The best parts of Django are the ones you stop noticing — a tour of the abstractions that have given Buttondown the most leverage over the years.

Americans tie capitalism to innovation but also inequality, and socialism to economic security but also government overreach and dependency.

SimTower rebuilt around democratic socialism. Manage the money, create the jobs, house the people.

The meat has never been more expensive, due to supply shortages, but there's a big squeeze on profits.

Sometimes the most irrelevant piece of a project becomes its absolute protagonist. My blog has a small social widget floating on one side. You can…

Six more states added to list August 5, 2026 The Taylor Farms Cyclospora outbreak has grown to include 6,358 lab-confirmed cases according to an update released today by the CDC. The total includes…

Nashville's Metro Council authorized eminent domain proceedings for property near the Nashville Zoo. Vanderbilt Innovation neighborhood plan advanced.

Recent analysis showed that Microsoft's AI business, while seemingly booming, still carries a somewhat enormous Sam Altman-shaped risk.

Researchers in China have created a textile from living mycelium that is self-cleaning, near self-repairing and can fend off UV rays.

Over the past 20 years, Talenti has changed from a small, independent brand to a piece of a corporate conglomerate. Has that affected its quality?

The move sets the stage for more corporate consolidation in the media industry.

As of a recent update, my phone has started detecting me going on a run as "someone snatching my phone and running off".

This insta-locks the screen and kicks me out of the app I use to pace my runs.

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Two University of California tech workers explain their unionization process — and how unions can help recapture the original promise of tech being used to better people’s lives rather than make the worst people in the world ever richer.

Comparison and analysis of AI models and API hosting providers. Independent benchmarks across key performance metrics including quality, price, output speed & latency.

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To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Quake, we have collaborated with MachineGames to create a new episode, Dawn of the Machine, now available as a free update to Quake.

Picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before

Experts say Guerrero now holds many competing armed groups and that vigilantes are often absorbed, and armed, by the cartels themselves.

A specially engineered chewing gum reduced HPV by up to 93% and nearly eliminated two bacteria linked to head and neck cancer. The treatment preserved beneficial mouth bacteria, raising hopes for a safer and more affordable therapy.

Pokémon Emerald ported to the RP2350. No emulator, 60 fps HDMI output. Recompiled for Cortex-M33. - mattdeeds/pokeemerald-rp2350