A quest to find the origin of pencil lead
A quest to find the origin of pencil lead, "a truly remarkable history."
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October 26, 2016
A company told a black woman she couldn’t wear dreadlocks. She alleged racial discrimination. And while the court said dreadlocks weren’t an “immutable” characteristic of black racial identity, it remained reluctant to define race itself. / NPR Andrew WK is actually Dave Grohl, Stevie Wonder can really see, Jack
Exposure of high-end poker cheating devices
Exposure of high-end poker cheating devices. "Using a modified phone as a cheating device offers the key advantage that it is impossible to tell that it is a cheating device unless you know what to look for."
The occult is a much bigger thing than Halloween
In time for Halloween, here’s some occult art history: The first known depiction of a witch on a broom is from the 15th century—and no, it’s not exactly a coincidence that the broom is a phallic symbol. ↩︎ posted Oct. 26, 2016 Our childhood was…weird, in a
October 25, 2016
“When Terrence M. Cunningham, the chief of police in Wellesley, Mass., and president of America’s largest police management organization, issued a formal apology earlier this week to the nation’s minority population ‘for the actions of the past and the role that our profession has played in society’s
Here's an earthrise captured from the moon
Good morning. Here's a lovely "Earthrise" captured from the moon. Have a great day.
Among the better political ads we've seen this cycle
Among the better political ads we've seen this cycle: Wife pleads for her husband's reelection so he'll quit talking to her about city budgets and transit policy.
The filmmakers behind Amy pivot to Oasis
In case you feel like reliving the '90s for a minute, the producers behind Amy have set their sights on the Gallagher brothers.
October 24, 2016
Who votes the most? “The most reliable voters in the U.S. right now, who are getting to the polls at a higher rate than any other, aren’t white men (angry or not) or soccer moms (translation: suburban white women). An astounding 82 percent of African American women over
Who really controls the web?
The Dyn attack highlights the internet’s surprisingly vulnerable centralization Last Friday, a coordinated attack of unknown origin brought down a broad swath of the web, cutting down sites from Github to Spotify to Twitter. Unlike thieves who steal data, this hack—known as a DDOS attack—just brings down