[nonostantement #371] - digital drugs / geocities / roman concrete
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Hi, I’m Joele - an Italian human being based in Barcelona. For seven years, I’ve been sending out this newsletter, a weekly collection of stories, details, and ideas I stumble upon. Every Sunday, without fail.
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#PEOPLE
‘The Interview’: Digital Drugs Have Us Hooked. Dr. Anna Lembke Sees a Way Out.
The psychiatrist and author of “Dopamine Nation” wants us to find balance in a world of temptation and abundance.30 Charts That Show How Covid Changed Everything in March 2020
It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.Here’s How Gen Z and Gen Alpha Are Actually Using ChatGPT in Schools
Use of AI like Chat GPT among Gen Alpha for schoolwork is on the rise. Some students say they’re still not interested in using it.Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.GeoCities in 1995: Building a Home Page on the Internet
GeoCities, known throughout most of 1995 as Beverly Hills Internet, was one of the first commercial internet services to make it easy for people to publish a home page on the World Wide Web. (I had a page there. Yes, I am THAT old!)
#TECH
We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Was So Durable
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.AI tools are spotting errors in research papers: inside a growing movement
Large language models are being used to check papers, but researchers warn they come with risks.
#SOCIALMEDIA
At SXSW, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber pokes fun at Mark Zuckerberg with Latin phrase T-shirt
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber walked onstage at SXSW 2025 for her keynote discussion, she wore a large black T-shirt with her hair pulled back into a bun.
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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.Stuff a Pi-hole in your router because your browser is about to betray you
Mozilla sells ads, Google limits blocking them – it's time for stricter measures.
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