Prince Jacaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett), aka Jace, was Rhaenyra’s eldest son. The public record states that his father was Lord Laenor Velaryon, though more likely, he and his two brothers were fathered by Ser Harwin Strong.In an attempt to quell the rumors about their parentage, King Viserys ordered a dragon…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brandon Webb, author of Puddle Jumpers. It has been edited for length and clarity.My parents were hippies who gave me a lot of freedom. I was homeschooled, and we traveled frequently. At 10 or 11, I was making friends in dusty Mexican streets. At 16, in Tahiti, my dad kicked me off the boat during a family sailing trip in the South Pacific (that’s another story).…
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Gerardo Aletti and Sofia Escarra, a married couple based in Miami, bought a Nissan Infiniti in 2020 with the plan to rent it out and see how it went.If it worked out, great, the couple thought. If not, they figured they could sell the car.Cut to six years later: the…
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Claude Guillemot, the co-founder of French video game giant Ubisoft, died Friday in a plane crash in La Baule, the company confirmed to Reuters. Guillemot, 69, was one of two people aboard a twin-engine Cessna 421 plane, both of whom died in the wreck, according to a report from local…
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Tokenmaxxing became the buzzy AI word du jour this spring; as summer begins the trend is already running on empty. Amazon pulled its AI leaderboard after some employees made useless AI work to game the rankings. Palantir CEO Alex Karp likened tokenmaxxing to a porn addiction, and Duolingo walked back…
