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by igonvalue 11y ago
> According to a gruesome statistic from a 2013 article in Poultry Science, if humans grew as quickly as the Chicken of Today, “a three-kilogram (6.6-pound) newborn baby would weigh 300 kilograms (660 pounds) after two months.” How is th
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Death on the Steppes: Mystery Disease Kills Saigas(nytimes.com)
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Quiz: Can you recognize the shape of inequality in America?(washingtonpost.com)
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Want Great Longevity and Health? It Takes a Village(wsj.com)
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Turn your lights off at dusk to enjoy the deep, mystical sleep of our ancestors(washingtonpost.com)
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Most IRS Employees Caught Willfully Violating Tax Law Aren't Fired(forbes.com)
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by igonvalue 11y ago
> By 2009, Yelp found itself in talks about a possible takeover by Google for at least $500 million, the Journal reported at the time. An interesting bit of history is that the acquisition offer was scuttled when Yahoo put in a competing
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The Mystery Behind an Eye That Changed Color(nytimes.com)
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Shenzhen-listed stock increases by 10% each day(google.com)
195 points by igonvalue 11y ago|59 comments
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The Scientists Who Want to Fix America's Guts(nymag.com)
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iPad software issue grounds 'a few dozen' American Airlines flights(theverge.com)
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The Sixth Extinction? (2009)(newyorker.com)
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Building a Bigger Action Hero(mensjournal.com)
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Two TSA Officers Fired for Scheme to Grope Attractive Men at Denver Airport(nbcnews.com)
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Roundup and Risk Assessment(newyorker.com)
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by igonvalue 11y ago
This sounds great! Would you mind writing up some of the logistics of working in Tahiti? (For example, visas, accommodation, internet access, meeting people?)
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The evolution of dog breeds(priceonomics.com)
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What every major job category pays, in one chart(vox.com)
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The arrival of man-made earthquakes(newyorker.com)
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An American banker, a Saudi billionaire, and a financial implosion(newyorker.com)
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Thinking too highly of higher ed(washingtonpost.com)
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by igonvalue 12y ago
In this case, a Google search didn't turn up any results on an official website, but didn't turn up any any definitive proof that it was a scam either.
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by igonvalue 12y ago
How's this for annoying? I once received a call from a bank's (Citibank?) fraud department, but wasn't sure it was really them or a scammer. I asked for a callback number and then called the known number on the back of my car
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by igonvalue 12y ago
The real travesty is the last paragraph: > Well, as we were eating I glanced up at the Keno board and Sara had won $7500. > The downside of this is that Sara gained $7500, I lost $7500, the government gained $7500 and the casino lost
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Don’t waste your time in crappy startup jobs(michaelochurch.wordpress.com)
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As analytics enlighten across sports, tennis remains stuck in dark age(theguardian.com)
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DEA agents had cartel-funded ‘sex parties’ in Colombia(fusion.net)
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by igonvalue 12y ago
In a sufficiently frictionless economy, people will hire each other to do the things they'd rather not do themselves. This is generally acknowledged as a net positive for society[0], and surely the author doesn't manufacture her o
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How terrorism works(theguardian.com)
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Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82 (2013)(nytimes.com)
67 points by igonvalue 12y ago|18 comments

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