Hamster fun and information
AI models and parents don’t understand ‘let him cook’
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What is the significance of an apparent Zohran Mamdani victory?
TIME · Philip Elliott
Mamdani, who would be the first Muslim to lead New York, has cast himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.”
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Why America’s giant bunker-busting bombs may have failed to reach their target
NPR · Geoff Brumfiel
It’s a question of geology.
Western senator blasts Mike Lee’s crusade to privatize public land
Rolling Stone · Tim Dickinson
Ron Wyden warns that the MAGA Republican seeking “mandatory disposal” of public lands is not giving up.
How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
theconversation.com · Toshi Hirabayashi
Researchers use a technique called astrometry that is accurate to only a few kilometers of uncertainty, but needs data taken for a long time.
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The people who clean up your TikTok feed are starting to fight back
restofworld.org · Kaya Genç
Content moderators say they’re exposed to graphic violence, psychological trauma, and union-busting tactics.
The story of a marriage crusader and a reluctant defendant
LGBTQ Nation · Greg Owen
The unlikely friendship of Obergefell and Hodges, the two men now forever associated with marriage equality.
AI models and parents don’t understand ‘let him cook’
404 Media · Rosie Thomas
LLMs are not familiar with “ate that up,” “secure the bag,” and “sigma,” showing that training data is not yet updated to Gen Alpha terminology.
Protests pop up in Venice before Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez wedding
USA TODAY · Saman Shafiq
Protestors see the event as a sign of garish commodification of a fragile city.
Pepperoni, pre-strikes, and the Pentagon
Eater · Tierney Plumb
The social media account that may have predicted the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites, based on pizza ordering.
Changing lanes
thebaffler.com · Dave Denison
Experiencing America’s most popular declining sport.
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