Scientists shocked as particle transforms between matter and antimatter for the first time

“The charm meson has a light and heavy version that helps distinguish between its matter and antimatter states.” [Link]

The Electrification of Everything: What You Need to Know

Short answer: we'd better upgrade the grid. [Link]

Former NSA contractor Reality Winner, jailed for leaking secrets about Russian hacking, released early from prison

"Winner, 29, was sentenced to more than five years in prison in 2018 after she leaked classified information to The Intercept news outlet about Russia's attempts to hack the 2016 presidential election. She pleaded guilty to leaking a classified report that detailed the Russian government's

Colorado is now the 3rd US state with modern privacy legislation, with a twist

"In other words, Do Not Track – or something very much like it – is back in Colorado, and ignoring the setting, like companies did widely when Do Not Track was created, is not an option any more. The technical details will need to be figured out between now and when

Grief

Gravity doesn’t work the way it used to. Some things are too heavy, and some too light. There’s a great weight, but it’s like a dark cloud; sometimes dense, sometimes not. It’s like someone took the laws of physics and put them in a blender. I’

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Ma

We lost my mother, Deborah Monas, on Sunday evening. I was giving her a head rub; my sister Hannah held her hands; my dad Oscar and her brother Steve were at her feet. How is this possible? The world doesn’t feel real. When I was a small child, we

Reading, watching, playing, using: May 2021

This is my monthly roundup of the tech and media I consumed and found interesting. Here's my list for May, 2021. Books Wintering, by Katherine May. Unmistakably written from a position of privilege, I nonetheless found this book to be a kind of warm hug; the written equivalent

This is completely awesome. Congratulations!

This is completely awesome. Congratulations!

Priorities

Being laser-focused is a privilege reserved for people who have no real distractions in their life - or those that do, and have sociopathically chosen to ignore them. “You could be a millionaire by the time you’re thirty,” my co-founder told me, fifteen or so years ago, as

Vaccinated

I’m fully-vaccinated today: I got my second Pfizer jab two weeks ago. According to new guidance from the CDC, I can go without a mask in most situations. The official CDC page is really clear, and reporting has been generally good. I feel safe - but like many people,

Disrespect for the hustle

My favorite working environments have all been like liberal arts colleges: spaces where people were trying to do their best work, often quietly, with a great deal of introspection. Here, people asked questions about how they could do meaningful work that uplifted and empowered communities. The worst - multiple startups - have

Press Freedom Day

Yesterday was World Press Freedom Day. I’d planned to publish this post then, but my mother was in the in ER. (She's out now; the rollercoaster continues.) A functional, free press is a vital part of the foundation of democracy, right alongside free and open elections. It&