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"we might need to record when something happened. or dictate when something should happen. or give a range during which the thing can happen. or in some other way, our code needs to deal with dates and times..."

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"the conspiracy theory found support in europe, and has also grown popular among anti-migrant and white nationalist movements from other parts of the west..."

"warning: this story contains an allegation of sexual assault..."

"this year i took a sabbatical, recorded a podcast with freakonomics, designed and shipped a tiny modular synthesiser, and learned many learnings..."

"when it comes to loneliness, the decline in sex and our increasingly depressed culture, phones are an obvious culprit. what good is it to deny that?..."

"the government confronts a problem that kills more than traffic fatalities and natural disasters combined..."

"jonathan pruitt was prolific, influential, and charming. then academic sleuths started poking around..."

"your heart is racing, your arms are tingling and your breathing is shallow. you’re having an anxiety attack. and you’re in a public place, to boot. a crowded restaurant, say, or at the office. not a space where you can comfortably lie on the ground and do some deep breathing exercises to calm yourself..."