Category: In The Web
Taxing in the Name Of: Seattle Head Tax Repealed
Back in May the Seattle City Council unanimously passed the “head tax” under the auspices of raising funds for the homeless. But in the face of opposition from Seattle’s largest businesses, and a certain legal challenge to the law itself, the council has reversed themselves.
Supercomputers Reach The Summit, For Now
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a facility born from the drive to accomplish scientific feats before an international competitor does the same. In the modern day race for the worlds most powerful computer, the ORNL-housed Summit supercomputer has put the US back in the lead…for now.
Morning Ed: The Planet {2018.06.06.W}
Energy, the environment, climate change, and Trump. Oh, and Octopuses.
Morning Ed: World {2018.06.04.M}
You always wanted to know what Korean slang for video game consoles is, right?
Morning Ed: Law & Order {2018.05.31.Th}
Bail is bad, mugshots are bad, killing your spouse by rigging the parachute also bad.
Morning Ed: History {2018.05.30.W}
Wolf children, the Isle of California, Pepsi the great military power, and the Fall of Rome…
Morning Ed: Media {2018.05.29.T}
Babylon Bee, local newspapers, mugshots, and getting pwned by Trump.
Morning Ed: Politics {2018.05.24.Th}
Immigration politics, race politics, and an Australian Prime Minister who went mysteriously missing.
Retroactive: This Week in Ordinary Times
Retroactive is a #ICYMI listing of all the great reading from the week that was. Ordinary Times is a group endeavor to explore and illuminate culture, with the word “culture” interpreted broadly. Here, you will find discussions of politics and law, art and sports, family and faith, laughter and grief, food and fiction.Retroactive is a #ICYMI listing of all the great reading from the week that was. Ordinary Times is a group endeavor to explore and illuminate culture, with the word “culture” interpreted broadly. Here, you will find discussions of politics and law, art and sports, family and faith, laughter and grief, food and fiction.