flickeringmyth.com
Great Films Unfairly Forgotten in Time
7 min read · Jul 15th · Tom Jolliffe on great films unfairly forgotten in time… Time is a cruel mistress. It’s the one constant and something no one can alter (except Marty McFly and Doc Brown). Looks go, memories fade and…
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KDnuggets
The 5 Hardest Things to Do in SQL
6 min read · Jul 26th · The 5 hardest things Josh Berry, a 15 year analytics professional, experienced while switching from Python to SQL. Offering examples, SQL code, and a resource to customize the SQL to your own project.
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NPR
Seeing double: Near-identical films that came out at the same time
5 min read · Jul 26th · What happens when two studios are making the same movie and neither studio blinks?
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Lifehacker
17 of the Most Disturbing Films Ever Made
~13 min read · Jun 14th · These are great works of art you'll never want to see again.
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nolanlawson.com
The collapse of complex software
4 min read · Jun 9th · In 1988, the anthropologist Joseph Tainter published a book called The Collapse of Complex Societies. In it, he described the rise and fall of great civilizations such as the Romans, the Mayans, an…
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Robin Sloan
The lost thread
2 min read · Apr 26th · The speed with which Twitter recedes in your mind will shock you.
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elephant.art
Crowd and Proud: The History of the Flash Mob
5 min read · Apr 20th · Quick! Gather a hundred strangers together and all read this article together right now!
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contrachrome.com
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The Guardian
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen
~14 min read · Jan 2nd · Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can
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Nieman Lab
Algorithms, lies, and social media
8 min read · Apr 7th · Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century.
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Lifehacker
The Smartest Ways to Use Dishwasher Tablets to Clean Your House
3 min read · Mar 29th · Dishwasher tablets can work on household stains, mildew, oil, and odors.
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PsyPost.org
Reading on a smartphone promotes overactivity in the prefrontal cortex and lowers reading comprehension, study finds
3 min read · Apr 4th · A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports lends support to a body of research suggesting that reading on electronic devices reduces comprehension. The study found that reading on a…
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Vulture
‘I Have to Make This Game — Otherwise I’ll Die’
5 min read · Mar 9th · How Devolver Digital became the HBO of video games.
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SleepScore
What Are the Benefits of Sleeping Naked?
4 min read · Mar 4th · What Are the Benefits of Sleeping Naked Do you sleep naked? If you do, here’s some good news for you: sleeping naked may help you fall asleep quicker and, as a result, benefit other aspectsREAD MORE
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How to make sure you aren’t spreading misinformation online
2 min read · Mar 1st · Facts can be empowering during uncertain times, and perhaps there’s no fact-finding tool more accessible than the internet. But as past years have taught
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Thrillist
Steven Spielberg's 32 Movies, Ranked from Worst to Best
~18 min read · Feb 11th · Now that he's got another Oscar nomination for Best Director, we're looking back on each of his films.
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