2025 Challenge: Read 100 new things

[Del Murder]

My challenge for 2025 is to read 100 new things. Should be much easier than doing 100 novel things but there is a catch. I'm keeping the spirit of 'novelty' in this, so it doesn't count if it was something I would have read anyway. So whatever book of Wheel of Time I'm on doesn't count, nor does random work related articles, unless I specifically target one I would not have read otherwise.

The goal here is to expand my horizons to different writings. I feel like I do fairly well on that already with the books I read, as I do all different genres, but I'm not so good at reading articles other than the local news.

Also, I need to actually read the piece. Not just the title or summary or to skim it. Actually read it.

Length doesn't matter as long as it is more than a couple paragraphs. Can be a book, article, blog post, editorial, but not a Tweet.

I will post updates in the thread and links if possible. Here goes!

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1. Top places to visit in California in 2025 (1/5)

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2. The Militia and the Mole (1/9)

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3. James webb space telescopes little red dots come into focus (1/14)

[Spuuky]

Could have done "read 100 novel things" and then read that many novels, but I suppose we all must choose our battles

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I would never be able to read 100 novels per year, unless I quit my job and they were all novellas. Suggest an article for me Romeo!

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4. What we get wrong about time. (1/20)

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5. Improved radon gas mapping finds nearly 25% of Americans living in highest risk areas (1/21)

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6. Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says (1/22) - I read a series of articles on this but it starts with this one.

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7. No More Periods When Texting. Period. (1/26)

[Mr Gashtacular]

7. No More Periods When Texting. Period. (1/26)

ive long thought this, and experienced it during actual fights

You can tell when someone is really mad in texts/chatrooms when they start using grammar and full sentences, like this.

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8. In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results (2/1)

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9. How Costco Hacked the American Shopping Psyche (2/2)

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10. Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue (2/5) - read this plus the original reporting.

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11. My identity was stolen. This one tip could have saved me from the entire ordeal (2/9)