curtis

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721.
The U.S. is decades behind the world on paid leave. This gives us an advantage(slate.com)
2 points by curtis 9y ago|2 comments
722.
How a Blind Doctor's Code Helped Thousands Read Again (2017)(atlasobscura.com)
9 points by curtis 9y ago|1 comments
723.
by curtis 9y ago
> The article is about the fact that children are a far greater risk for women careers that men's. The obvious solution here is to convince women to stop having kids. Now, I don't think this, but I also don't personally
724.
Even in Denmark, children are career killers for working moms(slate.com)
72 points by curtis 9y ago|129 comments
725.
by curtis 9y ago
I think many of the people coming into the software engineering field by unconventional paths often start out as web designers and then move on to web development. One reason these people may be making less money than software engineers wo
726.
Mass grave may belong to Viking Great Army(cnn.com)
69 points by curtis 9y ago|18 comments
727.
The 1971 Cairngorm Plateau Disaster(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
728.
U.S.'s Only Civilian Town Encircled by a Military Base(princewilliamliving.com)
2 points by curtis 9y ago|1 comments
729.
The differences between English and Korean(esl.fis.edu)
48 points by curtis 9y ago|32 comments
730.
by curtis 9y ago
The recommendation for survival situations is to purify, treat, or boil your water if you possibly can. If you can't, then you should consider drinking water without processing, the theory being that it's better to get sick with
731.
Millions of Americans as destitute as the world’s poorest? Don’t believe it(vox.com)
3 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
732.
Filtering stream water or fresh water is medically unnecessary(slate.com)
38 points by curtis 9y ago|65 comments
733.
Are Australians Accidentally Redomesticating the Dingo?(theatlantic.com)
44 points by curtis 9y ago|14 comments
734.
by curtis 9y ago
What's the matter with Oklahoma? Many things no doubt, but this one is a big one: > Because of a referendum passed in 1992, any bill that seeks to raise taxes must be approved by three-quarters of the legislature.
735.
by curtis 9y ago
In the 2011 Tuscon shooting [1] (the one where Gabby Giffords was badly injured), Joe Zamudio, one of the people who helped subdue the shooter, was carrying a concealed weapon and nearly shot the wrong guy. [2] Ultimately the shooter was c
736.
by curtis 9y ago
> The gleeful tone of the article makes me uncomfortable. This is an artifact of a crime against humanity. It's possible to be excited about the discovery of the artifact without being an apologist for the crime it was associated
737.
by curtis 9y ago
The ship was clearly capable of trans-Atlantic travel. However it belonged to a class of ships -- schooners -- which were optimized for shallow water. The Clotilda was built in 1855 and had presumably hauled a lot of non-human cargo befor
738.
That's Not a Tank: An Explainer(foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com)
1 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
739.
This Is the World’s First Graphical AI Interface(fastcodesign.com)
3 points by curtis 9y ago|1 comments
740.
The Sky in Antarctica Looks Like Something Out of Science Fiction(earther.com)
2 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
741.
by curtis 9y ago
On a somewhat related note, I have found Algolia to be an effective way to search for popular stories that got flagged. Once or twice a day I go to hn.algolia.com and view popular stories for the last 24 hours. This is also an effective w
742.
Apparently Storms Can Push 600-Ton Boulders Around(earther.com)
1 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
743.
by curtis 9y ago
This is a long-ish article, but there are a lot of interesting details. The pictures in the photo gallery are worth a look even if you're not motivated to read the entire article.
744.
Wreck found by reporter may be the Clotilda, the last American slave ship(al.com)
2 points by curtis 9y ago|1 comments
745.
Wreck found by reporter may be last American slave ship, archaeologists say(al.com)
2 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
746.
by curtis 9y ago
> Robert Heinlein’s original 1959 science-fiction novel was militaristic, if not fascistic. The novel was certainly militaristic, because the protagonist is in the military , and also in the middle of a war . The society described i
747.
When Your Mom Is “Tiger Mother” Amy Chua(slate.com)
1 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
748.
Watching a Ridge Slide in Slow Motion, a Town Braces for Disaster(nytimes.com)
84 points by curtis 9y ago|14 comments
749.
The Eastern Corner of Siberia Is the Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth(earther.com)
53 points by curtis 9y ago|17 comments
750.
Rocket Lab Test Flight Launches Three CubeSats to Orbit(wired.com)
2 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments

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