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Which words are the most metal? That is metal the musical genre. The article also has this sentence:
“As you can see, Five Finger Death Punch have the highest number of swear words in their lyrics, and Pig Destroyer have the most complex wordplay.”
Are software patents in the US in danger of being ended completely?
Long profiles of:
Sam Altman, of Y Combinator
Whiz kid Harry Enten, of 538
WaPo review of Do Not Resist: A chilling look at the normalization of warrior cops. I will be watching it.
A randomized controlled experiment on factory jobs in Ethiopia found that those given jobs were not financially better off 13 months later, but had more health problems.
UK government will not ask foreign academics for advice on Brexit.
Tragic foreshadowing in a Wikipedia article.
The second presidential debate, summarized by WaitButWhy. And Tyler Cowen on the game theory of Trump and Republicans. And Josh Barro’s piece from March on the Republican party. And lockerroomtalk.com disavows Trump (yes, actually). And you had me at yes.
Silkworms Spin Super-Silk After Eating Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
“In contrast to regular silk, the carbon-enhanced silks are twice as tough and can withstand at least 50% higher stress before breaking. The team heated the silk fibers at 1,050 °C to carbonize the silk protein and then studied their conductivity and structure. The modified silks conduct electricity, unlike regular silk.”
