Why Americans Are So Sensitive to Harm
A new paper explains how “concept creep” in the field of psychology has reshaped many aspects of modern society.
Hasnain says:
"One rant, reasonably mild, one time, by a teen against an adult in a position of authority. By this low standard, I’ve been “cyberbullied” over Twitter and email most days."
Posted on 2016-04-21T05:04:36+0000
‘Where Is This Flight Going?’ and Other Basic Questions About African Travel
In West Africa, getting there is way more than half the battle.
Hasnain says:
"Nicholas Ori, a teenage neighbor of mine, recently described a flight he took a couple of years ago to compete in a swim tournament among several international schools of West Africa. He and his teammates flew one of the regional airlines from Dakar to Lagos, Nigeria. On the return trip the pilot announced the plane needed to make an unplanned stop — to refuel.
The plane descended onto the runway in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and the passengers shuffled into the airport. The crew proceeded to take up a collection. That’s right: They hit up the Dakar Jaguars middle school swim team for gas money. Nicholas wasn’t sure who finally ponied up, but the flight eventually returned safely to Dakar."
This sounds a little made up though.
Posted on 2016-04-21T05:00:09+0000
19 Tips For Everyday Git Use
If you are completely new to git, I suggest reading Git Cheat Sheet first. This article is aimed at somebody who has been using git for three months or more. Table of Contexts: Parameters for bette…
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Posted on 2016-04-21T04:55:04+0000
Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe
How brain disorder related to mad-cow disease spread to Norway is a mystery.
Got a Hot Seller on Amazon? Prepare for E-Tailer to Make One Too
Rain Design has been selling an aluminum laptop stand on Amazon.com Inc. for more than a decade. A best-seller in its category, the $43 product has a 5-star rating and 2,460 customer reviews.
Parents Urged To Anchor Furniture After 3rd Child Killed By IKEA Dresser
Important PSA.
Hasnain says:
I nearly dropped ours on my foot the other day, didn't realize it was this dangerous
Posted on 2016-04-20T22:37:19+0000
Wangle — an asynchronous C++ networking and RPC library
Wangle is a C++ library for building protocols, servers, and clients in an asynchronous, clean, composable, and scalable manner.
Hasnain says:
Wangle is pretty cool. I love the executors which make it easy to shuffle work around efficiently.
Posted on 2016-04-20T16:54:49+0000
How I Investigated Uber Surge Pricing in D.C. - Features - Source: An OpenNews project
Source - Journalism Code, Context & Community
Hasnain says:
A background piece for the last link; on how they gathered data and ran an analysis using geo apis and uber's apis
Posted on 2016-04-20T06:39:57+0000
Uber seems to offer better service in areas with more white people. That raises some tough questions
Uber offers better service in white areas. Is that a problem?
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Posted on 2016-04-20T06:39:29+0000
Why is there a screen that says “It is now safe to turn off your computer”? | The Old New Thing
Why is there a screen that says “It is now safe to turn off your computer”? ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ April 19, 2016By Raymond Chen - MSFT11 0 0 0 I don’t know whose idea it was, but Windows 95 added a screen that appeared when you shut down Windows. It’s now safe to turn offyour computer. This message was ad…
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Posted on 2016-04-20T06:32:41+0000