Thursday, August 1st, 2024

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What’s up, everybody! I am in the process of listing blogposts in the future by date and not by podcasts. I am actually not at PODCAST 1200, but at PODCAST 1800 and above. That’s how far into the future I am. Anyway, lots of work to do. Here’s a video to explain stuff to younger generations, since unfortunately, with TikTok, and their 8sec attention span, their ADHD, none of them understands the importance of: “Don’t Boo, Vote.” Thank God that I do, and I will remind them.

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1243 | BENKYO RADIO 1243

currently writing

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What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1243 & BENKYO RADIO 1243. Remember that Great Teacher Onizuka video I shared very long time ago? The guy who talked about it? Remember when I put the manga on the bookclub? Remember when I kept talking about those stories? Great Teacher Onizuka is finally on Netflix! It’s a lifesaver! Enjoy! Don’t forget that GTO is my avatar for my BENKYO RADIO music podcasts/playlists (LOFI). “Don’t worry, I will make school fun for you.”

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1179 | BENKYO RADIO 1179

Why a 'Frozen' Distribution Linux Kernel Isn't the Safest Choice for Security [Slashdot.org]

Weed drinks set up turf war between alcohol and cannabis industries [AXIOS]

Despite some skeptics claiming that AI is an industry-wide delusion, last week's demos from OpenAI and Google show that the rate of AI progress is not slowing [TechMeme]

A former Facebook and Nike DEI manager was sentenced to 5 years in prison for a $5 million fraud [Quartz]

Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021 [Vox] congrats to those who invested. I haven’t got a salary check since 2019, therefore blame my previous employers. In any case, gaming is going nowhere, I own LEFRENZY.com now. LEFRENZY is my username on PLAYSTATION NETWORK (PSN). We got lots of gaming to do, I will be an Influencer in the world of gaming, just like Greg Miller is doing on Kinda Funny Games. Right now, I am a one-man-army, but I cater to many audiences. Specifically people/students/veterans who deal with #MentalHealth, people who need #EmotionalSupport, people curious about #MusicTherapy, and raise awareness about my chronic illness: #EhlersDanlosSyndrome.

A new browser war is brewing in Europe [TheNextWeb]

The Restaurant World Still Has a Child Care Problem [Eater]

Formal Move to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug Marks Huge Policy Shift [Inc.]

4 investing tips for new parents [Fast Company]

Starbucks Has Lost Its Damn Mind [Medium]

I Wish I Knew These Four Things Before Starting My Own Business [Entrepreneur]

Welcome to the Laser Wars [WIRED]

This Week in Space 111 [TWIT]

Gemini breaks new ground with a faster model, longer context, AI agents and more [Google Blog]

Ten years of neuroscience at Google yields maps of human brain [Google Research]

May 2024 [Poetry Foundation]

Found: An Earth-sized exoplanet named SPECULOOS-3 b [Astronomy Magazine]

Contextual Navigations in Planner Workspaces | SAP IBP 2405 [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1179 & BENKYO RADIO 1179. As always, AFWERX (and SPACEWERX for that matter) are doing incredible things, in the world of Research & Development (R&D) for the United States Air Force & Space Force. I have made large contributions to both entities (not to be confused with tities), and thankfully, now I own an EIN/DUNS number thanks to my new corporation ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC, and look forward to work in conjunction with the local AFB, which I guess is Travis AFB, on an SBIR paperwork, for the greater good of American military might, and keep this nation secure against all enemies, foreign (China/Russia for example) or domestic (Trump trying to hijack our nuclear arsenal). Anyway, there’s a lot of work on the horizon. Let’s get to it.

