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If a post-truth field of science is going to keep going, it needs to convince funders and the public that progress is being made, so there’s a continual need for people uninterested in truth and willing to produce appropriate propaganda. This is the 142nd edition of This Week’s Hype, which has been documenting this phenomenon for the past twenty years. Such a post-truth project requires cooperation from institutions responsible for …

Previously: Part 9. The course is over! The grand finale was the theorem that X×Y≅X+Y≅max(X,Y) X \times Y \cong X + Y \cong max(X, Y) for all infinite sets XX and YY. Proving this required most of the concepts and results from the second half of the course: well ordered sets, the Cantor–Bernstein theorem, the Hartogs theorem, Zorn’s lemma, and so on. I gave the merest hints of the world …

Here is the link to that article:1978 NCAA Nationals Madison WIComments Thanks for sending this information out. I too was at the 1978 nationals in Madison, driving with the Indiana team which did quite well: Jim Spivey (15th), Randy Stoneman (37th), John Gustafson (44th), etc. It was truly cold and I remember it being almost balmy once we returned to Bloomington when the thermometer crested at 38. In looking at …

Yes, this is a political article in a newsletter and on a site about web development. If you follow me for tech, not politics, well… they’re inseparable, but please feel free to stop reading now. Lately I’ve noticed a rise in fascist language in various online community spaces (tech-related and otherwise). When we think of fascist language, we think of overt calls for violence, direct assaults on people, and anger. …

Words: Chris Arnsby 09/11/1989 Nicky Campbell: “Well, Chancellors of the Exchequer may come and go but Top of the Pops is always here. Tonight is an extravaganza of rare exuberance. What a cast. Too many stars to mention just now. We're going to start with something that you're really going to enjoy. Welcome Electribe 101.” [32] ELECTRIBE 101: tell me when the fever ended. Nicky Campbell really grates this week. …

The embedded image is a screencap from a title gif at The New York Times.For thousands of years, the glaciers were replenished with ice in the winter. But they have shrunk by more than 40 percent since 1968, uncovering rocks that, when exposed to the elements, can trigger chemical reactions that leach toxic metals into the water and turn it acidic...Deglaciation above Lake Shallap, the headwaters of Shallap River, has …

I struggled with work early this week and mainly couldn't focus well. But by the end of the week, I was okay. I must catch up on my TODO list and ensure I can start well on Monday. On the bright side, Echo is doing much better than last week. Uma and Pathu enjoy listening to me read books. I doubt they understand much, but they stay attentive. Appa was …

At first glance, these three photos from Walt Disney World in 1971 appear quite ordinary. They show a young woman posing in front of Cinderella Castle while a custodial cast member walks by. But is that really all there is to see? Let’s add a touch of animation and a dash of fictional prose to our Magical Trash and uncover the hidden story within these images.—It’s October 1971, and Walt …

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Lewisham’s Olympic hero Alex Yee has been given the ultimate honour by his home borough – the running track where he started out has been named after him. The 26-year-old, who was born a stone’s throw away in Lewisham Hospital and brought up in Brockley, unveiled a plaque at the renamed Alex Yee Ladywell Arena […] The post Olympic gold medallist Alex Yee has Ladywell Arena named after him appeared …

This could’ve a Wheat Thins flavor, but it’s dormant in the Wheat Thins section at Nabisco. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Market Street.) If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered …

In 2002, Paul O’Brian, a prolific author, reviewer, and commentator on the contemporary interactive-fiction scene, attempted to compile a list of those people who had done the most to help text adventures live on beyond the death of Infocom. Among the names he listed were those of Mike Roberts and Graham Nelson, the creators of TADS and Inform; Andrew Plotkin, who contributed crucial technical innovations of his own and authored …

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, writing at The Verge: Next year, [Apple] will reportedly launch an “AI wall tablet for home control,” and it’s said to be developing more devices for the home (including cameras, a tabletop robot, and maybe even a TV). Among other features, such as video calling, this new smart display will reportedly be a hub for Apple’s home automation platform, Apple Home, providing a communal household interface for …