Prime Real Estate: Amazon Has Swallowed Downtown Seattle
Having colonized the South Lake Union neighborhood, Seattle's largest private employer is building three giant spheres filled with trees—the better to connect employees with nature.
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Posted on 2016-06-30T02:19:00+0000
Today’s Renters Really Are Worse Off Than Their Parents
Sharp increases in rents along with stagnant incomes over the past five years have helped create a dire situation for many of the country's renters. A new report shows how those trends have actually been playing out for more than five decades.
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Posted on 2016-06-30T02:15:17+0000
Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein
We all know that exercise is important for a strong and healthy body. Less appreciated is that exercise seems also to be important for a strong and healthy mind, boosting memory and learning, while…
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Posted on 2016-06-29T06:50:42+0000
Why Google Stores Billions of Lines of Code in a Single Repository
Google's monolithic repository provides a common source of truth for tens of thousands of developers around the world.
When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers
Since the 2008 financial crisis, private equity firms have increasingly taken over public services like emergency care and firefighting, often with dire effects.
Hasnain says:
"In each of these cases, someone dialed 911 and Wall Street answered."
Posted on 2016-06-26T11:36:37+0000
If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired
But if there are two, her odds go way up.
Hasnain says:
" But the data does support one idea: When it is apparent that an individual is female or nonwhite, they are rated worse than when their sex or race is obscured."
Posted on 2016-06-26T11:21:30+0000
Aziz Ansari: Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family
The son of Muslim immigrants is worried about where his mother will pray.
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Posted on 2016-06-25T02:39:53+0000
Petition for London independence signed by thousands after Brexit vote - BBC News
A petition calling for Sadiq Khan to declare London an independent state after the UK voted to quit the EU is signed by thousands of people.
The British are frantically Googling what the EU is, hours after voting to leave it
Google search history suggests many Britons had little idea what they were voting for
Hasnain says:
The dangers of uninformed voting and fear mongering in the media are coming to light, I guess.
Posted on 2016-06-24T15:26:04+0000
Brexit, the UK referendum that could tear Europe apart, explained
Nine questions about Brexit you were too embarrassed to ask.
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Posted on 2016-06-24T11:27:20+0000