JETLAG RADIO 1178 | BENKYO RADIO 1178

Is America dictator-proof? [The Economist]

Why is Britain hopeless at punishing corruption? [1843 Magazine]

How to Ask for the Feedback You Really Need [Harvard Business Review]

More Northern Lights soon as Sun storms strengthen [BBC]

Putin’s War Was Never Just About Ukraine [Bloomberg]

Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition [Reuters]

UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza [AL-Jazeera News]

The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee [The New Yorker]

AI assistants are so back / On The Vergecast: what’s new from OpenAI and Google, the future of search, and more. [The Verge]

ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’t [Vox]

OpenAI created a team to control ‘superintelligent’ AI — then let it wither, source says [TechCrunch]

Last summer was the hottest in 2,000 years. Here’s how we know. [MIT Technology Review]

To feel middle class, you have to be wealthy [Business Insider] sigh…

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Supplies arrive in Gaza via new pier but land routes essential, says US aid chief [The Guardian]

Strangers in Their Own Land: Being Muslim in a Hindu-First India [New York Times]

Man Reported Missing On Birthday Allegedly Dismembered By Roommate [Huffington Post]

The Sad Desk Salad Is Getting Sadder [The Atlantic]

Democracy is a top concern for many voters. We asked them why. [FiveThirtyEight]

A water war is brewing between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s why. [The Washington Post]

For Palestinian citizens of Israel, commemorations of 1948 Nakba come with stigma [Le Monde]

NASA spacecraft spots dead robot on Mars surface [Mashable]

“Israel’s Genocide Has Reached New and Horrific Stage”: South Africa Requests Urgent ICJ Intervention [Democracy NOW!]

The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite. [The Intercept]

Can psychedelics treat people with a severe brain injury? [National Geographic]

A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know 'we are not safe' [NPR]

Solano, Yolo counties release public health warning for raw milk as avian flu concerns grow [CapRadioNews]

« Tsahal » dans votre salon [Le Monde diplomatique]

Biden’s Catch-22 in Ukraine [Foreign Policy]

The New Moral Resistance to Putin [Foreign Affairs]

Will China Succeed in Creating an Asian Security Order? [The Diplomat]

He Seeks Mystery Magnetic Fields With His Quantum Compass [Quanta Magazine]

How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades [NASA]

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What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1178 & BENKYO RADIO 1178. Here’s a great DJ set from Swedish House Mafia at Miami ULTRA Music Festival, somewhere I should already be by now, every since 2003, and ever since those 2008 tickets I destroyed because I got sick and could not go.

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1177 | BENKYO RADIO 1177

Manchester United versus Newcastle [MANUTD]

Microsoft's AI Push Imperils Climate Goal As Carbon Emissions Jump 30% [Slashdot.org]

Trump's favorite words: Policy ideas he talks about most [AXIOS]

Google announces Android theft protection features, like Theft Detection Lock, which detects motion indicating theft, and Private Space, to hide sensitive data [TechMeme]

Donald Trump's Boeing plane hit another plane [Quartz]

Biden’s surprise proposal to debate Trump early, explained [Vox]

Google I/O 2024: all the news from the developer conference [The Verge]

Inside the fight to ban — and destroy — PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ [TheNextWeb]

Salad Size Me [Eater]

Hire a Teenager This Summer and Get a Tax Break. Businesses still feeling the pinch of inflation can save money by adding young people to their seasonal payrolls. [Inc.]

Apple still isn’t done building its dream iPad [Fast Company]

The World Thinks Japan is so Polite, I Disagree [Medium]

We All Have One Personality Trait That Defines Our Future. Google's Chief Innovation Evangelist Shares How to Identify Yours. [Entrepreneur]

I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty - Your online influencer girlfriend is actually a rotating cast of low-wage workers. I became one of them. [WIRED]

MacBreak Weekly 921 [TWIT]

100 things we announed at I/O 2024 [Google Blog]

Advancing medical AI with Med-Gemini [Google Research]

Lonespeech [Poetry Foundation]

Sand and sky [Astronomy Magazine]

Improved Forecast Accuracy with AI-Powered Automated Outlier Correction | SAP IBP 2405 [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1177 & BENKYO RADIO 1177. I am really looking forward wearing my Dame 8 EXTPLY in Highlights. Unfortunately, someone was gossiping and told me they look like clown shoes. I was very hurt. It’s not my fault I have big feet. Ask women, they usually like a man with big feet. Anyway, Hope you guys are doing well, and big shout out to Dame Lilliard, I know that they benched you in Indiana, because of blackmail, and since they were gambling due to match-fixing, every gambler in Indiana is fucked. There will be an investigation, by INTERPOL SPORT. Especially the stupid woman in Indiana who wouldn’t stop WOOing while the NBA commentators were trying to talk.

