This story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers. Maggie Slepian | Longreads | April 2, 2024 | 5,423 words Spring in Montana is a season of waiting, trapped in a limbo of … Read more
Its acquirer (Bending Spoons) has taken over operations. They’ve also hiked subscriptions prices and told customers they intend to use new revenues to pay for new features. How they intend to do that without any staff is something I would … Read more
Posted by Joshua Bloch, Software Engineer I remember vividly Jon Bentley’s first Algorithms lecture at CMU, where he asked all of us incoming Ph.D. students to write a binary search, and then dissected one of our implementations in front of … Read more
English Nearly half of San Franciscans have been a victim of theft in the past five years and a quarter have been threatened or physically attacked, according to a new poll. Findings from the SF Chronicle survey underscored the challenges … Read more
The clock starts right away. New data from the paywall tech company Piano shows about 33% of new subscribers cancel their digital subscriptions within a day. Piano, one of the world’s largest paywall providers, sells their technology as well as … Read more
In an unprecedented move, Southern California officials declared a water shortage emergency and asked roughly 6 million residents to limit all outdoor watering to just once a week. “We knew climate change would stress our water supplies and we’ve … Read more
Social media sites want it. Insurance companies and drug makers want it. Fast-food chains, sporting goods companies and car manufacturers want it, too. What is it? Your attention. “That is really the key currency in these markets, but the gauge … Read more
An unprecedented new telescope image of the Milky Way galaxy’s turbulent center has revealed nearly 1,000 mysterious strands, inexplicably dangling in space. Stretching up to 150 light years long, the one-dimensional strands (or filaments) are found in pairs and clusters, … Read more
Nearly 200 million Americans are under heat advisories or excessive heat warnings as dual “heat domes” affect the Pacific Northwest, Central states and East Coast. Why it matters: Extreme heat can kill, and it can also greatly aggravate wildfire conditions, … Read more
Secure Thoughts partnered with Security Expert Jeremiah Fowler to expose highly sensitive medical records related to US military veterans. Here are his findings: On April 18th 2021 I discovered a non-password protected database that contained what appeared to be medical … Read more