Tipping: How Gratuity Replaced Fair Wages in U.S. Restaurants
https://www.7shifts.com/blog/history-of-tipping-restaurants/
https://www.7shifts.com/blog/history-of-tipping-restaurants/
7shifts
The History of Tipping: How Tipping Came to America
Learn all about the history of tipping in restaurants in the USA. Discover the history in the 1850's to present and what the future of tips looks like.
Taxonomy of Failure Mode in Agentic AI Systems [pdf]
https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/Taxonomy-of-Failure-Mode-in-Agentic-AI-Systems-Whitepaper.pdf
https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/Taxonomy-of-Failure-Mode-in-Agentic-AI-Systems-Whitepaper.pdf
'Tech entrepreneur took our money but failed to deliver our startup dreams'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy6nky0x89o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy6nky0x89o
BBC News
'Tech entrepreneur took our money but failed to deliver our start-up dreams'
One client of Josh Adler re-mortgaged their home, another spent life savings to pay for websites and apps.
U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/25/autism-registry-privacy-rfk-research/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/25/autism-registry-privacy-rfk-research/
The Washington Post
U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent
Administration health officials walked back a plan to register people with autism after criticism from scientists, privacy experts and advocates for people with autism.
Meta's 'Digital Companions' Will Talk Sex with Users–Even Children
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf
WSJ
Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children
Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Some people inside the company are concerned.
Microsoft Word 5.5 And 6.0 In-depth DOS Review With Pics (2018)
https://shot97retro.blogspot.com/2018/07/microsoft-word-55-and-60-in-depth-dos.html
https://shot97retro.blogspot.com/2018/07/microsoft-word-55-and-60-in-depth-dos.html
Blogspot
Microsoft Word 5.5 And 6.0 In-depth DOS Review With Pics
In-depth written review for the MS-DOS based word processors Word 5.5 and 6.0 from Microsoft, with pictures.
Irishman's universal evolution theory challenges accepted cosmology
https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2025/04/24/beyond-the-big-bang-irishmans-universal-evolution-theory-challenges-accepted-cosmology/
https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2025/04/24/beyond-the-big-bang-irishmans-universal-evolution-theory-challenges-accepted-cosmology/
The Irish Times
Beyond the big bang: Irishman’s universal evolution theory challenges accepted cosmology
Julian Gough has unveiled a cosmological theory he believes may better explain the origins of our universe
Earth's oceans used to be green, and they could turn purple next
https://newatlas.com/science/earths-oceans-used-to-be-green-and-they-could-turn-purple-next/
https://newatlas.com/science/earths-oceans-used-to-be-green-and-they-could-turn-purple-next/
New Atlas
Earth’s oceans used to be green, and they could turn purple next
For ages, Earth has been known as a blue planet, a vision largely shaped by the vast oceans that cover three-quarters of its surface. But what if this wasn't always the case, and our oceans used to be green? That's the surprising claim in a new study published…
Disney worker who hacked menus gets 3 years in prison
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/us/disney-worker-prison-hacking.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/us/disney-worker-prison-hacking.html
NY Times
Ex-Disney Worker Who Hacked Menus Gets 3 Years in Prison
The fired employee admitted that he changed prices, added profanity, and altered menu items so they appeared to be free of certain allergens.
Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
https://www.fastcompany.com/91323835/virginia-will-use-technology-to-slow-chronic-speeders-cars-and-other-states-are-rushing-to-join-in
https://www.fastcompany.com/91323835/virginia-will-use-technology-to-slow-chronic-speeders-cars-and-other-states-are-rushing-to-join-in
Fast Company
Virginia will use technology to slow chronic speeders’ cars—and other states are rushing to join in
Intelligent Speed Assist can prevent a car from exceeding the speed limit. Republicans in Virginia just passed a law to make it a punishment for repeated traffic violations—and other states may soon follow suit.
Libogc (Wii homebrew library) discovered to contain code stolen from RTEMS
https://github.com/fail0verflow/hbc/blob/80a80251f83f1993c272c58e471d040f3eb1dee9/README.md
https://github.com/fail0verflow/hbc/blob/80a80251f83f1993c272c58e471d040f3eb1dee9/README.md
GitHub
hbc/README.md at 80a80251f83f1993c272c58e471d040f3eb1dee9 · fail0verflow/hbc
The Homebrew Channel - open source edition. Contribute to fail0verflow/hbc development by creating an account on GitHub.
The Creativity Hack No One Told You About: Read the Obits
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-creativity-hack-no-one-told-you-about-read-the-obits/
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-creativity-hack-no-one-told-you-about-read-the-obits/
The MIT Press Reader
The Creativity Hack No One Told You About: Read the Obits
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Completes Asteroid Donaldjohanson Flyby
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/lucy/2025/04/20/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-completes-asteroid-donaldjohanson-flyby/
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/lucy/2025/04/20/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-completes-asteroid-donaldjohanson-flyby/
NASA Science
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Completes Asteroid Donaldjohanson Flyby - NASA Science
The Lucy operations team has confirmed NASA’s Lucy spacecraft phoned home after its encounter with the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. The spacecraft’s closest approach to the asteroid occurred at 1:51 pm EDT on Sunday. Initial information indicates that…
Extend (YC W23) is hiring engineers to build LLM document processing
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/extend/9d4d8974-bd9b-432d-84ec-8268e5a8ed37
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/extend/9d4d8974-bd9b-432d-84ec-8268e5a8ed37
Ashbyhq
Senior/Staff Software Engineer
Extend is building a modern document processing platform, reimagined with LLMs. As a Senior Software Engineer at Extend, you’ll be responsible for building our core platform that companies use to configure, test, and deploy document processing.