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1174 | BENKYO RADIO 1174

Feds Probe Waymo Driverless Cars Hitting Parked Cars, Drifting Into Traffic (arstechnica.com) [Slashdot.org]

Trump's legal team begins questioning Michael Cohen in hush money trial [AXIOS]

Google rolls out AI Overviews in US with more countries coming soon [TechMeme]

Elon Musk's Starlink will be used aboard all of Carnival's cruise ships [Quartz]

Vox took a break from writing because so did I. Vox editors get paid $3000-$6000 per month. I get paid $500.00/month. It’s basically a small stipend/bourse if I was a Student, or worked for the Govt if I was back in France in the 1990s. A 1990s salary in 2024, completely and utterly pathetic. If someone asks me to talk on camera, I’m just going to say I have a third-world salary.

EU’s JEDI supercomputer most energy efficient HPC system in the world [TheNextWeb]

America Runs on Chains [Eater]

Steve Wozniak Just Shared His Formula for Happiness in a Graduation Speech, and It Couldn't Be SimplerThe Apple co-founder cited his working relationship with Steve Jobs and a simple math equation while advising graduates on how to be happy in business and life. [Inc.] I voted for Steve Wozniak in a local election then almost became deathly ill. I wonder what happened. Hopefully he did not have a vendetta against Steve Jobs, it would be a shame if Wozniak would go to prison for the murder of Steve Jobs. Let’s tell INTERPOL to look into that just in case.

Teen brothers invented an alphabet for their endangered language. A new font is helping spread it globally [Fast Company]

Everyone is Asking Why Men Aren’t Working or Marrying, But Nobody Wants to Hear the Truth [Medium]

Google Introduces Its New Project Astra AI Assistant at Tuesday's I/O Event — Here's What Else You Missed [Entrepreneur]

Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024 [WIRED]

This Week in Google 768 [TWIT]

Gemini breaks new ground with a faster model, longer context, AI agents and more [Google Blog]

Model Explorer: Graph visualization for large model development [Google Research]

Like the Thinking of Trees [Poetry Foundation]

Could you survive falling into a black hole? It depends. [Astronomy Magazine]

SAP Analytics Cloud – Top 5 Q2 2024 | What's New in The Quarterly Release [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1174 & BENKYO RADIO 1174. Unfortunately, while PSG & Real Madrid won their UCL matches, Stade Rennais lost their first leg match and Olympique de Marseille tied theirs in the Europa League. Needless to say, Akhenaton and I are incredbly pissed off. Solution? Buy a FRANCE RUGBY hat (casquette). PS. Casquette versus Cassette… ^_^

I found a bug in #QuantumComputing. Essentially, what is one of the worst thing that can happen to one or multiple? Do you remember working tech support and how annoying it was when people called in because their web browsers did not work, and they did not upgrade to their latest version? Guess what was worst, when is the last time they cleared their cache? Their cookies? Take a second, grab your markers, look at your whiteboard, and go ahead and explain what happens to a Quantum Computer when you do not essentially clear the cache / delete cookies from that system, the consequences are incredibly dangerous, entire simulations can be destroyed within instant. For example, if you attempt to describe weather patterns, that can cause issue. Also, as the simulation becomes bigger, it is harder to simulate. You need the equivalent of more RAM, more CPU, more GPU power. The best metaphor I have for you is the following: you want to run Cyberpunk 2077? Get a gaming laptop. You cannot run that game on a Microsoft Surface Book. That’s impossible. Paradoxically, you do need a Surface Book to write Q# Programming. Anyway the implications of this analogy have serious consequences, and people at #IntelQuantum are in trouble for not reaching out to me. Do not worry, Pat CEO is at fault, he will have to pay for all the damages and foot the bill. Quantum Computer are so powerful, they are able to simulate an entire planet. In the future, they can simulate the entire universe. With that kind of computing power, mistakes are extremely dangerous, do not fuck with me when I tell you what I do is important, and you ignore me and say “we’re not gonna pay him because he’s Brown and not Indian.”

