ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data(eff.org)
1428 points by JKCalhoun | 941 comments
EFF Deeplinks article reporting that ICE is using a Palantir tool that draws on Medicaid data for immigration enforcement.
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First, make me care(gwern.net)
742 points by andsoitis | 221 comments
Gwern blog post arguing that nonfiction writing should open by making the reader care, e.g. with a compelling question, rather than with background.
A flawed paper in management science has been cited more than 6k times(statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu)
681 points by timr | 350 comments
Andrew Gelman blog post arguing a highly cited 2014 Management Science paper on corporate sustainability and performance is fatally flawed and uncorrected.
A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch(github.com)
648 points by dnw | 211 comments
GitHub repository for Posturr, an MIT-licensed macOS app that uses Apple's Vision framework to detect slouching and blur the screen.
Deutsche Telekom is throttling the internet(netzbremse.de)
580 points by tietjens | 284 comments
Netzbremse campaign site claiming Deutsche Telekom throttles internet traffic, offering a complaint form, press release, and measurement tool for customers.
Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study(keck.usc.edu)
548 points by hhs | 533 comments
Keck School of Medicine of USC news release on a study linking electric vehicle adoption to measurable real-world reductions in air pollution.
Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback(consumerrights.wiki)
406 points by validatori | 240 comments
Consumer Rights Wiki article on OnePlus's January 2026 ColorOS 16.0.3.501 update adding a hardware anti-rollback fuse that blocks downgrades and custom ROMs.
Doom has been ported to an earbud(doombuds.com)
383 points by arin-s | 115 comments
DoomBuds is a project site that runs Doom on internet-connected earbuds, with an embedded live Twitch stream of the game being played.
Introduction to PostgreSQL Indexes(dlt.github.io)
297 points by dlt | 15 comments
Two Weeks Until Tapeout(essenceia.github.io)
171 points by client4 | 26 comments
Sony Data Discman(huguesjohnson.com)
84 points by naves | 21 comments
The Value of Things(journal.stuffwithstuff.com)
84 points by vinhnx | 35 comments
Canada(jenn.site)
63 points by nsm | 25 comments
AI Tribalism(nolanlawson.com)
37 points by zurvanist | 36 comments
Apt-bundle: brew bundle for apt(github.com)
31 points by sadeshmukh | 20 comments