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On Substack's New AI-Spotting Tool, and the Importance of Human Thought - Machines that help the outsourcing of mental effort are a wonder, and have many positive uses, but they're also dangerous. Join me in a discussion with oth...2 hours ago
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The dark green lobby that nobody talks about - There is a highly influential lobbying group in Europe, founded and based in The Hague, which you have never heard of: the European Climate Foundation. W...2 hours ago
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Waste of the Day: Oakland’s Trashy Enforcement - Topline: The City of Oakland spent $2 million in 2024 to issue citations for illegal trash dumping, but offenders rarely bothered to respond. Just $16,000 ...1 day ago
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Stillwater: Zdarsky & Pérez's Graphic Novel Set for Prime Video Series - Amazon MGM Studios has given the green light to a series based on the Skybound graphic novel Stillwater, from Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez.5 minutes ago
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How the wrong kind of nostalgia can endanger a society - If you spend any time on the artsy and philosophical side of social media (of which I am a proud denizen), you will eventually stumble upon some nostalgi...14 minutes ago
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Did A24 Copyright Backrooms? Hollywood’s Buzziest New Trend May Face A Huge Obstacle - The wave of internet horror-inspired films that are sure to follow 'Backrooms' need to find a way to navigate the fan communities that exist around these c...1 hour ago
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Toomorrow (1970): The Lost Olivia Newton-John Sci-Fi Musical That Was Meant to Launch a Trilogy - When I first started to watch this clip from *Toomorrow*, I initially thought that it was a very cleverly rendered pastiche of late 1960s pop music. The...5 hours ago
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She Loved the Rental House—Until the Landlord Said the Ring Camera Was Staying - [image: Front door of a house with a camera and speaker on the side] Living with a "Big Brother" at the front door may not feel comfortable at all. The po...5 hours ago
