Category: Interesting

Coffee Break

Posted on April 30, 2025

PhD Timeline [xkcd]

  • How Gen Z Became the Most Gullible Generation [Politico]
  • The Tide Is Turning: After 100 days of chaos, I think we can finally declare that America realizes what is happening—and cares enough to stop it. [Slate]
  • Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to ‘cheat on everything’ [TechCrunch]
  • How the Internet Left 4chan Behind: The anonymous forum thrived when edgelord content wasn’t acceptable on more mainstream social media. Today, it can be found most anywhere. [New Yorker]
  • When a Child’s Life Becomes the Family Business: Evan Lee, better known as EvanTube, still had his baby teeth when he became an influencer. Now 19, he’s ready to reflect on what that kind of exposure meant. [New York Times]

The Genius Of System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey!”

Posted on April 25, 2025

Drumeo breaks down John Dolmayan’s drumming brilliance on “Chop Suey!”

“From John Dolmayan’s frantic double-time grooves to sudden shifts to half-time, thunderous tom work, and even blast beats, Dolmayan masterfully drives the song’s unpredictable structure with power and precision. His ability to weave chaos into cohesion mirrors the band’s signature blend of rock, metal, hip-hop, and Armenian folk influences.”

[Drumeo]

Coffee Break

Posted on April 18, 2025
  • What Porn Taught a Generation of Women: It colored our ambitions, our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, our work, and our art. [The Atlantic]
  • I Spent Nearly a Year on a Conservative Dating App as a Liberal. Here’s What I Learned. [Cosmopolitan]
  • Young People Are Making Up to $36K a Year Renting Their T-Shirts and Speakers: Rental apps like Pickle and Yoodlize are helping millennials and Gen Z-ers turn their closets and tools into extra cash. [WIRED]
  • An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers [Aftermath]
  • Are We All Living Beyond Our Means Now? With rising costs of living, debt, and the doomscroll-to-checkout pipeline, we’re overspending more than ever. [The CUT]

What If The Sun Suddenly Went Out?

Posted on April 17, 2025

In their “What If?” series, Randall Munroe from xkcd and Henry Reich from MinutePhysics take on the classic question: “What happens if the sun goes out?”

There are some surprising perks, but of course, there’s also one pretty huge problem.

[xkcd]