Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Buffet The Restaurant Slayer

The Tricky Economics Of All-You-Can-Eat Buffets, What Went Wrong With CollegeHumor?, Are You Good Enough At Paperwork To Be A Poor American?
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WHAT HAPPENED?
IN THE FUNNY BUSINESS
CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong?
wired.com
The company grew from a scrappy startup to a digital media player. Now it's clinging to life after mass layoffs.
IN PLAIN SIGHT
Watch Six Decade-Long Disinformation Operations Unfold In Six Minutes
medium.com
Here's a bird's eye view of six state-backed information operations on Twitter and how they evolved over the last decade.
A STAR FADES
What's Happening To Maria Sharapova?
racquetmag.com
Is it better to blood-dope your way out of the game than to fade away?
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NOT THE RIGHT NUMBER
THE PAPER TRAIL
Are You Good Enough At Paperwork To Be A Poor American?
nytimes.com
Take this quiz to see whether you make the kinds of mistakes that can cost poor families food or health insurance.
REPRODUCING MISCOMMUNICATION
The Deceptively Simple Number Sparking Coronavirus Fears
theatlantic.com
Here's what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn't.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL BITE
The Tricky Economics Of All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
thehustle.co
Is it possible to out-eat the price you pay for a buffet? How do these places make money? We looked at the dollars and cents behind the meat and potatoes.
FLOW CHARTS
Mathematicians Have Solved Traffic Jams, And They're Begging Cities To Listen
fastcompany.com
Most traffic jams are unnecessary, and this deeply irks mathematicians who specialize in traffic flow. They reserve particular vitriol for local transport engineers.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'AN ABSOLUTE FABULOUS FIND'
Veteran Finds Out His $345 Watch Is Worth $700,000, Collapses To The Ground
youtube.com
The man purchased the Rolex Oyster Cosmograph for $345.97 in 1975 (which, to be fair, wasn't cheap), but he wasn't prepared for what the super-rare watch is worth today.
IN THE NEWS
Death Toll From Wuhan Coronavirus Tops 100 As Infection Rate Accelerates
Britain, Resisting US Pressure, To Allow Some Huawei Equipment In 5G Networks
Kobe Bryant Crash: Helicopter Was Flying In 'Very Scary Conditions'
These Lava Lakes Drained Catastrophically — And Scientists Caught It In Action
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Hold on to your watches, folks.