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The Year I Started Giving Money Away on New Year's Eve
The Year I Started Giving Money Away on New Year's Eve The meter said twenty-eight. I scanned fifty. He looked up. I said Happy New Year. He froze for two seconds. Then he said thank you, boss. I closed the door. Wind went down my collar. I pulled up my zipper. I walked into the complex. My phone buzzed in my pocket. He sent a smiley face.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
I Stopped Throwing Away Old Routers. Here's How They Still Fix Wi-Fi Dead Zones.
Router tech moves fast. WiFi 6 became normal. WiFi 6E showed up. WiFi 7 is spreading. WiFi 8 gets mentioned in press releases. A router from a few years ago can look obsolete next to that timeline.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
Why Ancient China Called the Moon “Guanghan” Without Ever Measuring Its Temperature
When I was little, on summer nights I lay in the courtyard. Grandma waved a palm-leaf fan and said the moon was very cold. Chang’e wore too little, she said, and could not sleep night after night.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
Beijing’s Trees Are Draped in White Webs. Inside, Thousands of Caterpillars Are Eating Them Alive.
White nets in the trees: fall webworm in Beijing this autumn In late September, a walk under the street trees can end with a white net hanging above your head. A spider did not build it. Fall webworm larvae did. Inside, dozens or hundreds of caterpillars move over stripped leaves. The leaves around the web are gone. Only veins remain. Then the veins go too.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
Why Does AI Want to Destroy Humanity?
Every time artificial intelligence takes another step forward, an old fear rises with it. People wonder what happens when a machine becomes capable of doing things that once depended entirely upon human judgment. That question has become harder to dismiss as artificial intelligence moves beyond simple programs and begins taking on increasingly complicated tasks.
By Tim Carmichaelabout a month ago in FYI
He Wouldn’t Tell Anyone Where the Best Corn Dog Was. A TikTok Sleuth Found It in Minutes.
You don’t have to say where: he already found it There’s a post on X. A hand holding a corn dog. The background is a walkway, people passing by, no street signs, no shop names, no location tag. The caption reads: “I found the best corn dog and I’m not telling anyone where it is.”
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
Introduction To The Job You Never Knew You Took
You're already doing this job, and you never knew you'd been offered it. But are you taking full advantage? From the oldest things being sold to the newest ideas, to your social media. You're always selling. But are you getting the most out of what you sell?
By Jason Mortonabout a month ago in FYI
The Flying Saucer Sold in Yiwu for $1.2 Billion Can’t Take You Anywhere
I. The flying saucer in the Yiwu showroom In September 2026, on the fourth floor of the Yiwu Global Digital Trade Center in Zhejiang, a disc-shaped aircraft sits in the showroom of Shenzhen Zhihang UAV. It is about 5 meters in diameter, with a 360° fully transparent spherical cockpit. The body is assembled from fiberglass, carbon fiber, aluminum alloy, and aviation plywood. Six ducted fans are completely enclosed inside the fuselage; no propellers are visible from the outside.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
What Happens When a Chicken Eats a Leech? The Answer Is Inside the Gizzard
If a chicken eats a leech, will the leech bore through its stomach and feed on its blood long-term? A chicken pecks by a pond and swallows a leech. The leech will not enjoy what happens next.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
The 88 Hours That Broke Mathematics
88 Hours September 8, 2026, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University. Tristan Buckmaster stood at the blackboard in his office, writing an equation with his left hand. Chalk dust fell on his cuff. He did not brush it off. The coffee on the desk had gone cold, and the rim of the cup had a chip. He took a sip, then set it down. He texted his wife: "Today might be a big day." Then he turned his phone over, screen down.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
Zhang Yuanfu lost on his first night. Then he went back to his 300 clay crocks, and let fermentation take the trophy.
Zhang Yuanfu stood at the stove of the Hundred Chefs Battle for the first time, and the dish he sent up was returned. The judge did not say anything harsh, only tasted a bite, put down the spoon, and did not take a second chopstickful. Liang Jinglun later said the dish was “right in flavor, but wrong.” Zhang Yuanfu stood at the stove, his apron speckled with oil, the back of his hand stained with splattered sauce. He did not argue. He carried the dish back to the kitchen, dumped it in the trash, and washed the pan.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI
AI Just Did in 6 Months What Mathematicians Couldn't Do in 50 Years. Now 25 Fields Medalists Are Begging It to Slow Down.
When AI starts clearing out mathematical conjectures In 2026, if you only read headlines, you would think mathematics had suddenly entered harvest season.
By Jinabout a month ago in FYI