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1173 | BENKYO RADIO 1173

The liberal international order is slowly coming apart [The Economist]

Can the Singapore miracle continue? [The Economist Podcasts]

How to Implement AI — Responsibly [Harvard Business Review]

Crack in US-Israel alliance for first time in decades [BBC]

Russia, China and US Are in a Slow Spiral Toward War [Bloomberg]

South Korea prepares support package worth over $7 billion for chip industry [Reuters]

What are the takeaways for Beijing from Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe? [AL-Jazeera News]

Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Our Moment of Bad Reading [New Yorker]

Google I/O 2024 will be all about AI again / Google’s developer conference starts with a 1PM ET keynote on May 14th. [The Verge]

UFOs, God, and the edge of understanding [Vox]

Anthropic now lets kids use its AI tech — within limits [TechCrunch]

Tech workers should shine a light on the industry’s secretive work with the military [MIT Technology Review]

Ukraine's pilots are flying high-risk 'wild weasel' missions first developed in the Vietnam War by the USAF, says defense analyst [Business Insider]

Microsoft and LinkedIn release the 2024 Work Trend Index on the state of AI at work [LinkedIn]

Tesla's new robot, a powerful new chatbot, and a nuclear fusion breakthrough: The most popular tech stories [Quartz]

Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault [The Guardian]

Northern Lights Set to Return During Extreme Solar Storm’s 2nd Night [New York Times]

This Phone Scam Is Targeting Grandparents — But There Are Ways To Outwit It [Huffington Post]

What Kids Can Bring to Conversations [The Atlantic]

Will Biden's handling of Gaza impact the 2024 election? [FiveThirtyEight]

She invented Mother’s Day — then waged a lifelong campaign against it [Washington Post]

Lyon's daring gastronomy scene knows no boundaries [Le Monde]

'Doctor Who's 'Space Babies' is full of Easter eggs [Mashable]

Some Universities Chose Violence. Others Responded to Protests by Considering Student Demands. [The Intercept_]

How Mother’s Day became Its Worst Nightmare [National Geographic]

Are workers in the Deep South fed up enough to unionize? We're about to find out [NPR]

UC Davis pro-Palestinian encampment continues, demonstrators call for specific changes from chancellor [CapRadioNews]

De douleur et d’espoir [Le Monde diplomatique]

U.N. Backs Palestinian Bid for Membership [Foreign Policy]

Defending Taiwan by Defending Ukraine [Foreign Affairs]

Thailand’s Grand Reconciliation [The Diplomat]

Game Theory Can Make AI More Correct and Efficient [Quanta Magazine]

Le noyau comme laboratoire #CERN70 – Partie 8 #ThrowbackThursday à l'époque du séparateur d’isotopes en ligne (Isotope Separator On-Line, ISOLDE) en 1967. [CERN_FR]

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test [NASA]

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What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1173 & BENKYO RADIO 1173. Here’s a new video from myself, Zaki-Sensei, aka Zaki-Senpai.

