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The Fertility Drug Derived From Nuns' Urine

Sun, 24 May 2026 06:41:32 GMT

quote [Many medical therapies, from cancer treatments to the management of infertility, are now so routine that their origins are easily overlooked. Yet each rests on years of painstaking research and discovery to ensure that such treatments are both safe and effective for clinical use.] Entry Comment: Fertility drugs mutate the stronger of the two

The Prehistory of A.I. Slop

Sat, 23 May 2026 08:09:27 GMT

quote [Before ChatGPT, there was the Plot Robot, Auto-Beatnik, and a century’s worth of schemes for automating authorship.] Entry Comment: Gotta make more AI slop

Consider the Sister

Fri, 22 May 2026 21:44:09 GMT

quote [“I told him, ‘You’ve got to lose those end notes. No one’s going to bother,’” she recalls with deep amusement now. “That was my contribution to 20th-century American literature: I tried to talk David out of the thing that really made Infinite Jest stand out.”] Entry Comment: Interesting interview about family, heritage, literature with David Foster Wallace's sister.

The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill

Fri, 22 May 2026 09:43:50 GMT

quote [“It’s alienation on top of alienation. What value am I actually making by throwing this garbage into the world?” said Robin.] Entry Comment: Modern times gloom in a series of interviews. The Mastodon thread I found this on has more examples like the marketing math behind a Rwuandan clip sharing op.

Why Can't ChatGPT Be Sexy?

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:01:45 GMT

quote [What happened to OpenAI's erotica promise? Writer Ella Chakarian digs into the back and forth around AI lovebots.] Entry Comment: Chatgpt-5, light up the night

Bombs for Biodiversity

Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:40 GMT

quote [As global insecurity prompts Germany and other European countries to expand their armed forces, biologists are tracking the impacts to the flora and fauna on military bases.] Entry Comment: Biodiversity so grand, a wondrous sight

The Ethiopian running secret

Wed, 20 May 2026 05:41:35 GMT

quote [One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons] Entry Comment: And a shout out to ethiopians

I Want to Live Like Costco People

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:02 GMT

quote [Some of us are crying in H Mart; some of us are mourning in Costco.] Entry Comment: I'm at a crossroads, lost, still shopping at Costco

How To Kill: A 6-Part Guide For Urban Assassins 1973-1984

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:29:57 GMT

quote [The six volumes of the How To Kill series are an illustrated narrative to assassination and death by design] Entry Comment: Shows them how to kill

The Biz Reaper

Sun, 17 May 2026 05:00:43 GMT

quote [If Byron Allen shows up at your door, you did something wrong with your media business. And BuzzFeed has a visitor.] Entry Comment: Byron Allen hustle