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Saahil Desai

Saahil Desai

The Atlantic

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The IRS Created an Actually Good Piece of Technology

Against all odds, the government has created an actually good piece of technology. During the torture ritual that was doing my taxes this year, I was...

20.03.2024 6

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Saahil Desai

The Radio Squirrels of Point Reyes

Scenes from the last operational Morse-code radio station in North America “Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence.” With...

02.03.2024 30

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Saahil Desai

The Last Days of the Barcode

For decades, the tiny symbol has been the plumbing of global capitalism. It might finally be replaced. To marvel at the choice and convenience of...

11.01.2024 5

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Saahil Desai

The Most Important Technology of 2023 Wasn’t AI

This was a breakout year for electric vehicles in America. One day in late November, I cradled a red Samsung flip phone in my hands as if it was a...

29.12.2023 70

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Saahil Desai

America Before Pizza

The beginning of our country’s love affair with bread, cheese, and sauce This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The...

21.12.2023 9

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Saahil Desai

You Should Root for the Cybertruck

The world needs weirder EVs. Of the many quirks of Elon Musk’s Cybertruck, the Cybertruckiest of them all might be this: its windshield wiper. Not...

01.12.2023 10

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Saahil Desai

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