x] and many who […]

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Connecticut has cut incarceration in half.

“In 1999 Connecticut had so many people in prison that it paid to send 500 of them to be incarcerated in Virginia. Nearly 25 years later, the state has not only sliced its number of imprisoned people in half, but […]

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The future of e-bikes.

“What can we do to get a people’s e-bike that has 30 miles of range, requires no maintenance, travels 15-20 mph, and retails around $500?” ~ learn more