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1171 | BENKYO RADIO 1171

Israel and Hamas are not that far from a ceasefire agreement [The Economist]

How Alzheimer’s disease will test China [The Economist Podcasts]

Does Your Organization Have the Energy to Transform? [Harvard Business Review]

US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns [BBC]

Oil Drops With US Stockpiles and Middle East Tensions in Focus [Reuters]

Japan’s Toyota posts record profit as bet on hybrids pays dividends [AL-Jazeera News]

A Generation of Distrust [New Yorker]

The 7 biggest announcements from Apple’s iPad event [The Verge]

What does divesting from Israel really mean? [Vox]

Apple unveils a new Magic Keyboard at iPad event [TechCrunch]

Deepfakes of your dead loved ones are a booming Chinese business [MIT Technology Review]

College campuses see violence escalate at Israel-Hamas protests [Business Insider]

À l’aube des Jeux de Paris 2024, la France confirme son rang de 1ère destination touristique mondiale. 🇫🇷 Et ce sont nos visiteurs qui vous en parlent le mieux ! [LinkedIn] #tourism

Ukraine war briefing: Three power plants seriously damaged in Russian raids, energy company says [The Guardian]

With a Gaza Cease-Fire in the Balance, Netanyahu Maneuvers to Keep Power [New York Times]

Ex-DOJ Official Shows How Postponing Trump's Docs Trial May Actually Backfire [Huffington Post]

Say Plainly What the Protesters Want [The Atlantic]

Indiana primaries 2024: Spartz survives, big spenders prevail [FiveThirtyEight]

Biden and Trump’s day of contrasts marks a surreal campaign [The Washington Post]

Champions League: Hummels stuns Mbappé and PSG to take Borussia Dortmund to final [Le Monde]

'Doctor Who' Season 14 review: Disney+'s relaunch doesn't skimp on the madcap fun [Mashable]

Fmr. Israeli Peace Negotiator Daniel Levy: U.S. Pressure on Israel Is Key to Lasting Gaza Ceasefire [Democracy NOW!]

Israel’s War on Gaza - After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail [The Intercept_]

'I've walked between two worlds': What belonging means for Asian Americans [National Geographic]

The U.S. military pier off Gaza may soon be operating. Aid workers question its role [NPR]

California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years [CapRadioNews]

Gaza, enfer à ciel ouvert [Le Monde diplomatique]

Can the ICC Actually Arrest Netanyahu? [Foreign Policy]

East Asia’s Coming Population Collapse: And How It Will Reshape World Politics [Foreign Affairs]

Islamic State Khorasan’s Westward Network Expansion Into Iran, Turkey, and Europe [The Diplomat]

Dogged Dark Matter Hunters Find New Hiding Places to Check [Quanta Magazine]

Nos propres vestes rouges 🦺 Notre #PhotoDeLaSemaine d'aujourd'hui donne un aperçu du travail remarquable effectué par les guides du CERN, au Portail de la science. Nos guides accueillent des visiteurs de tous âges et de tous horizons, et les emmènent dans un voyage à travers des expositions multimédias immersives, des ateliers pratiques en laboratoire, et des spectacles scientifiques. #LeSaviezVous? Nos guides ne sont autres que des membres du personnel du CERN Rejoignez-nous au #CERNScienceGateway: http://visit.cern [CERN_FR]

Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches [NASA]

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What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1171 & BENKYO RADIO 1171. Look at the amazing Audi RS 6 Avant GT. What an incredible car. A dream car for many of us. I would love to own an Audi RS6 Avant. Help me make it happen. Donate to my VENMO/PAYPAL/GoFundMe/BuyMeaCoffee. Thanks. If you’ve been reading/watching me for the past 10 years since Blogpost #1 and JETLAG RADIO 001, thank you for your $1 donation or more.

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JETLAG RADIO 1170 | BENKYO RADIO 1170

Elon Musk's X Launches Grok AI-Powered 'Stories' Feature [Slashdot.org]

40 million at risk of severe storms, "intense" tornadoes possible Monday [AXIOS]

The teens making friends with AI chatbots [TechMeme]

Tesla's Optimus video fub is leading other robot makers to add teleoperation disclaimers [Quartz]

AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning. [Vox]

TNW Podcast: Alexandra Balkova on the state of VC; AI compute for everyone [TheNextWeb]

Dust to Dust [Eater]

40 Lessons From Michael Dell's Extraordinary CareerDell celebrates its 40th anniversary today. Inc. gathered key takeaways from the billionaire entrepreneur's four decades as a business builder. [Inc.]

