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Pearls Before Breakfast (2007)
David Shor, a Data Guru for Democrats, Throws One Last Bash
A neighborhood’s cryptocurrency mine: ‘Like a jet that never leaves’
In Some States, the Boon of To-Go Cocktails Is Going, Going, Gone
Interior Department approves first large-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S.
Interior Department approves first large-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S.
Re:A salt monopoly could spike car accidents in the Midwest
on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @07:36PM (#26484654)
According to [0], John Simmons became CEO in 1972 at age 53 and remained there until he stepped down for health reasons in 1980/81 (he died of cancer shortly thereafter) [1]
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/16/archives/simmons-takes-mo...
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/04/obituaries/john-w-simmons...
The Eisel-Lemire ParseNumberF64 Algorithm
The L.A. Dodgers Are Named After Terrified Brooklyn Pedestrians
Mask Mandates Work to Slow Spread of Coronavirus, Kansas Study Finds
Octotree and AGPL
The L.A. Dodgers Are Named After Terrified Brooklyn Pedestrians
On Call Shouldn’t Suck: A Guide for Managers
Re:Analyzing the Design of Unusual Japanese Butter Tableware
on Sunday October 18, 2020 @02:51PM (#24820178)
Interesting. Here, in the US the gold wrapper is salted while the silver wrapper is unsalted
Twitter issues new rules to counter manipulation ahead of election
There Are Two Ways Out of a Frog. This Beetle Chose the Back Door
How Inuit parents teach kids to control their anger (2019)
J. Crew files for bankruptcy, the first national retail casualty of the pandemic
Silicon Valley’s two-tiered system for white-collar workers is under pressure
Two New Moms Return to Work – One in Seattle, One in Stockholm
Court orders Pentagon to halt work on Jedi cloud contract after Amazon protests
Next Steps for Pkg.go.dev
Re:Behind Amazon’s HQ2 fiasco
on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @07:51AM (#22234945)
Perhaps if you look at the whole region but this specific area, Crystal City, was devastated by the BRAC[0] program which moved a bunch of government agencies, offices, and their associated contractors out of this area.
[0] https://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/northern-virginia-co...
France says its poultry industry will stop shredding male chicks by 2022
Google aims to unify its workplace tools and messaging apps into one service
WeWork is getting rid of free beer and wine on tap in North America
Re:88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV
on Thursday December 26, 2019 @06:17PM (#21887713)
Because I have allowed my phone to absolutely ruin my attention span. If a show isn’t immediately engaging enough, I find myself reflexively reaching for my phone to fritter away time.
In the same vein, I have to consciously avoid taking my phone out while sitting at a stop light or going to the bathroom
It didn’t used to be this way and I hate it
Caroll Spinney has died
Re:Why Taxpayers Pay McKinsey $3M a Year for a Recent College Graduate...
on Thursday December 05, 2019 @03:42PM (#21716246)
Likely due to the recent NYT article that detailed how McKinsey helped the Trump administration carry out its immigration policies[0].
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/us/mckinsey-ICE-immigrati...