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811.
The Death of an Adjunct(theatlantic.com)
79 points by akeck 8y ago|90 comments
812.
Scientists reverse memory decline using electrical pulses(theguardian.com)
2 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
813.
The Global MLCC Shortage(avnet.com)
1 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
814.
by akeck 8y ago
The market was posting all time highs until a few months before the DotCom bust?
815.
by akeck 8y ago
But... apparently, the government has changed how it measures unemployment in those last 50 years. [1] http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/unemployment-chart...
816.
by akeck 8y ago
> but in general eating fresh things closer to nature I like to think in terms of "level 1" and "level 2" food. * Level 1 is things that come from the ground/water (salt), grow from the ground/water (vegetab
817.
by akeck 8y ago
An ex-friend and I never signed off. We had an ongoing conversation that died down to only me writing messages, and then I stopped. It's still there in WhatsApp. Frozen in time. (The person is fine and posts public updates on FB and el
818.
The WiPhone Project(hackaday.io)
2 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
819.
Gaming can be an escape from our hyper-connected, screen-filled life(theguardian.com)
2 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
820.
by akeck 8y ago
Nothing like Rick Steves and Bob Ross episodes to take the edge of a day.
821.
Football Alters the Brains of Kids as Young as 8 (2016)(theatlantic.com)
2 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
822.
Economic growth does not guarantee rising happiness(conomist.com)
2 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
823.
Your AirPods Will Die Soon(theatlantic.com)
49 points by akeck 8y ago|38 comments
824.
by akeck 8y ago
Yes. That's expected. It's a Magic Eye style stereogram. If you make your eyes do the Magic Eye "thing", you can see the 3D shapes in the world and use the arrow keys to move around.
825.
Why It's So Hard to Restart Venezuela's Power Grid(wired.com)
20 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
826.
Even cacti have eyes: The random things surveilling our everyday lives(fastcompany.com)
1 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
827.
Millennial women are struggling financially: (and why it’s not their fault)(fastcompany.com)
1 points by akeck 8y ago|1 comments
828.
by akeck 8y ago
In addition to others' suggestions, you might look into getting a dog. For me, my rescue dog puts a floor on my stress and its side effects, since I need to walk her quite a bit and she likes to "take care of me" in her own w
829.
by akeck 8y ago
I'm only playing around for now, Toyota-style. Also, our area lacks some infrastructure that others take for granted (e.g., bulk product stores with bring your own container) For example, we got a carbonater as an at-bat. This eliminat
830.
by akeck 8y ago
Pursuing Zero Waste has turned out to be a fun hobby for me. I started because I got tired of throwing things out all the time and then losing time to dealing with the trash.
831.
by akeck 8y ago
Heh. I'm a bit on the other side of the spectrum. I love writing, but I love the craft of "book-making" even more (everything from LaTex, through Kindle, through physical book-making). So I know that I have to "leave roo
832.
by akeck 8y ago
I'm still an FB "monthly active user", in that I use it about once a month. As people have dropped off in my circles, one-per-month has become more than enough to catch up.
833.
Getting fit in middle age as beneficial as starting early – study(theguardian.com)
4 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
834.
by akeck 8y ago
I had never had a meal substitute before a few weeks ago when a coworker offered me Soylent. To me, it was incredibly sweet. I'm sure it's to mask some unpleasant tastes, but wow.
835.
A digital gangster destroying democracy: the damning verdict on Facebook(theguardian.com)
2 points by akeck 8y ago|0 comments
836.
by akeck 8y ago
It was surprising to me. However, only the first page is dominated by India. Most of the cities in the next 3-4 pages are in China.
837.
by akeck 8y ago
One approach would be to take the issue to individual school boards. I think it's probably initially easier to propagate prohibition of posting content of any current student as part of a school system's acceptable use policy to e
838.
by akeck 8y ago
I don't, but it seemed to work. YMMV.
839.
by akeck 8y ago
Maybe: Crypto-currencies get regulated/taxed by various states/nations to ensure their energy security Maybe: Crypto-currencies face court cases which try to determine what is actually owned legally, potentially undermining them.
840.
by akeck 8y ago
Is using the word bank allowed?

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