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Whether the starting point is a student directory (Facebook), radio, or an AI image generator, the end point seems to be the same: a river of short-form video. In mathematics, the word âattractorâ describes a state toward which a dynamic system tends to evolve. To take a classic example: Drop a marble into a bowl, and it will trace several loops... See more
Weâve Never Seen a Carbon-Removal Plan Like This Before
If all the uses of GST help you earn more GST, theyâre headed for disaster. But once you can spend GST to enhance your status in ways that donât allow you to earn more, they might just make it.
If Shabbat is framed as something you are doing for yourself, ... It loses its transcendent target, which means it doesnât provide the true release that actual submission gives, and submission is the very thing that allows us to reap all those ancillary benefits. Put another way, a major reason everyone is so exhausted is because we have been... See more
A home used to be a place for people to just live. But if itâs a place to live, or work, or be on vacation, then people can work from many homes if they want. Our relationship to our homes is changing.
Early Internet users used alternate spelling or âleetspeakâ to bypass word filters in chat rooms, image boards, online games and forums. But algorithmic content moderation systems are more pervasive on the modern Internet, and often end up silencing marginalized communities and important discussions.