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Decentralizing Energy

Phil Windley

The book makes the case that so much of what made Bretton Woods useful to the US and why the US engaged with the rest of the world for the 70 years following World War II is changing. As it changes the free trade system enabled by Bretton Woods is also changing. This will have significant impact on every country in the world.

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Inside the ultimate Star Wars house, where two fans built a galaxy-sized collection of toys and more

GeekWire

The shiny gold droid hints at the geekiness inside, but a tour of the home and another nearby building truly reveals the depths of one couple’s Star Wars fandom. Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz got into collecting Star Wars memorabilia as kids captivated by the original 1977 film in the long-running science-fiction series.

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Are Microsoft and Sony offering enough for you to buy a next-gen console this year?

The Verge

price tag for some PS5 games is a lot. Chaim Gartenberg: I will probably get a PS5 at some point, because I would like to play God of War , Horizon Forbidden West , and the other presumably good PS5 exclusives that Sony will have down the line (and so that my coworkers will stop making fun of me for not buying a PS4 last console generation.).

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Computer Weekly

Our tag line is why age gracefully when you can age youthfully? It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. 26- It felt like an everyday war. Thanks to Mary Black, Aging Youthful ! #3- 3- Simple way.

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TikTok is full of shady secret advertisements

Vox

All of them should have, according to truth in advertising rules that are supposed to be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general. shilohandbros Never start a prank war with your sister. D’Amelio tagged Muse in the description, but she never said Muse paid her, or that she had a partnership with them.

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How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement

The Verge

For many Canadians, it’s an overdue end to a chaotic protest that has stifled trade and brought alarming weaponry into otherwise quiet communities. It also never really represented a broad swath of truckers — 90% of whom are vaccinated and whose trade organizations distanced themselves from, if not outright opposed, the convoy.”.

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22 indie video games from Pacific Northwest garage developers

GeekWire

” It’s a turn-based strategy/tactics game that’s influenced by the 1985 RPG Autoduel and Steve Jackson’s Car Wars. You directly control your character’s weapons, which float in space in front of them, and the goal is to tag your opponent’s torso while keeping yours intact.