2022-05-01

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I accidentally loaned all my money to the US government

Slowly it dawned on me that not only did I just loan $19,975 to the government for 2 months with zero interest, but I’d locked myself out of the golden window for buying I-bonds.
- HN comments
Ghosting the Machine, by Sam Lipsyte

Their work sketches out what new developments in sex tech will mean for society, especially for the segment that may abandon human intimacy altogether, people they call digisexuals (others use the term robosexuals). How might we describe this nascent identity? Twist and McArthur ask. How can we protect those who inhabit it from stigma or persecution? At what point will a sexuality independent of fellow humans be deemed a healthy alternative rather than a curiosity? When, as the joke goes, will homosexuality merely refer to people who prefer to have sex with other people?
What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism
The rise of parental surveillance of their children

Johnstone: "Oh God It's Going To Get So Much Worse" | ZeroHedge
The Ability to Distill the Truth

these subjects exhibited a 6.74% higher desire to pay for products that cover against the risk of being harmed by misinformation. In practice, this can translate into greater spending for services that reduce their exposure to made-up news and information – such as online fact-checkers.