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So You Want To Abolish Time Zones @ Things Of Interest
https://qntm.org/abolish

Laudable! Let's take a look at some of the changes that arise from this, through a simple case study: making an international phone call to a relative.

Before abolishing time zones I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? Google tells me it is currently...

 
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How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth: 9781509540235: Economics Books @ Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/How-World-Became-Rich-Historical/dp/1509540237

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth: 9781509540235: Economics Books @ Amazon.com

 
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Principles for Global Online Meetings
https://www.mnot.net/blog/2025/10/26/equitable-meetings

Some thoughts about how to schedule online meetings for a global organisation in an equitable way.

 
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The abstraction you didn't ask for | ed3d.net
https://ed3d.net/blog/posts/the-abstraction-you-didnt-ask-for

When I say "generative AI isn't going away," people hear "and you have to like it." You don't, and you might be right not to. But the is-ought divide here is real and we should all be preparing for both outcomes.

 
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Australia’s red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?
https://theconversation.com/australias-red-and-yellow-beach-flags-can-be-dangerously-confusing-is-it-time-to-change-them-266772

To international visitors, red and yellow beach flags may look like a warning.

 
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Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy, by Martha Wells
https://torpublishinggroup.com/rapport-friendship-solidarity-communion-empathy/
 
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S2 E8 Free Solo and More - Alex Honnold on Life and El Capitan | Real Risk
https://realriskpodcast.com/s2-e8-free-solo-and-more-alex-honnold-on-life-and-el-capitan/

S2 E8 Free Solo and More - Alex Honnold on Life and El Capitan

 
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CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 1-3
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/czm-rewind-kissinger-parts-1-3-138228148/
 
audio:rec history usa war
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The Mystery of Mistletoe’s Missing Genes
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-mystery-of-mistletoes-missing-genes-20201221/
 
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“Cat Person” by Kristen Roupenian draws specific details from my life.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/07/cat-person-kristen-roupenian-viral-story-about-me.html

Since I first read Kristen Roupenian’s viral story, I’ve wondered: How did she know about me?

 
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N=1: The Inside Story of the First-Ever Hydrogen CCR Dive - InDEPTH
https://indepthmag.com/n1-the-inside-story-of-the-first-ever-h2-ccr-dive/

Dr. Richard Harris, aka ‘Dr. Harry,’ and the Wetmules made the first reported hydrogen (H2) rebreather dive to a depth of 230m/751 ft, in The Pearse Resurgence, New Zealand.

 
adventure articles:rec scuba
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How The FBI Botched The Olympic Park Bombing
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/how-the-fbi-botched-the-olympic-297551912/
 
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How did the CIA lose a nuclear device?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi.html
 
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Usman Khawaja did it all his own way and retires a modern day Australian cricket great - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-02/usman-khawaja-retirement-cricket-career-legacy-analysis/106092620
 
articles:rec australia cricket sports
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Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim : Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine: Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim

 
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Will the ‘Scandinavian sleep method’ really help me sleep?
https://theconversation.com/will-the-scandinavian-sleep-method-really-help-me-sleep-270359

The ‘Scandinavian sleep method’ is having a moment on social media. But what is it? And will it stop you fighting over the doona?

 
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There are three kinds of antisemitism – each needs to be dealt with differently
https://www.smh.com.au/national/there-are-three-kinds-of-antisemitism-each-needs-to-be-dealt-with-differently-20251225-p5nq1t.html
 
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Literary Hub » Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/

It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

 
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Swordcrossed, by Freya Marske
https://freyamarske.com/books/swordcrossed/

swordcrossed Now available from Tor and Bramble UK! A USA Today bestseller!A New York Times Best Romance of 2024An Indie Next pickA LibraryReads Hall of Fame pickA LitHub most anticipated book of 2024 Mattinesh Jay, dutiful heir to his struggling family business, needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his […]

 
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‘We gotta act white’: how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers
https://theconversation.com/we-gotta-act-white-how-voice-recognition-tech-fails-for-aboriginal-english-speakers-270983

Voice-operated technology can’t cope with non-mainstream varieties of English.

 
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Holding complexity amidst catastrophe
https://in-between-days.ghost.io/holding-complexity-amidst-catastrophe/

I didn't want to write this.

I don't want to write this.

I feel like I need to write something.

I am writing this.

I am not good at writing about my Jewish experience.

I am still writing this, eight days after I started.

--

All those sentences start with

 
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'Second Life' By Amanda Hess Book Excerpt | Marie Claire
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/books/amanda-hess-second-life-book-excerpt/

In an essay from Amanda Hess's memoir 'Second Life,' she explores her parasocial relationship with the freebirther subculture amid her medicalized pregnancy.

 
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Broken
He set out to walk around the world. After 27 years, he’s nearly home. - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025/12/05/karl-bushby-walk-around-world/

his focus to that once he’s home.

His main takeaway from his adventures is how people along the way have treated him. He said he hopes to pay it forward in the ways he can.

“The world will wrap itself around you and help you achieve things and keep you moving,” he said. “It’s been absolutely astounding.”

 
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In Spite of You, by Patrick Lenton
https://patricklenton.com/books

Patrick Lenton is the author of the book of short stories A Man Made Entirely of Bats, the book of comedic essays Uncle Hercules and Other Lies, and the full length short story collection Sexy Tales of Paleontology. Sexy Tales of Paleontology was shortlisted for the SPN Book of the Year Award, 2022.

 
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