Why is it the civil service is always “the bureaucracy” rather than “the poor bastards that have to take the flimsy policies from politicians and actually deliver them on the ground”?

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“If mathematicians have no reason to pursue the mysteries of their field, then the rest of us will stumble into a world run by machines whose workings nobody understands,” Konstantin Kakaes writes.

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NEW "Look it up" - a tale of bots and bottery Some thoughts about social media emptycity.substack.com/p/look-it-up...

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Okay frick it, I'm announcing the project I've been working on. It's called Reams, a markdown editor that syncs over atproto spaces. It works offline, doesn't require a login, and has a bunch of features packed in. Try it at reams.ink, install the PWA for the best experience!

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Big food has long engineered various aspects of snacks to make them moreish, from the colourful packaging to the aroma that escapes when it is ripped open. But the emphasis on texture is new bit.ly/3UhIYCD Photo: Lucy Hewett/New York Times/Redux/Eyevine

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