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What to Watch for in 2017 NBA Free Agency
All eyes are on the fate of Lob City and Gordon Hayward, but there are plenty of other names to look out for
Jonathan Tjarks
Jun 28
6 Animation Guidelines for UX Design
Useful is better than delightful.
José Torre
Jun 26
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I Had No Idea I was Killing My Husband
Waking up and realizing what you’ve done for the past five years
Mandy Chew
Jun 2
We analyzed thousands of coding interviews. Here’s what we learned.
If you’re reading this post, there’s a decent chance that you’re about to re-enter the crazy and scary world of technical interviewing.
Aline Lerner
Jun 27
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Bulletproof Confidence: The Secrets of a Professional Poker Player
By age 30, she had made over $10 million.
Zat Rana
Jun 15
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You’ll never regret a swim
In 2006, a pimply faced, gangly teenager with constant growing pains wrote a story (in between bowls of cereal) that somehow ended up in…
Peter Shepherd
Jun 4
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The penultimate gasp
Her cough has a rhythm to it, a percussive syncopation that reminds her of castanets. Half a lifetime ago, she danced professionally in…
Lizella Prescott
Jun 14
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I Tried the Future of Fake Meat, and It’s Salty
KronnerBurger in Oakland serves the Impossible Burger, a sciencey attempt to make fake meat taste like real meat.
Jason Ditzian
Jun 7
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How to Be a Budget Anthony Bourdain
Travel advice for people who value quality over quantity
Chelsea Fagan
Jun 28
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How to Be a More Influential Person
A counterintuitive way to sell anything
Christopher Sowers
Jun 27
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New Wonder Drug Cures All Illness (In Mice)
Why most research is overhyped
Gid M-K; Health Nerd
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Journalists Are Wrong About Health
Jun 27
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What is Malware? And How to Protect Yourself Against It
Welcome back, everyone. By now, all of you should be making a few small changes t0 your digital habits to better protect yourself. Let me…
David Koff
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The Firewall
Jun 27
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On Weight Loss Surgery And The Unbearable Thinness Of Being
In the face of unrelenting bullying and rejection from all sides, fat people are told our only option is to forsake the only bodies we have…
Your Fat Friend
Jun 27
What if we get through this?
Let me just put this here. Because I need a little bit of hope, and maybe you do too.
Mike Monteiro
Jun 26
I’m Leaving the Archival Profession: It’s Better This Way
My last day as a professional archivist will come just three days before the 4-year anniversary when I interviewed for my job as Princeton…
Jarrett M. Drake
Jun 26
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Grumpy Women and How to Destroy Them
Recently, I asked my Facebook friends to recommend some great grumps of history, and name after name that came up was male. Ty Cobb, Andrew…
Tori Telfer
Jun 27
How Much Did This Guitar Story Cost Me? $2,376.99
The story behind my story on the death of the electric guitar
Washington Post
Jun 22
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iMac Pro vs. Surface Studio: Clash of the Premium Desktops
Which beautiful high-end all-in-one desktop is right for you?
PCMag
Jun 26
Inside Our Machine-Enchanted World
An old computer dynamic remakes tech. And more.
Quentin Hardy
Jun 19
Reality Remade: iPad, AR, and The Ambient Computing Revolution
My first job out of college was at IBM’s TJ Watson Research Center designing and implementing a user interface for a tablet that never…
Diego Doval
Jun 27
Don’t dip your toes in serverless — you have to dive right in
I’ve spent the last two years or so telling the story of serverless, and sharing my experiences. It’s been fascinating to hear all the…
Paul Johnston
Jun 27
How does openpilot work?
openpilot is an open source driving agent. It is capable of controlling the gas, brake, and steering on certain cars, reaching up to 6…
comma ai
Jun 26
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9 Things To Give Up That Are Sabotaging Your Creativity
We are all born creative.
Colton Swabb
Jun 21
I, the Writer
How one Southern woman’s dream of being a novelist came true and what a magical and personal journey that was
Leona Beasley
Jun 22
I Just Have A Lot of Feelings: In Defense of The Personal Essay
You know in Mean Girls when Janice Ian maps out the school cafeteria for Cady Heron? (If you don’t, get out of here, but really please stay…
Ashley Abramson
Jun 19
The Insincerity of Words and Sex.
“The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.” George Orwell
Robert Cormack
Jun 20
Three Principles for Improving Written Communication
Question: “What are some good practices for improving my writing skills?”
Michael Alvis
Jun 12
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How To Navigate Angel Group Due Diligence Process
And Secure Investment
Harry Alford
Jun 27
What Does Fundraising Really Mean
In the word fundraising, there’s the word “raising” and that’s essential to understand why it’s not an easy task to accomplish. When you’re…
Andrew Paterson
Jun 28
The Ambition Trap
It’s easy to get trapped in your career. Here’s how ambition traps work, and why you should pick yours.
Alex Crompton
Jun 26
The Art of Focus: Why Entrepreneurs Need ‘Focus’ More Than Anything Else
I’d like to make the argument that FOCUS is the most critical component when it comes to achieving goals.
Josiah Humphrey
Jun 22
If you love your product, you need to let it go
A founders’ guide to scaling product management in your growing startup
TheRobHayes
Jun 22
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The Clothing of Tomorrow
In the future, clothes will not only monitor and adapt to a person’s vital signs or warn the wearer of the presence of a hazardous material…
Joshua Hehe
Jun 25
Dear Lawrence Kasdan
So, you say you love Han Solo
Anne Michaela
Jun 28
What Video Games Do
Ten years ago I secured lucrative bragging rights by actually doing what other white fuckboys merely gestured at — teaching English to…
Mac Schwerin
Jun 26
The Fountainhead
A book that puts a mirror in front of you
Nitin Dangwal
Jun 25
2017 Remakes of Classic 80’s Films
Tweet Anything.
Holly Theisen-Jones
Jun 28
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On Being Alone
I want to be alone — but not lonely. Alone and happy.
Roz
Jun 21
Do This To Control Any Anger
Authentic method endorsed by psychologists
Sandip Roy
Jun 26
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How to Be a More Influential Person
A counterintuitive way to sell anything
Christopher Sowers
Jun 27
5 Best Ways to Eliminate Bad Habits for Good
(and when It’s Best to Use Each of Them)
Michał Stawicki
Jun 21
Dear Class of 2017
Here are five commencement speeches that inspired me to think differently this year.
Melinda Gates
Jun 22
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Can Businesses Turn LGBT People Away Because of Who They Are? That’s Up to the Supreme Court Now.
It’s about far more than just cakes.
ACLU National
Jun 27
Trump’s ‘puddle and ditch’ order will have destructive ripple effect
By Jane Kay
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The (Un)Scientific Method
Jun 26
Republicans Aren’t Talking About The Biggest Contributor To Rising Health Care Costs
Lost in the current debate over health care is the fact that the Affordable Care Act did far more than extend insurance coverage to…
Caroline O.
Jun 28
What the Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Ruling Really Means
Austin Fracchia
Jun 26
I told the Supreme Court about my abortion. It changed my life.
ESSAY | It’s been one year since the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot create roadblocks to abortion
Kate Banfield
Jun 26
