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Richard Aldous Reviews Ike and Winston for the Wall Street Journal
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (24+ words) Bard College Richard Aldous Reviews Ike and Winston for the Wall Street Journal...
Bo Wagner: Random access musings
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (420+ words) It has been four months since I last rounded up my mental squirrels. Further, the news of the last few weeks has added a few bunnies, gerbils, and perhaps a weasel or two to them, so I need to get…...
Cybersecurity Expert Satish Kumar Allani Releases Groundbreaking Book on Vulnerability Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (70+ words) Speaking about the inspiration behind the book, Allani said: The book offers actionable guidance for: The book is now available in paperback format through major online retail platforms, including Amazon. This Press Release has not been vetted by The Eastern…...
The Once And Future Fable #2 " Less Wrong
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1430+ words) On Friday evening the United States Government has forced Anthropic to take down all access to Fable and Mythos. " It's been a rough weekend. "...
Your EPUB is fine. Kobo disagrees. Blame Adobe.
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (281+ words) An infuriating story about something most of us don't really stop to think about: e-books and the rendering engines companies and software use to display them. It's the year 2026. Thanks to the horrendous [Adobe] RMSDK which Kobo decided to use…...
In "Screen People," You're the Problem and Also the Solution
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (316+ words) Books, poetry, comics and the literary world of Chicago by Joseph Cothrel | June 15, 2026 Virtually every page is stamped with Garber's mastery of internet culture. Collage is her default mode: It's admirable in some ways, even virtuosic. It's also, over the…...
How Europe's Hinterlands Became Its Front Line
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (188+ words) Hosted by Faisal Al Yafai Featuring Hannah Lucinda Smith Produced by Finbar Anderson Listen to and follow The Lede Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Youtube | Podbean That frustration led to Smith's new book, "Hinterlands: Journeys Through Europe's Unfinished Frontiers," an anthology of…...
Who's Responsible When AI Gets It Wrong?
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (548+ words) A review of Michael Connelly's The Proving Ground, a courtroom drama that asks urgent questions about AI, accountability, and the protection of our most vulnerable. In a world that is changing and evolving before our eyes, we are seeing both…...
Lisa See revisits L. A.'s deadliest day, the Chinese massacre of 1871, in new novel - AOL
1+ week, 2+ day ago (684+ words) Inside an unassuming room of the Huntington Library, the Los Angeles author Lisa See unfolded a stack of court records. At first glance, they looked like a centuries-old love letter. The paper had yellowed from age and the cursive was…...