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Detroit by Airnytimes.com
The stark contrast between the haves and have-nots is apparent from above, so too is the city’s rebound. - gigaom.com
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Whimseybox, and a cautionary tale about subscription services and how not to shut down a startupmedium.com
As you think about holiday gifts this season, I’d like to warn you about the subscription service Whimseybox. This is al… -
RIP Go Seigengogameguru.com
Go Seigen passed away in hospital, in Japan, on Sunday November 30, 2014. He was 100 years old. Many people regard Go Seigen to be the greatest Go player ever. Rest in peace, Go Seigen. - sebastien-gabriel.com
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How Nabokov Retranslated “Laughter in the Dark” - The New Yorkernewyorker.com
The author claimed the initial English version was “sloppy” and “full of blunders,” and eventually chose to retranslate the novel himself. -
Ralph H. Baer, Inventor of First System for Home Video Games, Is Dead at 92nytimes.com
Mr. Baer, who worked as an engineer at a military contractor, became obsessed with building a “game box” that would allow people to play board, action, sports and other games on a standard television set. - users.ece.cmu.edu
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Crafting a sustainable New Republicwashingtonpost.com
At the heart of the conflict is a divergent view on how journalism will survive. -
‘Serial’: inside a podcast phenomenon - FT.comft.com
If 25 years ago the gossip around the office water cooler was all about who killed Laura Palmer, today the talk is all about whether Adnan Syed killed Hae Min Lee. The differences between the two questions show how much entertainment, and journalism, -
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Outsmarted - The New Yorkernewyorker.com
The world of banking, it’s becoming clear, operates according to different norms from those of the rest of the business world. Take the offsite corporate weekend. Normal behavior on these occasions consists of punishing the minibar and nursing conseque... -
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Was It Too Soon to Be Sustainable?nytimes.com
A labor-intensive effort to build an energy-efficient home in Vermont leads to misgivings. - internetisshit.org
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“Everything is problematic” | The McGill Dailymcgilldaily.com
My journey into the centre of a dark political world, and how I escaped -
YouTube Offering Its Stars Bonuseswsj.com
Google Inc.’s YouTube unit is racing to lock up its top stars as rival online video services court them aggressively. -
Our quantum reality problem – Adrian Kent – Aeonaeon.co
When the deepest theory we have seems to undermine science itself, some kind of collapse looks inevitable - londontheinside.com