Sam Anderson

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sam Anderson

How one of the N.B.A.'s scrappiest teams came to dominate the league. On the leaderboard of all-time N.B.A. finals appearances - Lakers (32), Celtics (23), Warriors (12) - you will have to scan very far down to find the Oklahoma City Thunder. This week, when the Thunder face the Indiana Pacers for the championship, it will be the team's second trip. That might not sound impressive - until you consider that the franchise has existed for only 17 years.

2 months ago | dev.to | Sam Anderson

Git is a powerful tool, and knowing some advanced commands can really level up your version control game. In this post, we'll go through some commonly used Git commands along with their purpose, how to use them. 1. git diffPurpose: Show differences between two commits or working directory and index. Command: git diff 2. git logPurpose: Show commit history. Command: git log 3. git clonePurpose: Clone a remote repository to your system.

Mar 9, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Sam Anderson

A few days later, The Peekskill Blade printed a facsimile of this odd answer, just as the Old Leatherman wrote it. What did it mean? There were debates. Some thought the Old Leatherman must have been writing his birthday, in the European style: “15/3/42” — or March 15, 1842. (This would have made him 42 years old.) Some, drunk on the mythology of the Old Leatherman, took it at face value, as evidence that he was 15,342 years old.

Mar 9, 2025 | nytimes.com | Sam Anderson

The Old Leatherman was a sort of real-life Northeastern Sasquatch. Curious citizens went plunging into the woods to investigate. What they found surprised them. The Old Leatherman's caves were orderly, complete with primitive fireplaces, sleeping areas and stores of food (meat, hickory nuts). Under one slab of rock, he had dug out an apple cellar. In some forests, he kept well-tended gardens.

Sep 27, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sam Anderson

Friday night in Detroit, as people bought hats and ate hot dogs and sang along to rock anthems, the Chicago White Sox pulled off a staggering feat. They lost their 121st game of the season, vaulting themselves into modern baseball history by breaking the record for most losses, one previously held by the 1962 Mets.