Thursday, May 6, 2021

You Come At The CEO, You Best Not Miss

The Untold Story Of How Jeff Bezos Beat The Tabloids, Inside The Alarming Trend Overtaking Major League Baseball, Hanging Out With Bill Gates At Xanadu 2.0
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THE DARK UNDERBELLY
PRIME TIME SHOW
The Untold Story Of How Jeff Bezos Beat The Tabloids
bloomberg.com
When a gossip rag went after the CEO, he retaliated with the brutal, brilliant efficiency he used to build his business empire.
NO WHISTLING WHILE YOU WORK
Here Are 16 Dystopian Facts About Working In An Amazon Warehouse
mentalfloss.com
News about peeing in bottles has made its way around the web, but there are a bunch more weird and sometimes disturbing things you should know about what it's like to be an employee at an Amazon warehouse.
HORRIFYING
It Began As An AI-Fueled Dungeon Game. It Got Much Darker
wired.com
The game touted its use of the GPT-3 text generator. Then the algorithm started to generate disturbing stories, including sex scenes involving children.
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SENSORY OVERLOAD
TAKING A HIT
Inside The Alarming Trend Overtaking Major League Baseball
bleacherreport.com
Hitting, which was already notoriously difficult to begin with, is now basically impossible.
WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH?
Botox, Speedboats And An Alleged Murder Plot: The Case Tearing Apart The Ozarks
thedailybeast.com
Leigh Ann Bauman's supporters say she's been framed. Her ex and an ex-friend say she wanted to bump off grandma.
SOMETHING TO SNIFF AT
11 Secrets From People Who Always Have Amazing-Smelling Homes
apartmenttherapy.com
Some people's houses always tend to smell amazing. Here are their secrets.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BURNED TO A CRSIP
This 2004 Video Of Jon Stewart Eviscerating Tucker Carlson On 'Crossfire' Still Feels As Poignant As Ever
youtube.com
Jon Stewart destroying CNN "Crossfire" hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson on their own show still remains one of Stewart's most memorable moments.
IN THE NEWS
US Supports Vaccine Patent Waiver Proposal At World Trade Organization
Republicans Promote Pandemic Relief They Voted Against
G7 Takes Aim At China Over Taiwan Strait
Peloton Recalls All Treadmills After Safety Concerns And One Death
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
A WINDOWS INTO THE GATES FAMILY MANSION
Hanging Out With Bill Gates At Xanadu 2.0 (2007)
docs.microsoft.com
On June 28, I (and 265 other interns) had the privilege of going to one of the four annual intern BBQs hosted by Bill Gates at his house in Medina, Washington. This visit was probably one of the coolest experiences of my life.
'A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.' — Albert Einstein