Life before cellphones: The after-work activities of young people in 2002(slate.com)

71 points by prawn 3 years ago | 76 comments

The Crazily Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops(slate.com)

124 points by pseudolus 3 years ago | 93 comments

Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touchscreens(slate.com)

1159 points by NN88 3 years ago | 826 comments

Slate article on automakers like VW, Porsche, Nissan and Hyundai bringing back physical buttons as drivers reject touchscreen controls.

If a PR Says “Artificial Intelligence,” There’s a Good Chance It’s Meaningless(slate.com)

92 points by giuliomagnifico 3 years ago | 45 comments

More Americans are using fake license plates(slate.com)

34 points by SirLJ 3 years ago | 60 comments

If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose(slate.com)

63 points by lamontcg 3 years ago | 51 comments

Internet's biggest annoyance: Cookie laws should target browsers, not websites(nednex.com)

543 points by SweetSoftPillow 1 year ago | 516 comments

An opinion article arguing that cookie consent laws should be implemented at the browser level rather than requiring every website to show consent banners.

TODOs aren't for doing(sophiebits.com)

380 points by todsacerdoti 1 year ago | 218 comments

A blog post by Sophie Alpert arguing that TODO comments are valuable as documentation of known issues even if never acted on, and shouldn't be auto-deleted or tracked.

Some things just take time(lucumr.pocoo.org)

788 points by vaylian 7 months ago | 250 comments

Blog essay by Armin Ronacher arguing that some valuable things, like mature trees or established software and communities, can only be achieved through time.

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy(news.cornell.edu)

411 points by giuliomagnifico 9 months ago | 748 comments

Cornell Chronicle article on research finding that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are associated with reductions in Americans' grocery and food purchases.

Most advice is right for the person giving it(coached.com)

123 points by rohanm93 5 days ago | 147 comments

An essay by Rohan Mahtani in Coached Weekly arguing that most advice reflects what worked for the advice-giver rather than the listener.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.