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The 4kB of HTML used to render “Sponsored” on facebook posts

some very beautiful math drawings

Outdoor comparison of UE Hyperboom and 2.2 Minirig setup

Depressing read. In part because much of it won’t happen and we’ll keep flailing and yoyoing

Performance baseline has shifted quite far up (especially network) but targeted features are still quite far behind current

trolls continue to be terrible terrible people, and the legal system ill-equipped to deal with their nonsense

"The idea that decentralization of infrastructure equals decentralization of power is a trap

Some excellent and interesting questions to consider

Alex T on the need for innovation in America

On resource extraction in Canada. Apparently 75 percent of the world’s mining companies are based in Canada!

Also fun hover effect on links

1. The real problem is biased sharing. Even if everything is true, selective sharing will create a biased picture.

2. People can learn to spot fake news. The real problem is intellectual humility: getting them to trust & share real news. (4/12)

Had kinda sensed this trend, though some wild stats in there. There was also the turn to comfort music early in the pandemic.

old songs now represent 70% of the US music market.

The new music market is actually shrinking. All the growth in the market is coming from old songs.

the 200 most popular tracks now account for less than 5% of total streams. It was twice that rate just three years ago

Never before in history have new tracks attained hit status while generating so little cultural impact.

Have often wondered what the endpoint of this is. Or how much in impacted/unfluenced by sampling.

A far more elaborate setup than I am ready to look into at this time

Via HN

More notetaking tools. This time with drawings!

Can relate

The hydrogen is currently being made with coal but Energy Minister @AngusTaylorMP says the trade will be crucial in bringing down global emissions.

I’m sure it will, Angus

In-browser photo editing. Quite excellent

Have seen this a bit lately in logs. A lot of 3 or 4 year-old versions of Chrome out there

Me too, buddy. Me too

A glowing rec from Beautiful Audio

drilling at 1000 most common words. Quite addictive

this is awesome. Dissecting and assembling different types of beats

Hand tracking in the browser!

crazy concept!

I don’t know what to make of this insanity

tldr don’t bother this is too much effort

how to think about drawing