Post Overview
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Expression
9 years ago+17 18 1Gamergate Goons Can Scream All They Want, But They Can't Stop Progress
Games aren’t very fun these days. As anyone paying even tangential attention to videogames likely knows, the medium is in the throes of a misogynist backlash so virulent it often could be described as terrorism. In the past nine weeks, three female g ...
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Current Event
9 years ago+17 17 0Oscar Pistorius to Serve 10 Months in Prison
The Olympic sprinter received a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend, but is expected to serve only a small portion of that in jail.
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Analysis
9 years ago+13 13 0Why Germany Is So Much Better at Training Its Workers
America rarely uses an apprenticeship model to teach young people a trade. Could such a system help the unemployed?
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Analysis
9 years ago+21 21 0How the 'safest place on the internet' tracks its users
Whisper app that was intended to be a safe haven for anonymity is exploiting a vast library of texts, photographs and, in many cases, the location of their authors – from Guantánamo to the White House
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How-to
9 years ago+12 12 0 x 19 Places You Can Learn How to Code (For Free)
Coding isn't just for the super geeks anymore--it's super valuable for any business professional.
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Analysis
9 years ago+13 13 0Drugs, Cash, Luxury Goods, and Maternity Wear
Drug traffickers used to move money through bank accounts and wire transfers. Now, in part because the U.S. and Mexican governments cracked down on banks that do business with cartels, the criminals have had to get more creative. Their latest cover? ...
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Expression
9 years ago+16 16 0My Terrifying Night With Afghanistan's Only Female Warlord
"She killed for hours and stole weapons from corpses. There were bodies everywhere. No man questioned her."
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Analysis
9 years ago+9 9 0Did Republicans Blow the Michigan Senate Race?
The contest was touted as an opportunity to gain a seat, but now the party seems to be giving up on its candidate.
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Analysis
9 years ago+13 13 0Copenhagen's piles of bicycles
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Current Event
9 years ago+14 14 0Catalan leaders 'cancel referendum'
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Current Event
9 years ago+16 16 0UK poised to pass first national law against “revenge porn”
Posting of involuntary nudes could net perpetrators two years in prison.
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Analysis
9 years ago+12 12 0Accused College Rapists Have Rights, Too
The victims deserve justice. The men deserve due process.
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Current Event
9 years ago+19 19 0Famous Greek riot dog dies
A ginger mongrel which became a Greek folk hero during anti-austerity riots in 2011 has died aged 10.
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Analysis
9 years ago+19 19 0Why Does Spain Have the World's Highest Concentration of Elevators?
Compared with other Europeans, Spaniards are way more likely to live in apartment buildings, thanks in part to the autocratic regime of Francisco Franco.
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Review
9 years ago+26 26 0 x 1Sex, Drugs, and Kate Moss: Secrets of a Wild Supermodel
She embodied heroin chic, and her vodka-chugging prowess earned her the nickname ‘The Tank.’ A new book reveals the supermodel’s ravenous excesses.
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Analysis
9 years ago+16 16 0Former Y Combinator Stars Secretly Slink Off to Dropbox
The idea of an economic safety net for the general populace makes Silicon Valley squirm, but they'll rush to strap a parachute on one of their own.
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Analysis
9 years ago+18 18 0Ebola Security Theater
Airport scrutiny is fine, but to contain the disease we'll have to do it overseas.
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Expression
9 years ago+17 17 0What kids all around the world eat for breakfast.
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Analysis
9 years ago+15 15 0Language and the Interconnectedness of Things
The Internet of Things has spawned more than just an increased infiltration of web technology into our day-to-day lives. It has introduced a much more connected experience among users of web technology every day — let’s call it the “Interconnectednes ...
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Current Event
9 years ago+18 18 0Guantánamo use of olive oil in force feedings 'astonishing', doctor tells court
Testimony on second day of court challenge to force feedings focuses on long-term health effects on detainees after procedure