Month: August 2020

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NBN Book of the Day - Guy Raffa, “Dante’s Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy” (Harvard UP, 2020)

On this episode of New Books in History, Jana Byars talks with Guy Raffa, Associate Professor of Italian Studies at UT Austin, about his new book, Dante’s Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy (Harvard University Press, 2020).

Dante’s Bones is an academic mystery story, the “graveyard history” of Dante Alighieri, the master poet of what has come to be called The Divine Comedy. This book is about Dante’s literal remains and the where and how they’ve been kept.

But in tracing that story, Guy Raffa tells a much broader tale about what Dante comes to mean over the past 700 years. Interview topics include thieving Franciscans, Lord Byron, Mussolini, and Longfellow, as we consider Dante the father of Italy and the Italian language, Dante the liberator, and Dante the secular saint. Discussion covers the author’s personal digital accompaniment to the Comedy, Danteworlds.

Jana Byars is the Academic Director of Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender.

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What A Day - The Dude Abidens

Last night was the final night of the DNC, featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, former 2020 presidential candidates, and most notably, Joe Biden’s acceptance speech. In a stark contrast to his campaign thus far, Biden barely mentioned Trump by name, talking instead about the enormity of the situation America faces. 

The state of Michigan announced a $600 million fund to compensate Flint residents who were harmed by lead-tainted drinking water. This fund comes after years of litigation and more than 18 months of negotiation. 

And in headlines: 1.1 million people filed for unemployment this week, a former USPS Board of Governors member reveals how Louis DeJoy got his Louis DeJob, and boat-man Steve Bannon gets arrested.

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The NewsWorthy - Biden’s Big Speech, Airbnb’s New Guest Limit & Indy 500 – Friday, August 21st, 2020

The news to know for Friday, August 21st, 2020!

We’re covering:

  • Joe Biden's biggest speech of his political career so far

  • California wildfires as they continue to force evacuations

  • where at least $1 million that was meant to help build a border wall may have actually ended up

  • Airbnb's new limit on the number of guests allowed in any one house

  • Doordash gets into a new type of delivery

  • what to expect this weekend from what's usually the largest single-day sporting event in the world... 

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

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Sources:

DNC Final Night Recap: WSJ, AP, Politico 

Trump’s Pennsylvania Speech: FOX News, NY Times, Philadelphia Inquirer

Steve Bannon Charged with Fraud: NY Times, WSJ, USA Today, Axios, Dept. of Justice

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Decline: Johns Hopkins, CNN, Reuters

Jobless Claims Rise: WSJ, CNBC, ABC News, Labor Department

Northern California Wildfires Update: SF Chronicle, LA Times, AP, Reuters, Cal Fire

KC Chiefs to Ban Headdresses: ESPN, NPR, WaPo, Chiefs

Uber and Lyft Avoid CA Shutdown: LA Times, CNN, NY Times, Engadget

Uber Enters Rx Delivery: Forbes, Engadget, Business Insider, Uber

DoorDash Gets into Groceries: The Verge, TechCrunch, FOX Business, DoorDash

Airbnb Bans All House Parties: TechCrunch, AP, Cnet, USA Today, Airbnb

DC FanDome Preview: Variety, Deadline, AV Club, Forbes, DC FanDome

Indianapolis 500 Preview: AP, NBC Sports, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, AP

Feel Good Friday: Expired Beer Turned Renewable Energy: CNN, ABC News

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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #72” with Daniel Magden

Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #72.  Sitting in with us again today is our hilarious next door neighbor, Daniel Magden! Follow him on Twitter @MagdenDaniel and check out his podcast "Reefer Sadness".  Music at the end is "Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley & The Wailers. 

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The Daily Signal - Barber Cuts Red Tape to Pursue His Dream

Elias Zarate was told he could not pursue his dream of being a barber in Tennessee because he didn't have a high school diploma. Zarate, whose mother died when he was a child, dropped out of school as a teen to support two younger siblings. As an adult, he found his passion in barbering.


Braden Boucek, a lawyer at the Beacon Center, heard Zarate’s story and stepped in to help the aspiring barber fight a legal battle to realize his dream. Boucek and Zarate join today’s podcast to share their story of working together for two years to cut through government red tape. 


We also cover these stories:

  • Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to President Trump, is one of four men charged with running an online fundraising scam based on building a border wall.
  • A federal district court judge rules against the president in his battle to hold onto his tax records.
  • A $600 million settlement is reached in Michigan over the Flint water crisis.


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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Should managers of developers ever make technical decisions?

To start things off, we talk about the launch of Articles, a new content type for Stack Overflow Teams that lets you write longer, subjective pieces. Sometimes it's best to share knowledge through Q&A, but other times you've got complicated, narrative, DevOps recipes or a policy paper and FAQ. Now your knowledge artifacts can all live in one place. 

"The FAQ is the great folk form of the internet" - quotable moments featuring Paul Ford.

If you're interested in another cut at this old saw, Mailchimp.com/developer is Postlight's take on what developer docs should look like. Sara is convinced it's all about the left nav.

Speaking of convictions, a conflict is tearing Sara's home apart. Ben and Paul step in to save her marriage. The question at hand: should managers of developers EVER make technical decisions?

Finally, Paul talks about his experience using Google Cloud Run to build a fun little tool called Ephemeralist. It pulls in random images from public domain collections hosted by museums and archives. Use it to take a break from the negativity of social media or the news. Also, revel in the joy of Paul's neologism, the Browseulator. It recently brought me this little gem.

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Lex Fridman Podcast - #117 – Sheldon Solomon: Death and Meaning

Sheldon Solomon is a social psychologist, a philosopher, co-developer of Terror Management Theory, co-author of The Worm at the Core.

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00:00 – Introduction
05:34 – Role of death in life
22:57 – Jordan Peterson
53:02 – Humans are both selfish and cooperative
56:57 – Civilization collapse
1:10:07 – Meditating on your mortality
1:16:10 – Kierkegaard and Heidegger
1:33:25 – Elon Musk
1:36:56 – Thinking deeply about death
1:45:53 – Religion
1:56:59 – Consciousness
2:03:39 – Why is Ernest Becker not better known
2:07:09 – AI and mortality
2:21:07 – Academia should welcome renegade thinkers
2:36:33 – Book recommendations
2:43:23 – Advice for young people
2:48:17 – Meaning of life

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Consider This from NPR - What Would A Biden-Harris Administration Look Like?

Former President Barack Obama reportedly changed the speaking order during Wednesday night's Democratic National Convention so that he would speak before Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, symbolizing a passing of the torch from one political generation to another. So what would a Biden-Harris administration look like?

NPR's Susan Davis explains that while Biden would inherit new problems caused by the pandemic, he'll also face long-standing issues with Congress.

And NPR's Carrie Johnson explores what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have said about the possibility of a Biden administration Department of Justice prosecuting President Trump — if he's voted out of office.

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The Gist - Pursuing Progress

On the Gist, 24 hours of weird utterances.

In the interview, political strategist and CNN commentator Jess McIntosh joins us as we continue our coverage of the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention. McIntosh and Mike discuss the DNC’s short-sightedness with not allowing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a major platform, and how Elizabeth Warren’s policy speech on the childcare economy could become a centerpiece of a future President Biden’s progressive agenda. McIntosh also explains why Biden will champion more progressive causes if he is elected. Jess co-hosts the Signal Boost show on SiriusXM.

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