NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement…
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The Butter Thesis
At USV, we talk a lot about our investment thesis. The USV thesis is a set of ideas that has…
The Subtle Art of Designing Physical Controls for Cars
Two years ago, I explored how to rethink climate controls in cars. I was frustrated by carmakers relying too heavily…
Shopify removes Ye website selling swastika shirts after Super Bowl ad
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, performs onstage during a “Vultures 1” concert in Inglewood, California on March 14,…
EU’s AltStore Gets First Native iOS Pornography App
In the European Union, the Digital Markets Act allows developers to distribute iOS apps through alternate app stores. While Apple…
A pair of scissors sitting on my table (formica top) suddenly burst into flames. No heat source, electricity, or battery nearby. No contact with anything but the table. I suspect some sort of chemical reaction between the handles and the table occurred. Any ideas? : chemistry
No picture of the fire because I had to put it out! The scissors were normal paper scissors only used…
IEDM 2025 – TSMC 2nm Process Disclosure – How Does it…
Key Takeaways TSMC presented its 2nm Platform Technology at IEDM 2024, focusing on energy-efficient nanosheet transistors and 3DIC co-optimization for…
How about trailing commas in SQL?
Anecdotally, this might be the most requested feature in SQL: Allow some trailing commas. The classic example is SELECT a,…