👓 The World-Record Instagram Egg Is Going to Make Someone Very Rich | The Atlantic

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“Being the first brand to crack out of the egg is worth at least $10 million.”

👓 Senate Evidence Clarifies Mystery Calls Around Trump Tower Meeting | New York Times

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Phone records show that Donald Trump Jr. spoke to family friends — the head of Nascar and an investor with ties to Russia — around a 2016 meeting with Russians promising dirt on Hillary Clinton.

👓 Trump Sought a Loan During the 2016 Campaign. Deutsche Bank Said No. | New York Times

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Donald Trump turned to the German bank, one of the few lenders willing to do business with him, to borrow millions of dollars that would go to his golf resort in Scotland.
Haven’t they been saying the company was throwing off so much money they were self-financing? We need a better accounting of the money flows for how Trump was keeping his companies afloat.

📺 "The Alienist" Psychopathia Sexualis | TNT

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Directed by David Petrarca. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Kreizler and Moore travel to DC. Sara goes rogue in her pursuit of the truth. Lucius confides a secret to Marcus. Byrnes and Connor tighten their stranglehold on the investigation.

📺 "The Alienist" Many Sainted Men | TNT

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Directed by Paco Cabezas. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Kreizler and Moore follow a new lead. Sara visits a hospital which forces her to confront her past. Cyrus recovers from his injuries. Byrnes and Conner are plotting against the team. Marcus and Lucius follow a clue.

📺 "The Alienist" Ascension | TNT

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Directed by Paco Cabezas. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. The team set a trap to catch the killer. Moore visits a friend. Kreizler is filled with self-doubt over the investigation. Roosevelt is part of an event with the city elite. Sara looks into Kreizler's past.

📺 "The Alienist" Hildebrandt’s Starling | TNT

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Directed by James Hawes. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. The team build a profile for the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler gets advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt finally takes action.

👓 Governor Admits He Was in Racist Yearbook Photo | New York Times

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Ralph Northam, the governor of Virginia, said he was “deeply sorry” for the decision to appear in the photo but resisted calls for his resignation.
I’ll bet that the Republicans who have let Trump’s racism slide will crow the loudest for his ouster.

📺 "The Alienist" These Bloody Thoughts | TNT

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Directed by James Hawes. With Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Wisdom. Sara and Kreizler posit on the ability to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Connor eye potential suspects. Roosevelt is under scrutiny from the public.

👓 What is ds106 Radio?

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ds106 Radio is a free form live streaming station that has been setup for this course, and it is being used as a platform to broadcast the work being created in the class, and a space for live broadcasts as well as for programming shows. T...

👓 How I Set up my WordPress Indieweb Website – 2019 Edition | David Shanske

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This is an update to my 2018 article on how I set up my WordPress site. Standard Plugins EWWW Image Optimizer(Link) – It reduces file sizes for images to ensure faster loading Pushover Notifications(Link)or the forked alternative Pushbullet Notifications(Link) for WordPress – This plugin sends n...
I ought to write up a version of what I’m using that does something like this. It’s always nice to see an extensive colophon like this for people’s websites.

👓 My IndieWeb experience so far | RianVDM

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My side project for the past month or so has been to try to extract myself from centralized networks by digging into the IndieWeb movement. I have a lot more to do and learn, but I’m at a point where I wanted to take a step back and reflect on the process a little bit. First, I want to talk about ...

👓 How Math Can Be Racist: Giraffing | 0xabad1dea

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Well, any computer scientist or experienced programmer knows right away that being “made of math” does not demonstrate anything about the accuracy or utility of a program. Math is a lot more of a social construct than most people think. But we don’t need to spend years taking classes in algorithms to understand how and why the types of algorithms used in artificial intelligence systems today can be tremendously biased. Here, look at these four photos. What do they have in common?