Friday Links!
Now this is a badass: A Navy ship named for a Confederate victory now honors a Black Union hero.
From Wally, and it's a moving essay by Brandon Sanderson, who was the subject of an unflattering Wired piece recently: Outside. Next, a thought-provoking article: Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries? An excellent read: NASA Reveals What Made an Entire Starlink Satellite Fleet Go Down.
From C. Lee, and it's an absolutely fascinating read: The Age of Average. Next, an excellent read: How We’ll Build the First Roads on the Moon. Not surprising, because it's all about the pitch deck, not anything based in reality: The vertical farming bubble is finally popping. Of course they can! Hackers Can Remotely Open Smart Garage Doors Across the World. An interesting look at engagement bait posts: Which Cup Will Fill First? Try To Solve This Viral Brain Teaser From TikTok. Pro athletes believe everything can give them a tiny edge: The Core Energy Belt: An Unlikely Story Behind a Revolutionary New Baseball Item.
From Ken Piper, and it's no surprise, but still horrifying: ‘Under His Wings’: Leaked Emails Reveal an Anti-Trans ‘Holy War’. This is an interesting read: What it looks like when a country doesn’t trust its banks. I think we all knew this: Your stuff is actually worse now How the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products. Potentially very useful: Here’s what happens in your brain when you’re trying to make or break a habit. This is amazing: Webb telescope discovers oldest galaxies ever observed.
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