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Last Reader sync 2026-04-17 19:05 Budapest. Last webhook 2026-04-17 19:05. Beacon is now focused on one job first: ingest everything from Reader, understand source and status, and build the control layer for promotion into Library.

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Thank you for becoming a Gates Notes Insider!

gatesnotes.com / Email / 2026-04-17

I started this site more than 15 years ago to share what I'm learning through my work at the Gates Foundation and elsewhere.

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Lenny Kravitz's Home is Full of Soul

YouTube / RSS / 2026-04-17

Lenny Kravitz's design philosophy for his Prais home is 'soulful elegance.' #LennyKravitz #ArchitecturalDigest #OpenDoor #CelebrityHome Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote with your subscription! →…

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Lessons from Bryan Cantrill

Antoine Buteau / RSS / 2026-04-17

Bryan Cantrill is a distinguished software engineer, dynamic speaker, and co-founder of Oxide Computer Company, renowned for his foundational work on DTrace and his outspoken perspectives on systems architecture. His co…

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Ceasefire in Lebanon and Israel

AP News / Email / 2026-04-17

In the news today: A 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon and Israel halts fighting between Israel and Hezbollah; a messy GOP battle over a foreign surveillance program; and problems with ICE’s recent hiring spree.

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Here’s a model of consumer sentiment that doesn’t suck

Strength In Numbers / RSS / 2026-04-17

On the question of why Americans are so glum, the answer is still (mostly) the prices, stupid. But you have to know where to look

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Pantoum Time

Atoms vs Bits / RSS / 2026-04-17

it is the time of the pantoum

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I'm Glad You're Reading | Unqualified Opinions

Permanent Equity: Investing in Companies that Care What Happens Next / Email / 2026-04-17

Reader Jeff wrote me back about funny stories to let me know that he was in the room when I told those skeptical, type-A business schoolers that if they wanted to succeed as capital allocators, they should try to be ent…

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20 Ideas to Grow New Communities

Uncharted Territories / RSS / 2026-04-17

Urbanism, art, sex, dating, religion, incentives, monuments, influencers, and more

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😺 Opus 4.7 just made Claude more expensive

The Neuron / Email / 2026-04-17

Webcomic creator Sean Kleefeld logged into Amazon on Monday and found 15 years of order history, his Comixology library, his Prime membership, and every dollar of income tied to his self-published books… gone.

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🌍 Oil rigged

Intrigue / Email / 2026-04-17

This was back in 2006, when a historic oil boom meant Chavez could just do things.

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Ness Labs

Newsletter / 154 docs / 154 feed / 0 library

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YouTube

RSS feed / 98 docs / 97 feed / 1 library

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substack.com

RSS feed / 30 docs / 30 feed / 0 library

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Our World in Data

RSS feed / 10 docs / 10 feed / 0 library

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Antoine Buteau

RSS feed / 9 docs / 9 feed / 0 library

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Atoms vs Bits

RSS feed / 7 docs / 7 feed / 0 library

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Seth's Blog