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I couldn’t read a book, watch a full-length movie or sustain a long conversation. Late last year, I decided enough was enough.

A couple weeks ago I interviewed the chef-owners of Joe Beef, David McMillan and Fred Morin, at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn about their new book: Joe Beef:…

RT @onceuponA: theranos content straight into my vei—wait what

Minimal and straight-forward CSS grid system utilizing descriptive HTML rather than semantic CSS. This is the HTML that generates the grid you see at the top of this page.

This article is an updated review of tools and software that I use to run my live coding stream each Sunday. If you’re interested in the original article, which offers some advice outside of tools…

As unease with Big Tech grows, some prescribe a slower, less viral online existence. "Eat independent sites, mostly not Facebook."

"In sum, the story of overwork is literally a story of diminishing returns: keep overworking, and you’ll progressively work more stupidly on tasks that are increasingly meaningless."

Inside an effort to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race.

The startup storyline being told may not be the most optimal. The mental clarity of separating your lifeline from your projects may be the most thoughtful choice.

‘A consistent seven to nine-hour sleep each night is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health’

In a novel melding of physical and cybercrime, hackers, thieves, and even independent repair companies are finding ways to "unlock iCloud" from iPhones.

Step two in learning TypeScript: The basic types.

New York City’s portable toilets industry is controlled by a small group of competitors: Mr. John, John to Go, A Royal Flush, Johnny on the Spot, and Call-a-Head, which is owned by Charles W. Howard, the porta-potty king of New York City.

The Microsoft CEO, now five years into his tenure, ushered in a new era for the firm.

An in-depth description of the React programming model.

At the end of last year, Brad wrote an article about burnout for Arianna Huffington’s new venture, Thrive Global. During his reporting, he

Tom Justice was once a cyclist chasing gold. Then he began using his wheels for a much different purpose: stickups.

Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo Protect app that Apple banned in June and that was removed in August. Facebook sidesteps the App Store and […]

Stress reduction, insomnia prevention, emotion control, improved attention—certain breathing techniques can make life better. But where do you start?

Facebook encouraged developers to let children charge credit cards without parental permission on games like Ninja Saga, PetVille, Happy Aquarium and Barn Buddy. The company calls it “friendly fraud.”

I saw the greatest minds of my generation log 18-hour days — and then boast about #hustle on Instagram. When did performative workaholism become a lifestyle?

"Hagfish produce slime the way humans produce opinions—readily, swiftly, defensively, and prodigiously."

Millions of American workers sign away legal rights without knowing what they're in for: Arbitration Hell.

Not all hour-long podcasts are worthwhile, but I found this one by The Atlantic’s Matt Thompson and Alexis Madrigal to be pretty compelling. via Pocket

Employees don’t like them. Research proves they’re ineffective. Why is it taking so long for us to get rid of them?

“The best thing that can be done to a problem is not to solve it but to dissolve it.” —Russell Ackoff (1919-2009)

The Big Five is the way most psychologists test personality. See your score on different traits like extraversion and agreeableness and then find how your personality compares with that of the average American.

via The Atlantic http://bit.ly/2K9Clx5

Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and unscientific, controversial new research suggests—and quite possibly even racist. How did we get it so wrong?

This article as PDF. Dropgangs, or the future of dark markets The Internet is full of commercial activity and it should come at no surprise that even illegal commercial activity is widespread as well. In this article we would like to describe the current developments - from where we came, where we are now, and where it might be going - when it comes to technologies used for digital black market activity.