Today, electricity is a ubiquitous part of many people’s lives. But, of course, it wasn’t always this way. And when electricity came around, it wasn’t immediately seen as a necessity. In fact, electricity companies had to convince people that their product was useful. Here’s an ad from the New York Tribune on October 5th, 1920,…
Since the nationwide shortage started, some have said their medication no longer helps with their symptoms. But there could be other factors at play.Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.Credit...Jenny Kane/Associated Press“My Adderall’s not working.”Videos of people who claim that…
It’s well-established consensus that software is slower and more bloated than it was 20, 40 years ago. One explanation is that software engineers don’t care about their work. Another is that it’s the interplay of a lot of different factors and blaming it on apathetic devs is a convenient way to avoid understanding the actual…
I love HN. I check it out basically for hours every day, for the past 5 years or so.But, HN is utter hell too… it’s worse than my addiction to The Guardian.I see so many topics I’m interested in, so many cool projects, so I bookmark them. Then I see more and bookmark them too.…
