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Shots in the Dark » Blog Archive The Cowardice of Nick Denton | Shots in the Darkrichardbradley.net
I don't need to say much about why Gawker's recent post outing a married, male publishing executive was disgusting. It's already been said: The man wasn't a -
Who's Actually Buying iPods These Days?birchtree.me
With this week's update to the entire iPod lineup, many have been asking "who are iPods even for these days?" Well, I worked the last 3 years managing an electronics department for Target, and have sold a lot of Apple devices over that time. Since A... -
Welcome To The Unicorn Club, 2015: Learning From Billion-Dollar Companiestechcrunch.com
It’s been over a year since we wrote our original post sharing our analysis of the last decade’s most successful U.S.-based, venture-backed tech.. -
Alzheimer’s Disease and musical memory | OUPblogblog.oup.com
Imagine the unimaginable. Suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the person with whom you shared most of your life has forgotten who you are, and even worse, can no longer remember their own experiences, their relationships, and how to behave appropr... -
1918: Between Method and Executionlaphamsquarterly.org
A revolutionary prepares to execute the last Tsar of Russia and his entire family. -
That Lab Coat Looks Good on Youchronicle.com
For women who aspire to the sciences, a sense of belonging is a powerful force in determining the path they take. -
The Machinery of the Universetheparisreview.org
Poe’s vision of the cosmos and the art it inspired.Alfred Jensen, Physical Optics, 1975, oil on canvas, 7'2" x 12'9". Image via Pace GallerySince adolescence, Edgar Allan Poe had been picking fights with science. His second collection o... -
Inside the Secret World of Russia’s Cold War Mapmakerswired.com
The Soviet military mapped the entire world, but few have seen the actual, physical maps—until now. -
Rainforest QA - 1st Sales Engineerjobs.lever.co
Are you a presales engineer or engineer looking to make the move into sales/business development? Are you a smart, fast learning, curious professional looking to make your mark with an early stage startup focused on the Enterprise? You’d be one of t... -
How the No-Management Trend Could Disrupt Everythingblog.jaredfriedman.com
It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when silicon valley companies did not serve free meals to employees. Back in the first .com boom, even lunch was not a typical perk and dinner was r... - wiki.freebsd.org
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LRB · Paul Foot · The great times they could have hadlrb.co.uk
A great many books and articles have been published recently about the possibility that a former head of MI5 was the agent of a foreign power. Could there be anything more horrible, more unthinkable? Well, yes, according to Charles Higham’s extraordina... -
Symantec: Spam falls below 50% of all email for the first time since 2003venturebeat.com
Spam is at its lowest point in over a decade. -
'Ludicrous Mode'? Tesla Model S adds another power boostmercurynews.com
The upgrade will allow the car to go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds. It will cost $10,000 for new buyers of the Model S, whose base price is $70,000. -
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Hairless Head in a Clueless Photo Boothnytimes.com
A simple errand to get a passport photo exposes the blinkered logic lurking in the rule-bound technologies that pervade our lives. - blogs.janestreet.com
