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"While Samsung and Google were busy shipping AI features as fast as possible, OnePlus doubled down on the essentials."

In 1882, Los Angeles had two major newspapers. By 1886, Harry Chandler had bought out all the independent distributors...and stopped reliably delivering anything but the LA Times. Soon enough, people were canceling their "unreliable" subscriptions to other papers, and that's how LA became a one-major-newspaper town.

"Internet forums are still alive and kicking and full of information. Here are the best niche communities I could find that are alive and well."

"As blogging pioneer Dave Winer’s site turns 30, it’s a reminder that good writing and thinking has flourished beyond the reach of social media"

"For some, it's about growth. For others, it's a movement. They must work together."

"Sleep researchers discovered the "first-night effect" decades ago, when they began studying people in sleep labs. The first night in a lab, a person's sleep is usually so bad that researchers simply toss out any data they collect. But Sasaki wanted to know what was going on in the brain during that first night."

The human brain tends to optimize for certain types of situations…but those optimizations can turn into big mistakes in an emergency. Like going back into a burning building for your wallet, because you always make sure you grab your wallet when you leave the house.