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Read more about the article Zuckerberg’s fragility on display

Zuckerberg’s fragility on display

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 20, 2025
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The supplication of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has been both transparent, disappointing, and pathetic — a desperate attempt to gain the good graces of Donald Trump. He's not alone. Immensely wealthy…

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Read more about the article Self actualized protagonists often die

Self actualized protagonists often die

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  • Post published:January 20, 2025
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Movies are about a protagonist or a group of protagonists who ultimately change over time. They evolve. Books, too. Most television shows, also. So, too, for plays and Broadway musicals.…

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Read more about the article Underwear problem solved!

Underwear problem solved!

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  • Post published:January 19, 2025
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I'm golfing in Orlando with friends this weekend. I flew from Connecticut on Friday night and arrived after well after midnight. When I finally made it to the condo and…

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Read more about the article The rationale behind sexism

The rationale behind sexism

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  • Post published:January 18, 2025
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The United States Army hit its recruiting goals last year for the first time in several years, breaking a slump worrying Pentagon brass. The reason? Women. Hitting the goal was…

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Read more about the article Networking need not be awful

Networking need not be awful

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  • Post published:January 17, 2025
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I was playing in a cornhole tournament a few years ago with a friend. Amid our abject failure — we finished in last place — my friend found himself speaking…

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Read more about the article Cut from the same cloth

Cut from the same cloth

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  • Post published:January 16, 2025
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has quite the resume. He's voiced strong opposition to removing the names of Confederate generals from US military bases, repeatedly…

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Read more about the article The wildfires of Los Angeles: Perspective and survival

The wildfires of Los Angeles: Perspective and survival

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  • Post published:January 15, 2025
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On Monday, I learned that wildfires destroyed two of my clients' homes in Los Angeles. Another client has evacuated his home, and his family is now living at his mother's…

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Read more about the article Cynobateria is smart

Cynobateria is smart

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  • Post published:January 14, 2025
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A new study published in Science found that cyanobacteria have a sense of the seasons. Cyanobacteria produce energy from sunlight through photosynthesis, so it would make sense that adjusting to seasons with…

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Read more about the article The link between alcohol and cancer

The link between alcohol and cancer

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  • Post published:January 13, 2025
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I stopped drinking alcohol about 30 years ago. Other than the occasional champagne toast and the one time Elysha saw me drunk on a bottle of prosecco on New Year's…

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Read more about the article Make it shine

Make it shine

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  • Post published:January 12, 2025
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Crazy fact: All the gold ever mined from the Earth would fit into a cube with edges 22 meters long — small enough to fit into three Olympic-sized swimming pools.…

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