Michelle 🇺🇸

Freelance Writer™

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[Michelle 🇺🇸 @tinymwriter]

The @IBMSecurity Intelligence publication was closed earlier this year. I didn't lose all my hard work thanks to @Authory 💾

Sadly, I have worked for a lot of brand publications that were shuttered without warning.

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[Midwest Modern @JoshLipnik]

Steer-In
Indianapolis, IN

[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb]

NEW: Instagram is notifying victims of massive hacking campaign that relied on asking Meta AI support chatbot to hand over control of accounts.

The hacks apparently continued on Tuesday even though an Instagram spokesperson said on Monday that “the issue has already been fixed.”

[Michelle 🇺🇸 @tinymwriter]

Holiday weekend sales on things I already buy all the time ✅

[MyRadar Weather @MyRadarWX]

On this day in 2011 – 15 years ago – the deadliest tornado since 1947 leveled a large swath of Joplin, Missouri.

158 people were killed by the mile-wide EF5 tornado.

The disaster was the product of a worst-case scenario on multiple fronts: a high-end meteorological setup on a graduation Sunday in May coupled with cascading failures/lapses at multiple levels.

Though the Storm Prediction Center had included Joplin in a red zone "moderate risk" (the second highest category) AND warned of possible "strong tornadoes," local warnings were handled differently.

No tornado emergency was ever issued by the National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri.

The Joplin area had been under numerous false-alarm tornado warnings in the years prior, which peer-reviewed research asserts contributed to public complacency. Moreover, frequent siren tests/activations by emergency management lead to "siren fatigue."

Moreover, the Joplin area was under multiple simultaneous conflicting tornado warning polygons for different cells, leading the public to believe the tornado threat was passing north of town. That also lead to confusing siren activation during the event.

Ultimately, about 25% of Joplin was destroyed. The St. John's Regional Medical Center sustained EF5 damage, and had to be torn down due to deformation of its foundation. (It was moved as much as 4 inches.)

3,734 buildings (3,181 homes and 553 businesses/municipal buildings) were destroyed.

In all, the episode showed that – despite technological advancements – expanding population centers are increasingly vulnerable to rare, high-end tornadoes.

[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

Don’t fall in love with potential.

“If you want to ruin your life, spend it trying to change your spouse’s behaviour.” — Charlie Munger

[Ben Sykes @bensykes]

The autonomous future is here…

[Michelle 🇺🇸 @tinymwriter]

Accepting new clients. I research, write, and edit.

[Michelle 🇺🇸 @tinymwriter]

The @IBMSecurity Intelligence publication was closed earlier this year. I didn't lose all my hard work thanks to @Authory 💾

Sadly, I have worked for a lot of brand publications that were shuttered without warning.

https://t.co/gnF410kGC0

[zeldman @zeldman]

For your edification and pleasure: 187 in-depth interviews with the people who built the modern web. Publishing, art direction, content strategy, typography, web technology, and more. Hosted by yours truly. It’s everything web that matters.

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[IT Unprofessional @it_unprofession]

My therapist told me to "listen to my body."

My body is clearly an unreliable narrator.

At 11 PM it says, "We should eat an entire family-size bag of chips, we earned this."

At 7 AM it says, "Why would you do that to us, you monster."

I tried intuitive eating.

My intuition thinks Doritos are a food group.

I tried intuitive movement.

My body intuitively moved to the couch and refused to leave.

Now every sensation feels like a notification I can't swipe away.

Apparently my "inner child" is also in there, and he's asking why we haven't had a Capri-Sun in 20 years.

If I really listened to my body, I'd be horizontal, hydrated, and unreachable by email.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

'A.I. Will Be Totally Great For Humanity,' Says Man Who Has Never Read A Sci-Fi Novel https://t.co/M75MkLmwQs

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

NEW: Residents of rural Texas town complain of “permanent artificial daylight” caused by nearby data centers.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Authorities are searching for a rogue squirrel that allegedly bit over 18 people at an Indian university before vanishing.

[People @people]

Pizza Hut's 'BOOK IT!' Summer Reading Program Returns to Provide Voracious Young Readers with Pizza Parties and More https://t.co/k7LZLaDSMy

[Michelle 🇺🇸 @tinymwriter]

Any leads?

[KITKAT @KITKAT]

Regarding recent press coverage

[Andrew Pritchard @skydrama]

WOW, lightning just struck Interstate 57 about 20 feet in front of me, blasting dirt and debris into the air. I could smell it!! Just trying to get to my target area…

[Orman Clark @ormanclark]

design tip: get fit

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[adafruit industries @adafruit]

Byte Magazine Volume 00 Number 01 – The World’s Greatest Toy

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