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Four Days Trapped at Sea With Crypto’s Nouveau Riche

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Four Days Trapped at Sea With Crypto’s Nouveau Riche In 10 years of political reporting I’ve met a lot of people with very specific ideas about what the perfect world would look like — but none quite so strange as the starry-eyed techno-utopians and sketchy-ass crypto-grifters on the 2018 CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise. December 5, 2018 at 11:19PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UirUIV

OtterBox Expanded Its Arsenal With The Elevation 20 oz. Tumbler

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OtterBox Expanded Its Arsenal With The Elevation 20 oz. Tumbler OtterBox is known for creating products that can take years of abuse, and this tumbler is no exception. It keeps your drinks hot or cold from morning to evening and is backed by OtterBox’s lifetime guarantee. December 5, 2018 at 11:09PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BUr8uv

This Box Solves Your Annoying Apple Accessory Issue

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This Box Solves Your Annoying Apple Accessory Issue BentoStack Charge is a neat box that organizes your Apple gear into compartments, so you can keep track of everything from your AirPods to your Apple Watch. It also includes a Qi-certified wireless charger and 5,000 mAh battery built right in. December 5, 2018 at 11:04PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rmhtGU

A new trove of internal Facebook emails is a stark reminder: You are Facebook’s product

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A new trove of internal Facebook emails is a stark reminder: You are Facebook’s product Your personal data has always been the key to Facebook’s business — and Facebook executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have used access to that personal data to strengthen strategic partnerships and hurt competitors over the years. December 5, 2018 at 10:59PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UkJJa9

The Woman Who Outruns The Men, 200 Miles At A Time

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The Woman Who Outruns The Men, 200 Miles At A Time Courtney Dauwalter specializes in extremely long races. But her success in winning them has opened a debate about how men’s innate strength advantages apply to endurance sports. December 5, 2018 at 10:49PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Pmk7pE

Hong Kong is planning a $60 billion city in the sea nearly everyone opposes

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Hong Kong is planning a $60 billion city in the sea nearly everyone opposes Pesky environmentalists might say this isn’t the best time to build a gigantic new city in the sea—Hong Kong’s leaders would beg to disagree. December 5, 2018 at 10:24PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PiCzzL

Your Chances Of An Interview Plummet If Your Resume Is Too Long

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Your Chances Of An Interview Plummet If Your Resume Is Too Long Torn between keeping your resume to one page and including as much as possible? Is keyword stuffing a good thing or a bad thing? We crunched the numbers, and turns out, longer is better — up to a point. Once your resume exceeds 600 words, your chances of an interview plummet. December 5, 2018 at 10:19PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2zGZ0JF

Seedling on Magic Leap Is the Most Relaxing Space Gardening Game You'll Never Play

Seedling on Magic Leap Is the Most Relaxing Space Gardening Game You'll Never Play December 5, 2018 at 10:14PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2E25vde

Journalists Were Slow On The Nassar Story. Here's Why

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Journalists Were Slow On The Nassar Story. Here's Why In the past two years, the onslaught of attention to gymnastics has empowered athletes to speak out — several cite journalism as helping make their whistleblowing possible — but it has not necessarily improved media relations with the sport's institutions. December 5, 2018 at 08:49PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PlbADB

The Last Days Of Rookie

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The Last Days Of Rookie Tavi Gevinson talks authenticity, digital publishing, and the pervasive creep of the lifestyle brand. December 5, 2018 at 07:19PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2QyxjwB

Jameela Jamil And The Trouble With #NoFilter Feminism

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Jameela Jamil And The Trouble With #NoFilter Feminism The outspoken British actress recently wrote that airbrushing should be illegal. But there are far more compelling ways to consider the tyranny of gendered beauty standards. December 5, 2018 at 06:24PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2roV0Jf

I Tried to Make My Dog an Instagram Celebrity. I Failed.

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I Tried to Make My Dog an Instagram Celebrity. I Failed. Becoming an influencer is hard, as our columnist found out when he tried creative photography, consultations and even buying bots to propel his food-obsessed corgi to fame. December 5, 2018 at 05:14PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2L1143W

When Self-Help Just Makes Your Life Worse

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When Self-Help Just Makes Your Life Worse The pitfalls of organizing your days around productivity hacks, scheduled mindfulness, and constant self-improvement December 5, 2018 at 04:49PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2E0y2Qu

Uber Is Headed for a Crash

Uber Is Headed for a Crash December 5, 2018 at 04:39PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SwyPN4

The Restaurants That Remain After Their Chains Close

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The Restaurants That Remain After Their Chains Close What a blogger learned from a year of traveling to restaurants that used to be part of much larger chains before being forced to fend for themselves. December 5, 2018 at 04:04PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2robbH2

The Architectural Glory Of Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters

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The Architectural Glory Of Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters A new exhibit at the National Building Museum traces the architectural and cultural history of these stunning places killed off by technology and urban renewal. December 5, 2018 at 03:34PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SwB2rx

How We Can Prepare Now for Catastrophically Dangerous AI—and Why We Can't Wait

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How We Can Prepare Now for Catastrophically Dangerous AI—and Why We Can't Wait Artificial intelligence in its current form is mostly harmless, but that’s not going to last. December 5, 2018 at 03:24PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Rwe8AM

We Asked 105 Experts What Gives Them Hope About The Future

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We Asked 105 Experts What Gives Them Hope About The Future Welcome to the bright side of Motherboard's two-part poll about the future. December 5, 2018 at 02:54PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2zL3LSR

We Asked 105 Experts What Worries Them Most About The Future

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We Asked 105 Experts What Worries Them Most About The Future Welcome to the dark side of Motherboard's two-part poll about the future. December 5, 2018 at 02:54PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Pm6JBW

Start-Ups Aren't Cool Anymore

Start-Ups Aren't Cool Anymore A lack of personal savings, competition from abroad, and the threat of another economic downturn make it harder for millennials to thrive as entrepreneurs. December 5, 2018 at 02:44PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2rkDSV9

What If We Already Have The Mueller Report?

What If We Already Have The Mueller Report? To be clear, we don’t actually know for sure if Mueller’s strategy is to use court documents to present his findings to the public. But if we consider the sum of the information that Mueller has already released publicly as a kind of “report” to Congress and the electorate, what have we learned? December 5, 2018 at 02:39PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BSV22j

I’m Seeing Spots, Is This The End As I Know It?

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I’m Seeing Spots, Is This The End As I Know It? It's all part of a natural process that involves the gel inside of your eyeball detaching itself from the retina. December 5, 2018 at 02:29PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2SvlEf3

How A Generation Of Hardcore Legends All Became Motivational Speakers

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How A Generation Of Hardcore Legends All Became Motivational Speakers After all, they've got that PMA. December 5, 2018 at 02:09PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Efjc9w

The Secret To The 30-Year Success Of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'

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The Secret To The 30-Year Success Of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Dumb movies, smart jokes, repeat. December 5, 2018 at 02:09PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2AVgXnG

Millennials Experience Work-Disrupting Anxiety At Twice The US Average Rate

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Millennials Experience Work-Disrupting Anxiety At Twice The US Average Rate Although millennials report higher rates of anxiety compared to their older colleagues, it’s unclear whether millennials really are more anxious than other generations were at the same age, or if cultural portrayals of them as fragile and thin-skinned make it seem that way. December 5, 2018 at 01:59PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2KUTWpJ