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The bad boy of bar charts: William Playfair (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Mike Woodward 2025-09-03 20:29:31

A spy, a scoundrel, and a scholar William Playfair was all three. He led an extraordinary life at the heart of many of the great events of the 18th and 19th centuries, mostly in morally dubious roles. Among all the intrigue, scandal, and indebtedness, he found time to invent the bar and pie charts, and make pioneering use of line charts. As we'll see, he was quite a character. Playfair the scoundrel Playfair's lifetime (1759-1823) contained some momentous events: The development of the steam

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The Fairphone 6 leaks ahead of its rumored late June launch

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-11 00:36:30

The Fairphone 6 is widely expected to get an official unveiling in the next week but the leadup to the repairable smartphone’s launch has been leakier than a bad tap. In a new report from WinFuture , purported images of the Fairphone 6 show that it’ll feature two back covers: one for the main body covering the cameras, and a lower panel that can be easily removed by loosening a few visible screws. Doing so grants access to the battery, which WinFuture notes is not glued down, though swapping it

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A New Standard for Ethical Hiring: Combining Human Judgement with AI Fairness Tools

computer.org Enrique Quezada 2025-09-15 04:42:43

The ability of AI-powered systems to make decisions based on complicated sets of data has introduced speed and efficiency to hiring, the loan approval process, fraud detection, and more. But has it enhanced accuracy? Many would argue no, especially those impacted by biased hiring algorithms, including employees and employers. One of the most elusive conundrums is how to fight age-based bias by AI-powered hiring systems. For the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing

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Alaska Issued Its First Heat Advisory, and Only 2% of Homes Have AC

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 19:41:21

Alaska got its first-ever heat advisory over the weekend, which is in effect until June 17. Over the last few days, temperatures in central Alaska have reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit (that's 30 Celsius). It's not as if Alaska never gets hot in the summer. However, as Jason Laney, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska, told CNET, "The frequency with which the heat is coming up is starting to be a bit of a concern." This heat advisory seems pr

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Alaska Just Issued Its First-Ever Heat Advisory—and It Won’t Be the Last

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-20 08:17:59

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Fairbanks, Alaska, issued a heat advisory on Thursday, June 12. It’s never had to do that before. Heat advisories are new to both the Fairbanks and Juneau NWS offices, which implemented the use of these notices on June 2. Until now, Alaska weather officials exclusively issued Special Weather Statements to notify the public of potentially hazardous heat. The change comes as Alaska continues to warm at nearly twice the rate of the lower 48 states, with

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15% Off Wayfair Promo Code | June 2025 Coupons

wired.com Molly Higgins 2025-09-21 00:30:00

Wayfair has become a staple of online furniture sales thanks to its wide selection of furniture and home goods, as well as fast and free shipping on orders, and 24-hour flash sales. Save even more this month with Wayfair promo codes and Memorial Day coupons for up to 80% off those pricey purchases like furniture. Wayfair carries almost literally everything needed to furnish a home, including pillows, mattresses, bedding, home goods, and so, so much more (even including cat furniture); and we’ve

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