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Uber Safety Report Details Sexual Assaults in U.S. over Two Years(wsj.com)
1 points by gavman 7y ago|0 comments
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Company insiders are selling stock during buyback programs(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by gavman 7y ago|1 comments
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Tales from the Teenage Cancel Culture(nytimes.com)
3 points by gavman 7y ago|0 comments
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Apple Card bills can't be paid online if you lose your iPhone(businessinsider.com)
9 points by gavman 7y ago|1 comments
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U.S. Election Systems Have Been Left Exposed Online Despite Official Denials(vice.com)
3 points by gavman 7y ago|1 comments
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The Life of a White-Hat Hacker(vox.com)
2 points by gavman 7y ago|0 comments
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Minneapolis Freed Itself from the Stranglehold of Single-Family Homes(politico.com)
5 points by gavman 7y ago|0 comments
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The obsessive dreamers behind a $17M miniature model of Canada(thestar.com)
2 points by gavman 7y ago|1 comments
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Mark Hamill Became the Most Sought-After Villainous Voice in Hollywood(theringer.com)
1 points by gavman 7y ago|1 comments
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by gavman 7y ago
99% Invisible did a great episode on squirrels, covering their history in major American cities (they were introduced, not native) and the havoc the wreak on our infrastructure https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/upt
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Disney+ Launches Nov 12 for $7/month(recode.net)
3 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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by gavman 8y ago
> For many kids who grew up with controllers in their hands, being a game developer is a dream job, so when it comes to talent, supply is higher than demand. That's the crux of this entire article in one sentence. This might be an u
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“Do We Want to Be in Business?”: The Strange, Never-Ending Saga of MoviePass(theringer.com)
4 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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by gavman 8y ago
Hadn't heard of it, but will definitely keep an eye on it. Thanks!
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by gavman 8y ago
I've always felt that Reddit would work really well as a non-profit. This would remove the inherent conflict between keeping the focus on communities/shared-interests (what drew me to Reddit in the first place) and the financial i
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by gavman 8y ago
Textbook case of Goodhart's law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
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by gavman 8y ago
@mods this was posted earlier today, discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18588697
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by gavman 8y ago
For those who are more traditional, the norm is to not use any electricity, from lights to microwaves to cellphones. Part of the time is spent with worship (usually about ~45 mins Friday evening, ~2 hours Saturday morning, and ~15 minutes S
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by gavman 8y ago
As an Orthodox Jew who observes the Sabbath every week, while sometimes finishing up work and preparations beforehand can be stressful at times, there's no feeling like turning off all phones/laptops/etc Friday evening and le
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Consumer startups that said no to investor money(recode.net)
161 points by gavman 8y ago|44 comments
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by gavman 8y ago
If a top scientist bullies many other scientists working under them and drives them away from their field, leading to fewer great minds working on important problems (like cancer research), science loses far more in the long term than if on
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An Oral History of Apple Spin-Off General Magic(nymag.com)
3 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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Inside Google's Contractors(bloomberg.com)
5 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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by gavman 8y ago
Scott Adams wrote about this in the WSJ a while back: https://www.wsj.com/articles/scott-adams8217-secret-of-succe... He says we see successful passionate people but have the causality backwards: success does not follo
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The Failed Plot to Overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro(bloomberg.com)
2 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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Metropolitan Police's facial recognition technology 98% inaccurate(independent.co.uk)
2 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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Supreme Court Allows Sports Betting Across the Country(nbcnews.com)
3 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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Too Many Men(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by gavman 8y ago|0 comments
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Amazon has agreed to acquire Ring for more than $1B(twitter.com)
6 points by gavman 9y ago|1 comments
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Take my money: Why you're paying for free media willingly(cnet.com)
2 points by gavman 9y ago|0 comments

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