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"A key goal of the meetings is for Disney to figure out what it actually means when it talks about the concept, loosely defined as a new version of the internet based on decentralized digital ledgers known as blockchains ... As Disney gets further into businesses including the metaverse and sports betting, that will have to change.
posted by geoff. at 10:49 PM PST - 21 comments

A new generation of fitness instructors teaches simple skills that make a difference. Why is beginner-level exercise treated like a niche? [slAtlantic] [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack at 9:38 PM PST - 52 comments

The current Supreme Court’s “tiered” system of constitutional rights He didn’t just bow his head. He got on a knee at the very center of the field. I don’t know of any other religion that requires you to get at the 50-yard line
posted by I will not be Heiled at 7:22 PM PST - 49 comments

Eat Your Words: Valerie Stevens (of the Paris Review) cooks from literary classics. [more inside]
posted by Hypatia at 7:18 PM PST - 13 comments

The methods that would eventually lead to [Jinyoung Park and Huy Tuan Pham's] new proof of the Kahn-Kalai conjecture began with a breakthrough on a seemingly unrelated problem. In many ways, the story starts with the sunflower conjecture, a question posed by the mathematicians Paul Erdős and Richard Rado in 1960. The sunflower conjecture considers whether collections of sets can be constructed in ways that resemble the petals of a sunflower. 2500 words from Jordana Cepelewicz for Quanta Magazine. [more inside]
posted by cgc373 at 5:50 PM PST - 10 comments

“Every single time we make a decision, we're making a decision about people's lives,”
posted by Selena777 at 1:13 PM PST - 28 comments

Bossware is coming for almost every worker the software you might not realize is watching you. Work from home reproduces the same state of surveillance as the cubicle. [more inside]
posted by bodywithoutorgans at 9:46 AM PST - 44 comments

You ever wish you were an adventurous pixel-art mouse doing inventory tetris while exploring a randomly-generated dungeon and engaging in turn-based combat with wee slimes and hostile rodentia? Great, you should play Backpack Hero. You should also play it if you haven't specifically wished for that previously, because it's delightful and charming and good.
posted by cortex at 9:02 AM PST - 37 comments

Damon Young is a writer, critic, humorist, satirist, and professional Black person. He is also a contributing columnist at the Washington Post, and people send emails to comment on his columns. One of those comments was a complaint about his use of "ain't" and "them white boys". Young was not having it.
posted by Etrigan at 6:26 AM PST - 59 comments

"This is a love letter to my friends and community. Please stay. You matter." "Mourners' Kaddish" is a song by musician Fureigh (disclaimer: a friend of mine) in the context of suicidality among transgender people. "my friend / I hope you know you’re dear / I’d rather celebrate you while you’re here."
posted by brainwane at 4:16 AM PST - 6 comments

“An Ionic Original is the pinnacle of recorded sound,” Burnett said in a statement. “It is archival quality. It is future proof. It is one of one. Not only is an Ionic Original the equivalent of a painting, it is a painting. It is lacquer painted onto an aluminum disc, with a spiral etched into it by music. This painting, however, has the additional quality of containing that music, which can be heard by putting a stylus into the spiral and spinning it.” T Bone Burnett Debuts New Audio Format That’s “The Pinnacle Of Recorded Sound” With Bob Dylan Re-Recordings [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 1:22 AM PST - 57 comments