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Thursday, 13 December 2018

Run, Tortoise, Run!

Sometimes Musk would terminate people; other times he would simply intimidate them. One manager had a name for these outbursts and had forbidden subordinates from walking too close to Musk's desk at the Gigafactory out of concern that a chance encounter might endanger a career.
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'THE TIGER WAS ON THE LOOSE'
Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell
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Sometimes Musk would terminate people; other times he would simply intimidate them. One manager had a name for these outbursts and had forbidden subordinates from walking too close to Musk's desk at the Gigafactory out of concern that a chance encounter might endanger a career.
A STAR IS NULL
Online Reviews Will Never Help You Find The 'Best' Product. That Doesn't Mean They Aren't Useful
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In the world of online reviews, there is no middle ground; everything is either excellent or terrible, despite the fact that most things in this world are frankly just fine.
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Does Scrabble Need To Be Fixed?
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An experiment in controlling how much of Scrabble is luck.
'NOBODY SHOULD EVER WORK HERE'
WATCH: Guy Calls Out Management Over The PA System, Quits His Walmart Job With A Bang
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Canadian Jackson Racicot finally had enough of his treatment by management at his Walmart job, so he quit. And he did it with a bang.
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AN UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD
GETTING A LEGACY UP
The Dirty Secret Of Elite College Admissions
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I have been interviewing Princeton hopefuls for years. Here's why I'm quitting.
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Who's More Likely To Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — Or $400,000?
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How a benefit for the working poor was turned against them.
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What Story Does Your Neighborhood's Life Expectancy Tell?
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TORTOISE AND THE HARE IRL
Slowest Runner In A High School Race Dark-Horses Everyone
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The last one now shall later be first.
IN THE NEWS
Michael Cohen Sentenced To Three Years In Prison And $2 Million In Penalties — Here's What To Read
British Prime Minister Theresa May Survives No-Confidence Vote Triggered By Members Of Her Own Party
Second Canadian Under Investigation In China As Diplomatic Spat Intensifies
California Proposes A Plan To Tax Text Messages
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Now get out there and win that race.

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

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Really Seeing The World

While they're beautiful to look at, part of the reason why these pictures are so powerful is that they shed light on troubling socioeconomic and political issues as well.
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The Winners Of The 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest Will Take Your Breath Away
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While they're beautiful to look at, part of the reason why these pictures are so powerful is that they shed light on troubling socioeconomic and political issues as well.
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A Very Simple Animation Demonstrating That The Mercator Projection Is A Lie
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The Mercator projection makes landmasses near the poles look way, way bigger than they actually are. If you don't believe us, just spend a few seconds contemplating this GIF.
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I Used All The Best Stuff For A Week And It Nearly Broke Me
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Living like a fancy millennial was wonderful, until it wasn't.
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IN NEED OF REPAIR
DRIVEN TO THE EDGE
Demon Underneath: John DeLorean And The Invention Of The Future
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Long before Elon Musk, a visionary automaker showed how ugly the American Dream could be.
ACCESS TO THERAPY IS GREAT SELF-CARE
The Dark Truths Behind Our Obsession With Self-Care
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What this growing trend reveals about the flaws in mental healthcare.
THE FRENCH DECEPTION
The Co-Opting Of French Unrest To Spread Disinformation
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On Twitter, outsiders with little or no association with France or French politics — including far-right figureheads, conspiracy theorists, and pro-Kremlin influence networks — are capitalizing on interest in the gilets jaunes protests to spread disinformation, push state-sponsored propaganda and advance their own political agendas.
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Guy Is About To Bowl A Perfect Game, And Then This Happens...
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The universe has a very mean sense of humor.
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