3 hidden but powerful Microsoft Edge time savers [Fast Company]

Anime Is More Realistic Than You Think [Medium]

'I'm Smarter Now...But Also Poorer': Warren Buffett Says Berkshire Hathaway Ditched Its Entire Stake in Paramount at a Big Loss [Entrepreneur]

Restart - Microsoft in the age of Satya Nadella [WIRED]

This Week in Tech 978 [TWIT]

Cloud Next 2024: More momentum with generative AI [Google Blog]

Improving Gboard language models via private federated analytics [Google Research]

It’s Not a Mask If You Wear It Right [Poetry Foundation]

How closely packed are Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids? [Astronomy Magazine]

Game On: The Future of Esports Drafting with AI [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1170 & BENKYO RADIO 1170. Here’s the next VLOG on my YouTube Channel. Enjoy. Quai d’Orsay. Hmm… J’adore. J’ai plus de 32 stabilos maintenant. Juste au cas où.

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1169 | BENKYO RADIO 1169

Big tech’s great AI power grab [The Economist]

Rahul Gandhi is on the march. But where is he heading? [1843 Magazine]

Why the Influencer Industry Needs Guardrails [Harvard Business Review]

French bakers beat world record for longest baguette [BBC]

France’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With China [Bloomberg]

Volvo Cars April sales rise on strong EV demand [Reuters]

The surfer chef behind South Africa’s first fine dining halal restaurant [AL-Jazeera News]

What is Hope Hicks Crying About? [New Yorker] I know what she’s crying about. She was excited to make millions of dollars being a personal fellatio machine to Trump and his staff, and then she realized she was part of a mob trial, and suddenly she realized Prison is not like Orange is the New Black after all

Better Siri is coming: what Apple’s research says about its AI plans [The Verge]

The UK’s controversial Rwanda deportation plan, explained [Vox]

Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board [TechCrunch]

Three takeaways about the current state of batteries [MIT Technology Review]

Jon Stewart says Biden is so old he 'shouldn't be president' [Business Insider]

The Road to Evo ’24 begins. 🥊 Learn how to win a trip to compete in Las Vegas, plus check out a new documentary featuring last year’s winner - [LinkedIn] #esports #Playstation #SonyInteractive

With six months to go, the US election is more unpredictable than ever [The Guardian]

The Best Nespresso Pods You Can Buy at the Grocery Store [New York Times]

The $57 Million Congressman Standing In The Way Of A Historic Black Candidate [Huffington Post]

The Thingification of AI [The Atlantic]

The 8 Types Of Democrats And Republicans In The House [FiveThirtyEight]

Could a bibliophile learn to love books arranged by color? [The Washington Post]

Fashion finds firm footing in Marseille [Le Monde]

NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for May 5 [Mashable]

Gift Catalogue [Democracy NOW!]

Biden Says He Told Nigeria to Kill Fewer Civilians — But Nigeria Keeps Killing Lots of Civilians [The Intercept_]

8 camping cookware sets we love [National Geographic]

Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from a brief but potent storm [NPR]

Here’s what to do if you find a fawn alone in Northern California (don’t worry, it’s probably OK) [CapRadioNews]

Une belle grève de mai [Le Monde diplomatique]

The Tech Hawks Took Down TikTok. Now What? [Foreign Policy]

The Case for Progressive Realism [Foreign Affairs]

Ma Ying-jeou’s Trip to China [The Diplomat]

To Pack Spheres Tightly, Mathematicians Throw Them at Random [Quanta Magazine]

NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants. Here’s How. [NASA]

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What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1169 & BENKYO RADIO 1169. Here’s a video from a recent new update to #Cyberpunk2077. Enjoy.

Until Next Time!