Fascinating History of Real-Life ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Murder House Revealed—as Iconic Horror Movie Marks 50th Anniversary
13 Oct
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Fascinating History of Real-Life ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Murder House Revealed—as Iconic Horror Movie Marks 50th Anniversary

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Top Stories Tamfitronics As you were browsing, something about your browser made us think you might be a bot. There are a few reasons this might happen, including: You're a power user moving through this website with super-human speed You've disabled JavaScript and/or cookies in your web browser A third-party browser plugin is preventing JavaScript from running. ...
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Living in History
16 Aug
Lifestyle

Living in History

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Lifestyle Lifestyle There’s an intangible but special quality to every historic home, one that’s easy to glean simply through a glance. You can imagine the craftsmanship and attention to detail that went into laying each brick and shingle, the countless memories made behind its walls, and the stories it would tell if only it could.Owning such a home is quite different than admiring it from afar, however. Finding, purchasing, and keeping...
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A short history of AI, and what it is (and isn’t)
17 Jul
Science & Technology

A short history of AI, and what it is (and isn’t)

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Technology tamfitronics This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. It’s the simplest questions that are often the hardest to answer. That applies to AI, too. Even though it’s a technology being sold as a solution to the world’s problems, nobody seems to know what it really is. It’s a label that’s been slapped on technologies ranging from self-driving cars to facial recognition, chatbots to fancy Excel. But in general, when we talk about AI, we talk about technologies that make computers do things we think need intelligence when done by people. For months, my colleague Will Douglas Heaven has been on a quest to go deeper to understand why everybody seems to disagree on exactly...
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Long history of shootings in U.S. presidential politics
15 Jul
Politics

Long history of shootings in U.S. presidential politics

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Politics tamfitronics Notable examples of shootings involving U.S. presidents or presidential candidatesPublished Jul 14, 2024 • 2 minute readAn official portrait taken of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 5, 1865, two months before he was assassinated in Washington, D.C. by John Wilkes Booth. Photo by Library of CongressShots were fired during a rally speech by Donald Trump, in an incident that investigators are treating as a possible assassination attempt on the former president. Including Abraham Lincoln and JFK, here are some notable examples of shootings involving U.S. presidents or presidential candidates:Ronald Reagan (1981)President Reagan was shot and seriously wounded as he left an event at the Hilton hotel in Washington. The attacker was John Hinckley Jr, who was granted unconditional release in 2022. Reagan spent twelve days in the hospital. The incident boosted...
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