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Storied Toolmaker Closes Its Last Hometown Plant—and Blames Its Tape Measures (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-06 | get Digital Tape Measure → | tags: stanley black & decker, tape measures, connecticut

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Thermos Recalls Over 8 Million Bottles After Reports of ‘Permanent Vision Loss’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-04 | get Thermos Vacuum Insulated Bottle → | tags: thermos, pressure relief, vision loss

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The Digital Industry Is Optimizing Itself Into Mediocrity. Here’s How to Keep Quality at the Center of Your Work. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-04 | by Goran Paun | tags: digital industry, performance metrics, craft culture

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Meta acquires robotics AI startup as it makes the push into humanoid machines (engadget.com)

2026-05-02 | by Mariella Moon | get Robotics AI Development Kit → | tags: meta, assured robot intelligence, humanoid robots

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Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-01 | by Julie Bort | get Robotics Starter Kit → | tags: meta, assured robot intelligence, humanoid robots

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Meta Platforms Acquires Humanoid Robot Startup Assured Robot Intelligence (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-01 | get Humanoid Robot Kit → | tags: meta platforms, assured robot intelligence, humanoid robot

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Wendy’s is closing hundreds of stores: See an updated list of locations where the chain is shuttering the most (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-01 | tags: wendy’s, baconator, fast food

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This new study suggests Americans are being overcharged for insurance by $150 billion annually (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Insurance Cost Analysis Book → | tags: analysis, costs, financial

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Smokey Bones just closed all of its stores: See a list of doomed locations (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: smokey bones, fat brands, chapter 11

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Smokey Bones is closing stores: See a list of shuttered locations as another restaurant chain faces a bleak fate (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: smokey bones, fat brands, chapter 11

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New on Apple TV in May 2026: 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,' a 'For All Mankind' Spinoff and More (cnet.com)

2026-04-27 | by See Full Bio | get Apple TV Subscription → | tags: apple tv, tatiana maslany, maximum pleasure guaranteed

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Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of restaurants: See an updated list of doomed locations for 2026 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | get Pizza Hut Restaurant Locator → | tags: pizza hut, yum brands, restaurant closures

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Tip: Web requests should not be measured in Hz [Hertz] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get Web Request Rate Limiter → | tags: web requests, hertz, measurement

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Simulacrum of Knowledge Work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | tags: large language models, proxy measures, chatgpt

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I drove a bulldozer over this SSD enclosure so you don't have to - here's the result (zdnet.com)

2026-04-25 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: terramaster, ssd enclosure, nvme drives

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The George Business, by Roger Zelazny (1980) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: roger zelazny, dragons, knights

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The First Look at the ‘Elden Ring’ Movie Set Reveals an Infamous NPC (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-23 | get Elden Ring Art Book → | tags: elden ring, disclosure day, npc

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Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-22 | get Nano Diamond Synthesis Kit → | tags: nanodiamonds, nanoscale, crystal

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A 3D Body from Eight Questions – No Photo, No GPU (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get 3D Body Scanner Kit → | tags: body measurement prediction, bartol regression, anny model

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Social Security office disruptions and closures: Full list of impacted SSA locations across 10 states (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-22 | get SSA Office Locator Map → | tags: social security administration, ssa offices, emergencies page

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No zippers, lots of magnets: How the North Face designed camping gear that doesn’t leave anyone behind (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-22 | get Magnetic Camping Gear Set → | tags: north face, magnetic closures, camping gear

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Modern Board Games: and why you should play them (2022) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get Tabletop Gaming Starter Set → | tags: board games, modern gaming, tabletop

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Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want (theverge.com)

2026-04-20 | by Elizabeth Lopatto | get TechCrunch Gadget Guide → | tags: llms, chatgpt, silicon valley

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Performance reviews are performative (and why that matters now more than ever) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | get Performance Review Software → | tags: performance reviews, measurement crisis, email analysis

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An Etsy-style retail chain abruptly closed all of its stores, leaving customers and vendors blindsided (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get Etsy Seller Protection Kit → | tags: painted tree boutiques, indie businesses, brick-and-mortar

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This humanoid robot can almost run as fast as a human sprinter (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get Atlas Humanoid Robot → | tags: unitree, humanoid robot, sprinter

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Steven Spielberg Wants to Keep ‘Disclosure Day’ Secret, But New Footage Did the Opposite (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-16 | get Hidden Camera Security System → | tags: steven spielberg, disclosure day, emily blunt

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Every leader wants to change the world. Here’s how to tell if you’re actually doing so (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | get Leadership and Impact Book → | tags: elon musk, change the world, leadership

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Macy’s is closing more stores in 2026: See an updated list of locations that will shutter soon (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-15 | get Macy's Store Closure Kit → | tags: macy’s, retail chain, store closures

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10 Must-Have Kitchen Tools to Keep You on Track With Your Health Goals (cnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by See Full Bio | get Digital Food Scale → | tags: instant pot, air fryer, chef’s knife