Thursday, February 20, 2020

Harrison Bored

The Harrison Ford Guide To Phoning It In, Why Do Corporations Speak The Way They Do?, Everywhere Basic Income Has Been Tried In One Map
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CAN WE HAVE A WORD?
WORD TO THE WISE
A Fascinating Diagram Breaking Down The 100 Most-Spoken Languages In The World
digg.com
Mandarin and English are the most-spoken languages in the world, but the fuller picture is far more complicated and more interesting.
LET'S CIRCLE BACK ON THIS
Why Do Corporations Speak The Way They Do?
vulture.com
The pernicious spread of corporatespeak — or garbage language — which permeates the ways we think of our jobs and shapes our identities as workers.
INDIANA JONES AND THE LOST F*CKS
The Harrison Ford Guide To Phoning It In
theringer.com
Sure, he's Han Solo, Indiana Jones and Rick Deckard, but in the 21st century, he's also unmatched in his ability to care as little as humanly possible.
'WE WILL DELETE EVIL MY BROTHER'
How Saudi Arabia Infiltrated Twitter
buzzfeednews.com
Ali Alzabarah was panicked. His heart raced as he drove home from Twitter's San Francisco headquarters in the early evening on Dec. 2, 2015. He needed to leave the country — quickly.
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FOR SAIL
PUFF, THE SNEAKY DRAGON
The Mysterious Company Taking JUUL's Place
inverse.com
Puff Bar's popularity is surging, but no one knows anything about the mysterious company.
*AWOLNATION INTENSIFIES*
The Rise Of The Wind Ships
theengineer.co.uk
Could a new generation of innovative propulsion technologies that harness the power of the wind help the shipping industry clean up its act?
DANCING ON HER OWN
Constance Wu Made $600 In One Night At A Strip Club Doing Research For 'Hustlers'
thecut.com
Constance Wu went undercover at a strip club to prepare for her role in "Hustlers" — and made bank.
MORE MONEY, LESS PROBLEMS?
Everywhere Basic Income Has Been Tried, In One Map
vox.com
UBI is having a moment. Which countries have run basic income trials — and how did they affect employment, health and happiness?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THEY MEAN WHALE
Scientists Attached Cameras To 30 Antarctic Whales And The Footage From Their Perspective Is Amazing
youtube.com
Here's an unprecedented view of how Antarctic minke whales behave in their habitats.
IN THE NEWS
Who Won, Who Lost And Takeaways From The Democratic Debate
Drop In New Coronavirus Cases Reported In China After Change In Diagnostic Criteria
Trump Names Richard Grenell As Acting Director Of National Intelligence
Far-Right Gunman In Germany Kills 10 In Hanau
Greece May Demand Britain Return Parthenon's Ancient 'Elgin Marbles' In Brexit Deal
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If You Want To Learn To Code In 2020, Here Is Where You Need To Start
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If you're considering building a website or changing careers in 2020, you have plenty of time to learn to code. In fact, we've rounded up some of the top resources to help you learn, and they're all on sale now.
What would Harrison Ford do?