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How "Project Hail Mary" turns hardcore science into page-turning drama Andy Weir’s novel blends humor, scientific rigor, and human ingenuity to make science fiction feel believable and thrilling. Women are often an 'afterthought' when it comes to designing products Phones, cars, and the temperature in an office were all designed to suit the average man. America and Public Disorder People in the U.S. don’t respect, trust, or want to be around other random citizens, out of fear and disgust Profiling Hacker News users based on their comments Here’s a mildly dystopian prompt I’ve been experimenting with recently: “Profile this user”, accompanied by a copy of their last 1,000 comments on Hacker News. This Paris Tour Reveals How Hidalgo Made City Greener, More Car-Free A journey from Paris’ city center to one of its newest suburban developments shows how the region has changed. Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech Reddit researcher exposes Meta’s $2B campaign to force Apple and Google into building surveillance systems while exempting its own platforms If Women Completed Work Based on Their Percentage of Wages Compared to Men McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Do you need a CMS? For twenty years, wanting a website meant needing a CMS. That's no longer true. The real question people ask now is simpler: how do I get my content on the web? 100 Jumps Hold to charge, release to jump. Land on 100 platforms to win — but one miss and it's over. How many attempts will it take you?