Nedelin Catastrophe: The Worst Space-Related Disaster(amusingplanet.com)

34 points by Hooke 3 years ago | 3 comments

The first airplane fatality(amusingplanet.com)

79 points by Hooke 7 months ago | 20 comments

The Sundial Cannon of Åtvidaberg (2017)(amusingplanet.com)

60 points by choult 2 years ago | 27 comments

The One Dollar Counterfeiter(amusingplanet.com)

321 points by cainxinth 5 months ago | 132 comments

Amusing Planet article on Emerich Juettner, an elderly New York immigrant who printed crude fake one-dollar bills for nearly a decade before the Secret Service caught him.

Blackhouses of Scotland(amusingplanet.com)

93 points by yamrzou 2 years ago | 35 comments

Aqua Tofana: The 17th Century Husband Killer(amusingplanet.com)

52 points by gappy 1 year ago | 17 comments

Alarm Grows over 'Clearly Illegal' US Election Meddling in Brazil(commondreams.org)

25 points by robtherobber 24 days ago | 1 comments

Common Dreams news article on growing alarm over alleged illegal Trump administration and Rubio meddling in Brazil's presidential election.

São Paulo resident transforms degraded area into urban forest(saopaulosecreto.com)

330 points by rmason 2 months ago | 119 comments

Article about a retired São Paulo resident who planted trees alone on degraded land, creating the Tiquatira Linear Park urban forest over 20 years.

Meta Ignores Brazilian Court Order to End Bolsonaro Favoritism(panamericandispatch.org)

403 points by vrganj 1 day ago | 320 comments

News article reporting that advocacy groups filed evidence with Brazil's Superior Electoral Court alleging Meta's platforms and Meta AI favor Flávio Bolsonaro over Lula.

A city-building game in which the city would prefer you didn't(housing.over.pizza)

521 points by JumpCrisscross 15 days ago | 173 comments

A browser-based simulation game where you play a housing developer in San Francisco navigating the Board of Supervisors, permits, and city politics to get projects approved.

Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules(nytimes.com)

786 points by IdealeZahlen 1 year ago | 417 comments

New York Times article reporting a federal judge ruled Google illegally monopolized online advertising technology.

City building games have a Soul Problem pt.2(radical-elements.com)

150 points by lexx 23 days ago | 143 comments

Blog post by Alex Lingris, the second part of an essay arguing city-building games like Cities: Skylines 2 lack soul.