β¨ Explore this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian π π Category: Culture,Television,Film,Books,Music π Key idea: televisionIf you only watch one, do it...Down Cemetery RoadApple TV+Summarize in a sentence Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson star in a fast-paced, twisty thriller based on Mick Herron's first novel in the Slow Horses series.What references do we have? He said "Down Cemetery Road is great. There's not a wasted moment, not a wasted word. Everything is there for a reason." Lucy ManganRead the full reviewFurther reading Slow Horses author Mick Herron: 'I like doing things that break the rules'Choose from the restPhysical:…
π₯ Explore this insightful post from WIRED π π Category: Gear,Gear / Buying Guides,Gear / Products / Gaming,Sibling Rivalry π Hereβs what youβll learn: More family board gamesPhoto: Simon HillThere are a lot of family board games. Here are a few of the most we liked.Dorfromantik: Fencing for $25: Based on the video game Dorfromomanticwhich spawned a cooperative board game, this casual game pits you against another player as you draw tiles to build a landscape and attempt to complete quests along the way. With matching red and blue sets, it's all about who builds the best environment to please…
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Hereβs what youβll learn: Key takeaways Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported that its profits rose in the third quarter, while its cash pile swelled to a new record high of more than $381.7 billion.The company did not announce share buybacks. Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A; BRK.B) cash stock has reached another high, according to the group's third-quarter earnings released on Saturday. Berkshire reported third-quarter operating profit of $13.5 billion, up from $10.1 billion a year ago and $11.2 billion…
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Main takeaway: One of the surprising, at least to me, aspects of the Trump regime has been the large role played by Silicon Valley billionaires, who we used to think of as fairly liberal or at least libertarian. So I spoke with Jacob Silverman, whose new book Gilded Rage talks about how that happened. Transcript follows:. . .TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with Jacob Silverman(recorded 10/27/25)Paul Krugman: Hi everyone, Paul Krugman again. This week Iβm talking with Jacob Silverman who has a new book called Gilded Rage,…
π₯ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport π π Category: π Main takeaway: Neither team had a smooth run in the final, making it difficult to set a date. South Africa's five successive group stage victories, including a three-wicket thriller against India, were capped by scores of 69 and 97 against England and Australia respectively.After the last match, they were underdogs to beat England in the semi-final, but they responded with one of their most impressive efforts, led by Wolfhardt's memorable 169, and Marizanne Kapp's unstoppable 5-20.As South Africa's stars, they are expected to step up again on…
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Main takeaway: Margaret Atwood is doing her grocery shopping in her local supermarket in Toronto, and itΒ is taking longer than usual. This is not because TheΒ Handmaidβs Tale author turns 86 this month, but because she is checking the provenance of every item before it goes in her trolley: California satsumas out; Canada spuds in. Atwood is a passionate environmentalist, but at the moment she is more worried about boycotting anything that comes from over the border…
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Key idea: In his written reasons, external As for the decision published on Friday, the independent panel said it "accepted that the player was acting on the advice at all times, but that, as a participant, he had an obligation to respect and adhere to the regulations."βThe starting point for the penalty was a financial penalty,β she said, but added that several mitigating factors led her to decide not to impose the fine.Among them are Paqueta's "limited knowledge of the English language" and it is "fictional" to expect…
π Explore this must-read post from WIRED π π Category: Culture,Culture / Culture News,Extremely Online π Hereβs what youβll learn: The Intercept and CBS affiliate NewsChannel 5 in Nashville secured body camera footage from a Lexington cop that undermined Weems' account. The footage clearly showed that the officer did not understand why the Perry County Sheriff took issue with Bosshart's Facebook post.βSo, Iβll be completely honest with you,β the policeman told Bosshart. βI have no idea what they're talking about. He just called me and told me there were some disturbing posts being made...βBosshart explained that it was likely his…
π₯ Read this insightful post from Investopedia | Expert Financial Advice and Markets News π π Category: Savings,Budgeting & Savings,Personal Finance π‘ Hereβs what youβll learn: Where other people between the ages of 55 and 64 are saving money pedigreed Percentage of households with assets Average value of asset owners Savings bonds 8.5% $3000 CDs 6.6% $25,000 Stocks (directly owned) 19.2% $30,000 Retirement laws 57% $185,000 Bonds (directly owned) 1.2% $400,000 Source: Federal Reserve βConsumer Finances Surveyβ (2022) βDirectly heldβ means the asset is not in a retirement account. The value of bonds in this table appears much higher than…
β¨ Explore this must-read post from Hacker News π π Category: π‘ Hereβs what youβll learn: When people turn data into HTML tables using JavaScript, they either use the DOM methods (createElement() and the likes), but most of the time just append a huge string and use innerHTML, which always is a security concern. However, did you know that HTML tables also have an old, forgotten API ? Using this one, you can loop over tables, create bodies, rows, cells, heads, footers, captions an summaries (yes, HTML tables have all of those) and access the table cells. Without having to…
