Friday, March 8, 2019

Get Rich Quick, Rue The Consequences

Retiring Before You're 40 Is Not What It Seems, And Other Facts, Thousands of New Millionaires Are About to Eat San Francisco Alive, and more.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Retiring Before You're 40 Is Not What It Seems, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: ​Why retiring early isn't the escape you think it is, the complicated process of telling someone you love them over text and why home cooked meals can be a red herring.
GOOD THING THERE'S NO HOUSING SHORTA—
Thousands Of New Millionaires Are About To Eat San Francisco Alive
nytimes.com
Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and Pinterest plan to go public. California's newly minted rich will be hungry for parties, houses, boats, bikes — and ice sculptures.
WORK, GAMIFIED
How I Became Addicted To An On-Demand Gig
onezero.medium.com
I quickly discovered that Postmates was a genius at luring me back online
THESE PEOPLE HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY
The Fortunes Of The 25 Richest People In The World, Visualized
digg.com
America has more billionaires than the other top four billionaire-generating countries combined, but that doesn't mean that all of the richest billionaires in the world live in America.
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NERDING OUT
THEFT IS THE PATH TO THE DARK SIDE
The $200,000 Toy Heist That Tore The Star Wars World Apart
popularmechanics.com
In early February 2017, 37-year-old collector Zach Tann would unknowingly set in motion one of the biggest scandals in Star Wars collecting history.
THE MAGIC'S GONE
Fantasy's Widow: The Fight Over The Legacy Of Dungeons & Dragons
kotaku.com
Gail Gygax and I were sitting in the living room of a lace-trimmed, flower-filled bed and breakfast in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin when she told me about the time she discovered what she believed was a plot to kill her.
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T REFACTOR IT
Calc.EXE Is Now Open Source — There's Surprising Depth In Its Ancient Code
arstechnica.com
Although it is in some regards one of the most modern Windows applications — it's an early adopter of Fluent Design and has been used to showcase a number of design elements — core parts of Windows Calculator's codebase date all the way back to 1995.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GREASE ON, GREASE OFF
Carpet Cleaner Melts The Grease Off A Grimy Diner Carpet, And Oh Yes, This Is The Good Stuff
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We're not quite sure *why* you'd put carpet down in a restaurant, but we're not complaining since we get to see it cleaned.
IN THE NEWS
Paul Manafort Sentenced To About Four Years In Prison In Virginia Case
Mark Zuckerberg Is Rumored To Have A Secret Escape Passageway Beneath His Conference Room For Emergencies
Elizabeth Warren Says She Wants To Break Up Amazon, Google, And Facebook
Pedestrian Deaths In US Approach Highest Number In Nearly 30 Years, Study Shows
A Wild Interview With R. Kelly's Former Lawyer
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Spring's (Almost) Sprung And That Means Outdoor Fun
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This superlight and breathable softshell pullover from Arc'teryx is designed for mountain climbers. It should handle your morning commutes just fine.
We may not retire early, but we're planning on treating this weekend like we've moved to a resort town.