ReHacked vol. 243: 3 wonderful years!
#ReHacked is now three years old. The idea of the newsletter is slow, filtered, curated news for you. You can name them the “old” news. I monitor and select...
ReHacked vol. 242: She lived in a New York hotel for more than 40 years, Hayao Miyazaki's optimism dims in ‘The Boy and the Heron’, Nepal bans TikTok and more
This time in the main topic I would like to share information about Unseen STL event. On November 25th, Spine Indie Bookstore and Cafe (1976-82 Arsenal St.)...
ReHacked vol. 241: A History of Japanese Train Evolution, When Linux Spooked Microsoft, Spain lives in flats and more
A History of Japanese Train Evolution | Tokyo Weekender #history #technology #engineering They have been called the greatest privatization success story in...
ReHacked vol. 240: Intel 80386, Maersk cutting at least 10,000 jobs, German court bans LinkedIn from ignoring "Do Not Track" signals and more
What is Wasabi and Why Is It so Spicy? | Tokyo Weekender #history #culinary #longread Wasabi was first cultivated in Japan in the 10th century after it was...
ReHacked vol. 239: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking, The Japanese Art of Luggage Forwarding, 2,100-year-old gold coin bears name of obscure ruler from pre-Roman and more
The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking – The Marginalian #longread In a chapter titled “The Fine Art of...
ReHacked vol. 238: Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek, A search for life on Earth from the Galileo spacecraft, Encrypting all your private data and communications is an ethical duty and more
Encrypting all your private data and private communications is no longer an ethical option, but an ethical duty. #privacy Imagine a new law was being...
ReHacked vol. 237: 47 Anime for 47 Prefectures in Japan, Who Runs the Best U.S. Schools?, The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines and more
The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines - by Brian Potter #engineering #history #longread Tunneling is an important technology for modern civilization, as a...
ReHacked vol. 236: Tales from the Crypto: How the Baltic states became the hub of money laundering, DC's ban on cashless businesses takes effect, BBC Sticks With Mastodon and more
Tales from the Crypto: How the Baltic states became the hub of money laundering and fraud - VSQUARE.ORG #crypto #crime #blockchain #aml #longread...
ReHacked vol. 235: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’, A new era for Arecibo, Norway wants Europe-wide ban on Facebook behavioral ads and more
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’ | TechCrunch #privacy #ai Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Whittaker...
ReHacked vol. 234: NASA’s Osiris-Rex capsule lands in Utah with Bennu asteroid sample, The World’s Oldest Active Torrent, Light Saber Transportation and more
‘A treasure for scientific analysis’: Nasa holds Bennu asteroid sample press conference – as it happened | Nasa | The Guardian #science #space #engineering...
ReHacked vol. 233: Americas richest 10% is responsible for 40% of its planet heating pollution, TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts, Fireball over Iceland and more
Income-based U.S. household carbon footprints (1990–2019) offer new insights on emissions inequality and climate finance | PLOS Climate #nature #environment...
ReHacked vol. 232: On the 10th anniversary of the Snowden revelations, Rare oxygen isotope detected, The Most Enchanting Art Nouveau Buildings and more
Electrospaces.net: On the 10th anniversary of the Snowden revelations #history #privacy #longread Between June 2013 and May 2019, the Snowden revelations...
ReHacked vol. 231: Tolkien, 50 years on, Harry Browne’s 17 Golden Rules of Financial Safety, Google Preemptively Banned Hundreds of Millions of 'Pirate' URLs and more
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ReHacked vol. 230: The Hunt for the King of the Dark Web, How to sabotage your salary negotiation efforts, Someone needs to save the Internet Archives from the lawyers and more
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ReHacked vol. 229: Nakano Sun Plaza, The Truth Behind Poland's 'Anti-Vampire' Graves, Write about what you learn and more
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ReHacked vol. 228: How to Think Better, MIT Press's Direct to Open opens access to 82 new books in 2023, Record Labels Hit Internet Archive With New $400m+ Copyright Lawsuit and more
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ReHacked vol. 227: Will Browsers Be Required By Law To Stop You From Visiting Infringing Sites?, NASA Mission Update: Voyager 2 Communications Restored and more
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ReHacked vol. 226: Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API”, Scientists Say Recycling Has Backfired Spectacularly, Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56 and more
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ReHacked vol. 225: Bright and Dark Sides of the Japanese Porn Industry, Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution and more
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ReHacked vol. 224: short vacation, because News is bad for you
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