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"UI/UX design can contribute to feelings of anxiety and panic. Read how urgency, unpredictability, powerlessness, and sensationalism play a role."

2018: "To those that think there is no value in the arts. To those who believe classes focusing on "soft skills" are useless. Consider "Hamilton.""
"Case in point: fans of Hamilton have delved into theoretical discussions about how history may have been affected had certain events yielded different outcomes. People are eagerly visiting historical sites, and are feeling encouraged to explore their own creativity."

"A simple script for exporting a trusted Mastodon server's domain block list."

Why everyone's so miserable....

52-episode anime adaptation

"Privacy Guides is your central privacy and security resource to protect yourself online."

"In a passionate speech at the National Book Awards, the science fiction author, who was picking up a lifetime achievement award, takes aim at publishers who put profit before art"

"We all remake our genre every time we write it. But we’re building on what’s gone before. Le Guin expanded the possibilities for all of us, and then she kept on doing that."
A brief article on the author's life, and legacy, on the occasion of her death, by Jo Walton.

Santa Cruz Island and Santa Rosa Island were overrun by feral pigs after ranching shut down and cattle and sheep were removed. Since 2007, the ecosystems have rebounded, from multi-layer vegetation to formerly endangered foxes.

"In venture capital, you are what you fund."
Tagging this as Business Ethics because it demonstrates a *complete lack* of them.