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Quazel lets you practice languages by conversing with a machine learning system.
posted by kaibutsu at 8:17 PM PST - 15 comments

Tim Rogers explores the nature of nostalgia, Kansas, the 8-hour intro of the original Dragon Quest 7, Japan's relationship with summer break and the idealization of its rural countryside, the nostalgia of others, tank controls and more in Action Button's (6-hour long) review of Boku no Natsuyasumi: a summer vacation adventure video game.
posted by simmering octagon at 2:40 PM PST - 20 comments

Contrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen Twins - from Dan Olson, the man who (sort of... not really) singlehandedly crashed the NFT market comes a wild ride into the world of passive income scams. [more inside]
posted by Laura Palmer's Cold Dead Kiss at 1:21 PM PST - 29 comments

A beautiful blue flaw in a gem-quality diamond from Botswana is actually a tiny fragment of Earth’s deep interior—and it suggests our planet’s mantle contains oceans’ worth of water.
posted by Etrigan at 11:43 AM PST - 14 comments

A weak polar vortex is likely. To summarize everything, there are two main things to take away from this development. First, strong high-pressure systems will impact the Polar Vortex more directly. Pressing upwards and sending energy waves, we are seeing a reduction in the power of the Polar Vortex. [more inside]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 9:32 AM PST - 43 comments

Feral Atlas shows the landscapes created by Invasion, Empire, Capital and Acceleration. The project defines “feral” ecologies as ecologies that have been encouraged by human-built infrastructures, but which have developed and spread beyond human control.
Note: Use the ☰ menu at the bottom of each landscape to navigate, click "Reading Room" for essays and videos. Moderate level of academic/art world writing. [more inside]
posted by spamandkimchi at 9:06 AM PST - 7 comments

Should applicants be paid for job interviews?
posted by jacquilynne at 9:02 AM PST - 91 comments

Hurricane Ian is a major hurricane and current forecasts place it as intensifying and slowing in its northern movement with a near direct hit in Tampa Bay. [more inside]
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 5:56 AM PST - 166 comments