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Bret Stephens averts his eyes.

412 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Opinion
  1. Bret Stephens expresses moral outrage over genocide accusations against Israel
  2. Stephens questions the politicization of genocide accusations
  3. The article delves into the complexities of moral indignation and accusations during conflicts

Shared trauma

294 implied HN points • 05 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Trauma News Podcasts
  1. The internet can be a dark and dangerous place, where sharing traumatic content can have harmful effects.
  2. Seeing and sharing disturbing content online can impact mental health and well-being.
  3. It's important to consider the consequences of sharing violent or traumatic content on social media platforms.

MR WRONG: Another dip in the Super Bowl

275 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🎾 Sports Super Bowl Betting NFL
  1. Super Bowl is a big deal with indulging in food, random gambling, and interesting prop bets like the Coin Toss or National Anthem duration.
  2. Some people feel less excited about the Super Bowl due to commercial previews and focus more on betting on various aspects like the Coin Toss or player actions.
  3. General excitement around the Super Bowl includes enjoying the game, drinking beer, and temporarily forgetting about bigger world issues, despite the ongoing commercial and military-industrial complex distractions.
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Stop saying "imply"

294 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Media Election Social media Political Tactics
  1. The concept of implication in arguments has become complicated and the word 'imply' is functionally useless.
  2. Understanding implication is crucial for interpreting messages, but in today's context, it is challenging to determine fair and accurate interpretations.
  3. In discussions, focus on what is explicitly said rather than discussing what someone may have implied.

Always get the big peanuts

235 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Snacks Recipes Nutrition
  1. Opt for healthier snack alternatives like peanuts for crunch without the guilt of unhealthy options.
  2. Making small changes like cutting down on sugar, coffee, and unhealthy snacks can lead to positive transformations in your diet.
  3. Choosing the right variety of peanuts, like Virginia peanuts, can make a difference in the satisfaction and healthiness of your snack choices.

Food Friday!

216 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Product Review Podcasts Marketing
  1. The article discusses the author's experience trying a cacao fruit and making chocolate from it.
  2. A review of a frozen pizza, the 'Surfer Boy' pizza, inspired by the TV show 'Stranger Things'.
  3. Information on sandwich recipes from a cookbook published in 1927.

Radio tower caper goes sideways

255 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Crime Advice Media Entertainment
  1. A radio tower theft incident went wrong, involving stolen merchandise like tanks, trailers, and jewelry.
  2. Various items were recently found in America, including a rocket grenade, a brown diamond, credit card skimmers, and chewed money.
  3. The newsletter also features sandwich recipes and discussions on Bluesky codes, a morning podcast, and marketing for different publications.

Insufficient postage

255 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Media Literature Food & Drink Podcasts Art
  1. The United States Postal Service is facing issues with postage labels not sticking, highlighting challenges in mail delivery
  2. Louis DeJoy's tenure as postmaster general under Donald Trump raised concerns and issues with mail service
  3. The importance of functioning postal service and the impact of inefficiencies on everyday tasks can be significant

Answered and asked

216 implied HN points • 25 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Advice Weather Marketing
  1. Advice columns may zhuzz up boring letters or invent interesting problems for entertainment.
  2. Ethical advice may suggest returning government funds, but it's up to you what to do with them.
  3. Launching an advice column may involve making up fake letters to get started and engage readers.

MR WRONG: Personality crisis.

255 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Personality Work Art Food & Drink Marketing
  1. The article discusses the author's experience with a unique job application process involving a quiz.
  2. The author reflects on the results of the quiz and the personality label assigned to them.
  3. There's a teaser at the end for readers to guess the type of job the quiz was for, adding an interactive element to the article.

Seeing through the Apple Vision Pro

137 implied HN points • 07 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Devices Wearable Tech
  1. Apple Vision Pro is a computerized set of goggles that replaces the wearer's view with a camera feed on an Apple video screen.
  2. The Vision Pro is priced at $3,499 and currently appeals mainly to tech enthusiasts and reviewers.
  3. Apple's marketing challenge is to convince the general public of the device's utility and value.

MR WRONG: Wordchuck Day!

78 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Literature Fiction Humor
  1. The post talks about celebrating 'Wordchuck Day' on February 2nd.
  2. The author reflects on the significance of Groundhog Day and its impact on their life.
  3. There are interesting sandwich recipes shared in the post.