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OTL: The inside story of how Bob Costas got yanked from the Super Bowl

Conversations with Bob Costas reveal for the first time how the broadcasting icon went from fronting America's most popular sport to being excised from last year's Super Bowl and, ultimately, ending his nearly 40-year career with NBC.

PrincetonUniversity/accelerator-wall: Repository for the tools and non-comm

Repository for the tools and non-commercial data used for the "Accelerator wall" paper. - PrincetonUniversity/accelerator-wall

They turn deals into dollars, raiding clearance aisles and reselling it all

How one family plans to make $150,000 this year with retail arbitrage

Abuse of Faith

Since 1998, roughly 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct. They left behind more than 700 victims.

Lost in the Valley of Death

Justin Alexander went searching for higher meaning. No one expected the quest to end in a search for his body.

The Beautiful Mind-Bending of Stanislaw Lem

The massive popularity of “Solaris” helped Lem become one of the most widely read science-fiction writers in the world. Yet his writing reached far beyond the borders of the genre.

A Surgeon Reflects On Death, Life And The 'Incredible Gift' Of Organ Transp

Joshua Mezrich has performed hundreds of kidney, liver and pancreas transplants. He shares stories from the operating room in his book, When Death Becomes Life.

A MEMS Device Harvests Vibrations to Power the IoT

Scientists in Japan have developed a MEMS energy harvester charged by an off-chip electret

NPR’s How I Built This: What I Learned from 51 Episodes | Allen Cheng

I listened to 51+ episodes of How I Built This. Here's what I learned about what successful companies have in common.

The 3 Elements of Trust

As a leader, you want the people in your organization to trust you. And with good reason. In our coaching with leaders, we often see that trust is a leading indicator of whether others evaluate them positively or negatively. But how to create that trust, or perhaps more…

The Nazi Interrogator Who Revealed the Value of Kindness

Thanks in part to the work of Hanns Scharff and a slew of studies on interrogation techniques, we know it's best to be genuinely friendly no matter who you're trying to get information out of.

How to speed up Node.js matrix computing with Math.js ? - DEV Community ?‍?

In this article, you will learn how performing parallel computations can speed up the multiplication of two matrices.

The 'Ten Commandments' of running a genuine Irish pub

British bars are ubiquitous in Kansai, but a genuine Irish establishment should follow these 'Ten Commandments':

The power of brands, conscious and unconscious

Economists explore the complex forces that shape what ends up in your shopping cart and how that might change in the online marketplace

Beer Pairing 101: Rich and Roasty Beers

Porters, stouts, and other rich beers can go perfectly well with a savory meal.

When Your Child Is a Psychopath

The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.

An Interview With the Realtor Selling the Suburban House With the Sex Room

An interview, interrupted by angry neighbors.

A Short History of Punk: From Late 50s Rockabilly and Garage Rock to The Ra

Seems there was a time when the dominant story of punk was the story of British punk. If you knew nothing else, you knew the name Sid Vicious, and that seemed to sum it up.

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Use Inference Benchmarks Similar To Your Application

How the wrong benchmark can lead to incorrect conclusions.

First Listen: Hayes Carll, 'What It Is'

On the Americana singer-songwriter's sixth album, Carll unburdens his mind about the volatility of our time so unassumingly, he never comes close to overburdening his songs.

Death and Valor on an American Warship Doomed by its Own Navy

Investigation finds officials ignored warnings for years before one of the deadliest crashes in decades.

The Origins of the “Amen Break,” The Most Sampled Piece of Recorded Music E

You may not find the reference easily in a Google search.

Evidence scores — the acid test of your ideas

Finding and building the next big idea is the holy grail of any tech company. Unfortunately the statistics are against us: when subjected…

Getting Ahead By Being Inefficient

Inefficient does not mean ineffective, and it is certainly not the same as lazy. You get things done – just not in the most effective way possible. You’re a bit sloppy, and use more energy. But don’t feel bad about it. There is real value in not being the best.

Why Air France Really Stopped Flying the Concorde

9 Habits of World Class Startups

A discussion of the 9 core operating principles that world class companies tend to embrace, by NFX Managing Partner James Currier.

Laundry detergent or boxed wine? How e-commerce is changing packaging

Manufacturers are developing two packaging designs for the same product: those destined for the retail shelf and those sent directly to consumers.

How a Freak Accident Happens

Over two years after 10-year-old Caleb Schwab lost his life on the tallest waterslide in the world, the amusement park industry has yet to fully reckon with the tragedy.

The world beyond React, Vue & Angular

React, Vue and Angular have been hot topics lately. Let's see if there are any other interesting tools and concepts out there.

How to answer 14 common but tricky interview questions

Want to impress hiring managers at your next job interview? Here are 14 responses to common but tricky interview questions.

How Heirloom Corn Is Making a Comeback in Mexico City

In Mexico City, the country’s native corn is experiencing a culinary renaissance.

A Guide to the Resplendent Riads of Marrakech

An insider's guide to the riads of Morocco—and whether they're right for you.

The Deported Americans

Forced to live in an unfamiliar country, the U.S.-born children of deportees are a generation left in between.

It's time to ditch Google Analytics - Fast Company

Check out these 3 privacy-focused alternatives to Google Analytics.

The Desperado - The Atavist Magazine

In April 2018, a blind man with one foot robbed a bank in Austin, Texas. This is a heist story—but unlike any you’ve ever read.

5 Things I Learned as a Door-to-Door Salesperson

The experience was surreal and taught me a lot about the world, in the way that only personal experience in a difficult task can.

CBGB’s Heyday: Watch The Ramones, The Dead Boys, Bad Brains, Talking Heads

There are, I guess, still many things people can do these days to tap into the legacy of CBGB, but I wouldn’t recommend going near most of them.

(29) Harry Patch: The Last Tommy - YouTube

This truly wonderful film, first broadcast in 2009, examines the life and times of a truly wonderful old gentleman, Britain's last fighting survivor of the Great War, Harry Patch. Harry died in 2009 at the age of 111 years, one month, one week and one day. See the excellent…

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Best Buy’s Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age (Published 2017)

Hubert Joly, Best Buy’s chief executive, has reshaped nearly every aspect of the business. He explains the playbook behind the company’s success.

Ghost sites, domain spoofing, fake apps: A guide to knowing your ad fraud

Digital ad fraud is a volume game. Here’s a primer on how to spot the core techniques used to generate CPM fraud.

How an Olympic Hopeful Robbed 26 Banks on His Bike

Tom Justice was once a cyclist chasing gold. Then he began using his wheels for a much different purpose: stickups.

Introduction to Supercapacitors

Get a primer on the basics of supercapacitors, their functionality, and which applications they're best for.

Benchmarking Amazon's ARM Graviton CPU With EC2's A1 Instances

Monday night Amazon announced the new 'A1' instance type for the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) that is powered by their own 'Graviton' ARMv8 processors.

ARM is the NNSA’s New Secret Weapon

It might have been difficult to see this happening a mere few years ago, but the National Nuclear Security Administration and one of its key

White gold: the unstoppable rise of alternative milks

The long read: How wellness upstarts spoiled milk’s healthy reputation – and built a billion-dollar industry from juicing oats and nuts

The Secret Sushi Bar on the 10th Floor

A controversial chef has created a sort of sushi speakeasy in a hotel room. It’s not easy to get a reservation. For one thing, there are only four seats at the bar.