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Re:Are distributed teams the way of the future? on Friday May 29, 2020 @12:07PM (#23351694)

I thought the future was we don't have to work at all.

MOOCs are back, long live the MOOCs

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @11:30AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/technology/moocs-online-learning.html

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Slack design VP on new UX overhaul: “Don't make users think”

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @01:49PM
from the builtin.com dept.

https://builtin.com/design-ux/slack-user-testing-redesign

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Re:Average adult will spend 34 years of their life staring at screens on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @01:45PM (#23249675)

seems low

Farhad: “The Bay Area Billionaires Are Breaking My Heart”

Posted by nbj914 on Friday May 15, 2020 @02:54PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/opinion/inequality-san-francisco-coronavirus.html

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Re:A Conversation About the Legacy of Playstation's Dualshock Controller on Friday March 20, 2020 @11:37AM (#22638423)

"If I had to take a rough guess at the number, I’d say there’s at least a billion rumble-enabled devices in circulation worldwide that specifically use that dual motor system found in the Sony and Xbox controller."

Gamers use speedrunning events to raise millions for charity

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @11:19AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/need-for-speedrunning

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A Conservative Billionaire Is the Biggest Alternative Energy Giant in the U.S

Posted by nbj914 on Monday June 29, 2015 @10:38AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/how-a-conservative-billionaire-is-moving-heaven-and-earth-to-become-the-biggest-alternative-energy-giant-in-the-country

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Should Product Hunt Be Concerned About Diversity in Closed, Invite-Only System?

Posted by nbj914 on Friday June 19, 2015 @03:48PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/online-community-abuse-reddit-invitation-only-forums

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No, You Don’t Have Free Speech Online

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @11:05AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/chuck-johnson-is-a-massive-baby-who-doesnt-know-how-to-read-service-agreements

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The (Very) Dark Side of Oil Boomtowns: A Discussion on Reddit

Posted by nbj914 on Saturday June 06, 2015 @06:50PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/oil-boomtowns-on-reddit

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Stephen Wolfram on Computing the World's Knowledge and Not Being Scared of AI

Posted by nbj914 on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @11:23AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/this-guy-is-soo-effing-smart

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One Woman's Quest to Fix the Process of Reporting Sexual Assault

Posted by nbj914 on Thursday May 28, 2015 @11:01AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/one-womans-quest-to-fix-the-process-of-reporting-sexual-assault

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Why violent videos go viral

Posted by nbj914 on Friday May 22, 2015 @02:05PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/violent-videos-in-atlanta-schools

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Are You Getting Paid What You're Worth?

Posted by nbj914 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:31PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/are-you-getting-paid-what-youre-worth

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You Sound Sad, Human: Computers are getting pretty good at detecting emotions

Posted by nbj914 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @11:12AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/my-computer-is-also-my-psychiatrist

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How America Overdosed on Drug Courts

Posted by nbj914 on Monday May 18, 2015 @12:01PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/how-america-overdosed-on-drug-courts

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The power of public shaming can hardly be controlled. Can it save the planet?

Posted by nbj914 on Monday May 11, 2015 @10:58AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/the-power-of-public-shaming-cant-be-controlled-can-it-save-the-planet

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How a game-show champ became the embattled conscience of American male geekdom

Posted by nbj914 on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @02:20AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/reform-of-the-nerds-starring-arthur-chu

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Algorithms Aren’t Killing Creative Culture

Posted by nbj914 on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:55PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/algorithms-arent-killing-creative-culture

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Why Women Troll Other Women on the Internet

Posted by nbj914 on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:34PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/why-women-troll-other-women-online

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Facebook Would Like a Monopoly on Your Entire Life

Posted by nbj914 on Thursday April 09, 2015 @01:47PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/facebook-want-moar-mmmmm

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The Folly of the Unicorns

Posted by nbj914 on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @01:31PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/your-sock-company-is-ridiculous-just-give-up-now

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How Facebook’s Shifting ‘Real Names’ Policy Threatens Free Expression

Posted by nbj914 on Monday October 06, 2014 @02:33PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/problem-facebooks-shifting-policy-using-legal-names-91723/

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How a Second Language Trains Your Brain

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @01:10PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/language-trains-brain-math-91289/

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Does Not Checking Your Buddy’s Facebook Updates Make You a Bad Friend?

Posted by nbj914 on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @11:35AM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/bad-friend-missing-facebook-updates-90674/

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The Singularity Could Destroy Us All

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @01:10PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/nick-bostrom-superintelligence-singularity-technology-future-books-90067/

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No, Smartphone-Loss Anxiety Disorder Isn’t Real

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @01:55PM
from the psmag.com dept.

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/smart-phone-loss-anxiety-disorder-isnt-real-89578/

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How to Train Like an Olympian

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @11:12AM
from the outsideonline.com dept.

http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/Train-Like-an-Olympian-20120701.html

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The Wilderness Highway Where Women Go Missing

Posted by nbj914 on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @09:41AM
from the outsideonline.com dept.

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/The-Vanishing-20120701.html

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