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No Cloud Required: Chatbot Runs Locally on iPhones, Old PCs

A brand new open-source project called MLC LLM is lightweight enough to run locally on just about any device, even an iPhone or an old PC laptop with integrated graphics.

Tom’s Hardware · May 1, 2023

Start planning now for the 2024 eclipse

There's a trick to figuring out the optimal viewing site. Here's what you need to know to plan

Salon · Apr 27, 2023

80 is different in 2023 than in 1776 – but even back then, a grizzled Franklin led alongside a young Hamilton

President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s running for another term raises concerns for many Americans. At his potential second inauguration, he would be 82, beating himself in becoming the oldest among American presidents.

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023

Denver police to put armed officers in 11 high schools after shooting of 2 administrators

DENVER — Twelve police officers will be stationed in 11 Denver high schools beginning next week in response to the recent shooting of two East High administrators by a student.

The Denver Post · Mar 31, 2023

Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss review – our vexed relationship with our feathered friends

From the guanay cormorant to the tree sparrow, the writer shows how consistently humans get birds wrong

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

American evolution: ‘1776’ revisits pivotal moment in US history via diverse, present-day perspective

The oft-rousing and well-truncated book by Peter Stone — celebratory but not without a recognition of the deeply imperfect compromises the union is built on — is wrapped into a standard-issue musical comedy aesthetic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: COVID deniers think a new study says mask mandates don't work. They should try reading it

What is it about conservative COVID deniers and masks?

Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2023

Free Immigration Is a Core American Value

Just consider the policies that the Founding Fathers embraced.

Reason · Feb 20, 2023

U.S. Presidents and Chicago: 234 years of presidential connections

With parks, school, statues, expressways and even a water-pumping station named for them, there are many ties between the Windy City and the 45 men who have served as president of the United States.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023

America’s Oldest Black School From 1760s Virginia Moves To Colonial Williamsburg

Christian reformers taught free and enslaved black children to read before the American Revolution in Virginia’s then-capital. 

Zenger · Feb 13, 2023