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Jingle

1 year 10 months ago

JINGLE! will give St. Louis an extra dose of joy this holiday season. The spectacular, multisensory experience will completely transform O’Fallon’s CarShield Field with an immersive holiday light maze made […]

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Rachel Huffman

Debate over proposed Wash-U development in Clayton continues

1 year 10 months ago
Residents in Clayton who live next to Concordia Seminary are still fighting hard against a plan by Washington University to build a number of baseball and softball fields near their homes. Last week, the city’s board of aldermen discussed the plan for a second time, and neighbors again voiced their concerns.
Max Diekneite

Why Generative AI’s Lack Of Modularity Means It Can’t Be Meaningfully Open, Is Unreliable, And Is A Technological Dead End

1 year 10 months ago
One of the most important shifts in computing over the last few decades has been the increasing use of open source software on nearly every platform, from cloud computing to smartphones (well, I would say that). For the distributed development methodology pioneered by Linus Torvalds with Linux to work, modularity is key. It allows coders […]
Glyn Moody

Travel for St. Louis County prosecutors, funded by taxpayers

1 year 10 months ago
A recent overseas trip, paid for by taxpayers, is part of what FOX 2 recently found during a records search. A $1,739 trip to Hawaii caught our attention. It was among five out-of-town trips the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office took, according to the results of our Missouri Sunshine Law request.
Chris Hayes

Mastodon dig not far from St. Louis

1 year 10 months ago
Long before there was a Great River Road, about 27,000-and-a-half years ago, a mastodon once stood atop the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. Faculty and students at Principia College have discovered the specimen.
Patrick Clark

Guess what? Biden is now just as corrupt as Trump.

1 year 10 months ago
I'm not the world's biggest fan of "both sides" criticism—i.e., that reporters constantly bend over backward to show that Democrats are just as bad as Republicans—but holy shit: Justice Dept.’s Apolitical Tradition Is Challenged by 2 Presidents The special counsel named to lead the inquiry into Hunter Biden, the president’s son, has just seen the ...continue reading "Guess what? Biden is now just as corrupt as Trump."
Kevin Drum

California’s train to nowhere is surprisingly popular

1 year 10 months ago
A friend and I were discussing California's infamous high-speed rail to nowhere today, wondering why Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to support this boondoggle. The answer turns out to be fairly simple: After passing in 2008 by a margin of 53-47%, the project has remained moderately popular. In fact, it's gained a bit of popularity: Even ...continue reading "California’s train to nowhere is surprisingly popular"
Kevin Drum