Rejection, tragedy and billions of dollars - The story of FIFA
The biggest video game franchise in the world almost never happened. We jump back in time 20 years to unearth the true story of the first FIFA
Hasnain says:
"For this first game EA had to go without [licensing]. And so the dev team decided to put themselves in the game. Matt Webster went upfront for England. Joey Della-Savia was in the Italian squad. Assistant producer Marc Aubanel became a striker for French team."
Posted on 2013-08-18T14:14:31+0000
Inman Twins, Doris Duke Heirs: The Poorest Rich Kids in the World | Culture News | Rolling Stone
Why did the heirs to one of the largest fortunes in America grow up horribly neglected and abused?
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Posted on 2013-08-18T12:43:51+0000
Of Wizards and Magical Machines
People want things to be cheaper and easier and faster than they are. That doesn't seem very extraordinary, does it? I mean, it's not really news. In fact, the opposite would be news--if people wan...
Hasnain says:
These articles [about developer shortages] are greatly amusing to me, partly because I have this romantic notion of characterizing my fruitless search for a $1.50 car as a “car shortage” and being called for comment by NYT reporters.
Posted on 2013-08-18T12:25:43+0000
Has Carl June Found a Key to Fighting Cancer?
Walter Keller had nearly lost his battle with leukemia when he went to Penn's Carl June and his group of researchers for a radical new cancer treatment. What happened next may change medicine forever.
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Posted on 2013-08-18T12:10:40+0000
How Bloomberg Reshaped New York
From buildings to bike lanes to painting over Broadway, how the city changed in 12 years of Bloomberg.
The College-Loan Scandal: Matt Taibbi on the Ripping Off of Young America | Politics News |...
The federal government has made it easier than ever to borrow money for higher education - saddling a generation with crushing debts and inflating a bubble that could bring down the economy
Hasnain says:
"We're doing the worst thing people can do: lying to our young. Nobody, not even this president, who was swept to victory in large part by the raw enthusiasm of college kids, has the stones to tell the truth: that a lot of them will end up being pawns in a predatory con game designed to extract the equivalent of home-mortgage commitment from 17-year-olds dreaming of impossible careers as nautical archaeologists or orchestra conductors."
Posted on 2013-08-16T17:19:08+0000
Hyperloop
Hyperloop Alpha Coming Soon
Hasnain says:
$20 for a 35 minute trip from SF to LA.
Hats off to Elon Musk once again.
Posted on 2013-08-12T21:42:50+0000
How Junk Food Can End Obesity
Demonizing processed food may be dooming many to obesity and disease. Could embracing the drive-thru make us all healthier?
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Posted on 2013-08-11T11:33:56+0000
Freakonomics » Should Tipping Be Banned? A New Freakonomics Radio Podcast
Our latest podcast is called “Should Tipping Be Banned?” (You can download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above. You can also read the transcript; it includes credits for the music you’ll hear in the episode.)
Hasnain says:
"Because Lynn has largely built his career around tipping, it came as a bit of a surprise when Stephen Dubner asked him what he would change about the practice:
LYNN: You know, I think I would outlaw it."
Posted on 2013-08-10T12:27:13+0000
Jargon Generator
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Hasnain says:
"Backing up the bus won't do anything, we need to synthesize the wireless SSL circuit!"
Posted on 2013-08-09T21:00:26+0000