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Hillbilly Elegy, tedy zaostalcova, vidlákova nebo horalova elegie – tak nazval svou knihu právník a publicista J. D. Vance (česky vyšla loni v nakladatelství Argo jako Americká elegie). Především díky triumfu Donalda Trumpa v prezidentských volbách se jí ve Spojených státech prodaly statisíce výtisků a z autora se přes noc stala celebrita.

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severak 15.2.2022 13:16:55

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How to Make the Internet Small Again

from https://www.raptitude.com/2022/02/how-to-make-the-internet-small-again/

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severak 2.2.2022 01:48:56

Okuda Hiroko: The Casio Employee Behind the “Sleng Teng” Riddim that Revolutionized Reggae

The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline originated in a preset sample included on a Casio electronic keyboard and the work of a young developer fresh out of college.

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severak 28.1.2022 10:41:54

‘It’s a glorified backpack of tubes and turbines’: Dave Eggers on jetpacks and the enigma of solo flight

When inventor David Mayman took to the skies, it seemed he’d answered an age-old longing for flight. So why did no one seem to care?

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severak 27.1.2022 00:25:42

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Why Don't We Use the Math We Learn in School? - Scott H Young

from https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/01/24/why-dont-we-use-the-math-we-learn-in-school/

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severak 20.1.2022 13:56:51

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The Internet Changed My Life

from https://pointersgonewild.com/2022/01/19/the-internet-changed-my-life/

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severak 13.1.2022 16:34:13

Colors: Where did they go? An investigation.

Why do so many TV shows and movies look like they were filmed in a gray wasteland?

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severak 13.1.2022 11:01:37

Toxic Culture Is Driving the Great Resignation | Hacker News

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severak 11.1.2022 10:35:24

19-Year-Old Student Hides Spy Camera In His Clothing To Take Secret Street Photos In The 1890s

Carl Størmer (1872-1957) enjoyed a hobby that was very, very unusual at the time. He walked around Oslo, Norway in the 1890s with his spy camera and secretly took everyday pictures of people. The subjects in Størmer's pictures appear in their natural state. It extremely differs from the grave and strict posing trends that dominated in photography during those years.

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severak 11.1.2022 10:14:43

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A Few Things I’ve Learned About Livestreaming

from https://dantepfer.com/blog/?p=1005

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severak 6.1.2022 11:47:41

Crypto: the good, the bad and the ugly

It has been very frustrating watching the rise of cryptocurrency (which, forgive me cryptographers, I will be calling "crypto" from here on) because a whole bunch of smart people in tech seem to be very, very excited about it. When good new things show up in tech, I've generally found them intriguing. I'm by no means an early adopter, but once the train is leaving the station I am generally on board. But crypto hasn't grabbed me like that. Every time I dig into crypto I find things that s

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