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British Columbia, Time Zones, and Postgres (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | tags: british columbia, postgres, timezone

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Research Suggests the Older You Get, the More Weed You Should Smoke (futurism.com)

2026-06-21 | by Frank Landymore | tags: salk institute, cannabinol, alzheimer’s

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6 things consumers should know about prices on goods now that the Iran war may be ending (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | get Smart Price Tracking Tool → | tags: iran war, gasoline prices, strait of hormuz

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Scientist Edits Human Embryo Genes, but Questions Remain (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-05 | get CRISPR Gene Editing Kit → | tags: associate, associate professor, columbia

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My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-04 | get Identity Theft Protection Kit → | tags: columbia university, data breach, social security numbers

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Columbia Promo Codes: 15% Off | June 2026 (wired.com)

2026-06-04 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get Columbia Sportswear Jacket → | tags: columbia, snowy summit, konos trillium

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On the nature of autobiographical memory (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | by Jonathan Weiner | get Memory Improvement Journal → | tags: columbia university, nasa rockets, italy travel

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How Can Technology Improve Student Collaboration in Computer Science? An Interview with Bowen Hui (computer.org)

2026-06-01 | get Collaborative Coding Platform → | tags: bowen hui, university of british columbia, human-computer interaction

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What Gets Kept (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | by Joyce Johnson | get Smartphone Screen Cleaning Kit → | tags: dorchester, german u-boat, jack

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Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you (theverge.com)

2026-05-21 | by Lauren Feiner | get Meta Portal Video Calling → | tags: facebook, google, microsoft

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Columbia Promo Codes: 15% Off | May 2026 (wired.com)

2026-05-21 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get Columbia Sportswear Jacket → | tags: columbia, snow gear, konos trillium

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Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Naddaf | get Science Citation Management Tool → | tags: pubmed central, fake citations, biomedical papers

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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education (2008) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by William Deresiewicz | tags: ivy league, yale, columbia

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Columbia Promo Codes: 15% Off | May2026 (wired.com)

2026-05-02 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get Columbia Sportswear Jacket → | tags: columbia, snowy summit insulated jacket, konos trillium atr

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OpenAI Faces Lawsuits Over Deadly Mass Shooting in Canada (cnet.com)

2026-05-01 | by See Full Bio | tags: openai, chatgpt, british columbia

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Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Genetic Code Expansion Kit → | tags: genetic code, amino acids, ribosome

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OpenAI Hit With Barrage of Lawsuits Over Failure to Report School Shooter Before Massacre (futurism.com)

2026-04-29 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: openai, chatgpt, lawsuits

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Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping. (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: university websites, berkeley.edu, columbia.edu

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Want to improve your work relationships? Try this (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | get Team Building Board Game → | tags: columbia business school, work relationships, research findings

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The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History (wired.com)

2026-04-16 | by Zeyi Yang | tags: china, online fiction, web novels

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Early-onset cancer fuels calls for wider screening — but at what cost? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Khamsi | get Cancer Screening Test Kit → | tags: cancer screening, early-onset breast cancer, columbia university

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Why Do ChatGPT Users Keep Committing Mass Shootings? (futurism.com)

2026-04-14 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: openai, chatgpt, british columbia

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The Metal Gear Solid movie is back on, with Final Destination: Bloodlines directors in charge (engadget.com)

2026-04-09 | get Metal Gear Solid Merchandise → | tags: metal gear solid, hideo kojima, sony pictures

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Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement (wired.com)

2026-03-26 | by Vittoria Elliott | get Law Enforcement Badge Replica → | tags: ice, homeland security, columbia university

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Mother Sues OpenAI for Not Telling Police About Mass Shooter Before Deadly Rampage (futurism.com)

2026-03-11 | by Frank Landymore | get OpenAI API Developer Badge → | tags: openai, chatgpt, mass shooting

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The surprising whimsy of the Time Zone Database (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-07 | get Time Zone Database → | tags: iana time zone database, british columbia, double summer time

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British Columbia is permanently adopting daylight time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-02 | by Web Writer | get Time zone → | tags: bc daylight savings, british columbia, pacific time

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British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-02 | by Cbc News | get Pacific Time Zone → | tags: bc government, daylight saving, british columbia

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DHS detained — then released — a Columbia University ‘studytok’ influencer (theverge.com)

2026-02-26 | by Mia Sato | get StudyTok → | tags: columbia university, instagram, tiktok

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DHS detained a Columbia University student and content creator (theverge.com)

2026-02-26 | by Mia Sato | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: azerba, columbia university, instagram