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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

1 year 9 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous response to a comment arguing that Cloudflare isn’t very important to the internet: I would like to hear your argument as to why DDoS mitigation is not an essential part of hosting a website in 2024. In second place, it’s an anonymous […]
Leigh Beadon

“Too cheap to meter” is finally getting close

1 year 9 months ago
Inspired by a story in the Wall Street Journal today, here are all the spots in California where the wholesale price of electricity is currently negative: The Journal explains that this is all due to the rise of renewable energy, mostly solar and wind, which is already widespread in Europe: The changes sweeping Europe’s electricity ...continue reading "“Too cheap to meter” is finally getting close"
Kevin Drum

Fright Fest

1 year 9 months ago

With thrills both on and off the rides, Fright Fest at Six Flags St. Louis is one of the spookiest fall festivals and events of the season. During the day, […]

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Rachel Huffman

Veteran St. Louis Officer Struck, Killed on Duty

1 year 9 months ago
ST LOUIS - An officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department died after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 70 Sunday morning while assisting with a previous crash. Police Officer David Lee, an 18-year veteran of the force, succumbed to his injuries Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred around 8:50 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 past the exit for Adelaide Avenue, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). Police received emergency calls reporting an officer in need of aid, prompting the closure of the road near the Grand Boulevard exit. Shortly thereafter, authorities confirmed that an officer had been hit by a car. In a press conference outside Saint Louis University Hospital, where Officer Lee was being treated, a spokesman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department provided further details. "The officer was staging at a previous accident on the interstate when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle," the spokesman said. T

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