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Real Big Fungi

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Real Big Fungi

While scientists around the world collaborate on a global map of underground fungal networks, Microsoft decides that employees aren't a necessary part of a functioning business.

Good Still Happens

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Good Still Happens

There has been an endless stream of cosmic horrors plaguing the news cycle for quite some time, and the balance has gotten very outta wack. In today's Stuff Keeps Happening, we take a look at a very bits of pretty good Stuff.

We're Terrorists, Again

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We're Terrorists, Again

What happens when a political party spends more than a decade claiming that globally recognized basic public policy stances are "extremism"?

Government Issued Cool Nicknames

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Government Issued Cool Nicknames

What happens when a state government uses oppressively heavy court cases to crush opposition, but then ones doing the actual work are entirely incompetent? Well,

ICE Ignores Human Rights, Asks What That Means

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ICE Ignores Human Rights, Asks What That Means

...okay no, they didn't ask what that means. If only. Also, whales went around the world.

Very Exciting Regional Energy Oversight Board Elections

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Very Exciting Regional Energy Oversight Board Elections

I spent the better part of a day learning about the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area energy utilities. I don't live in Arizona. Also, RFK Jr is a jagweed, but we knew that.

Coffee, Now with AI Ethics Violations

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Coffee, Now with AI Ethics Violations

What happens when we stop asking if we should and instead only ask if we could?

You Alright, Louisiana?

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You Alright, Louisiana?

Louisiana is setting a new standard for "wait, they can just do that?"

A War of Ignition

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A War of Ignition

Gas prices aren't coming down any time soon, and now it looks like inflation may be next. But that's okay—those AI systems we all love so much are getting too expensive also.

Palantir Cannot See Why Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch

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Palantir Cannot See Why Kids Love the Taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Despite their penchant for building surveillance software, Palantir CEO Alex Karp is reportedly unaware of the cinnamon-sugar swirls in every bite.

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