Links 8/16/2024 | bare capitalism
Stonehenge’s enigmatic center stone was pulled 800 kilometers from Scotland Nature 40 years of the summer solstice at Stonehenge: From Anarchy to Regional Repression to […]
Month: August 2024
Measuring Upcoming Democratic Convention Protests in Chicago
Conferences are usually hum-drum affairs, with all the charms of a Jerry Lewis phone. Democrats hope to extend Kamala’s honeymoon by having a festive, well-publicized, […]
Addressing Low Fertility Rates and Population Decline
Yves here. Although this post looks at the question of what to do about child abuse in rich countries from an economic perspective, unlike many […]
Financial Infidelity and Divorce (how to prepare, or avoid it)
Halima: [00:23:05] I lost everything except my children. Ramit Sethi: [00:23:09] Would you like to tell me a little bit about what happened? Halima: [00:23:11] […]
Nate Silver’s new book
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything. It’s so fun, and there’s something original or interesting on every page. If I haven’t mixed it […]
Top 11 bug bounty programs launched in 2024
AI startup Anthropic is launching a bug reporting system Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic launched a vulnerability disclosure program (VDP), managed by HackerOne, in August with […]
How Can I Make Money Abroad?
Living for a few years in another country seems like a dream for many. Those who love your imagination are often encouraged by opportunities for […]
A 30-nation investigation of queer beliefs
Common beliefs about the merits of human nature are the result of cooperation and social cohesion, yet there has never been a universal manifestation of […]
At It Again: “Donald Trump promises ‘economic development’ if he wins US election”
That’s an article from the FT. Remember when Trump promised 4% growth (May 2017)? How did that happen? Figure 1: GDP (black), and the opposite […]
Massive GitHub access tokens leaks put code and cloud at risk
Analysis of build artifacts generated by the GitHub Actions workflow within the open source repositories of major companies revealed sensitive access tokens to third-party cloud […]