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The share of U.S. workers who say they are satisfied with their work has remained steady over the past two decades and only fallen slightly during the pandemic.

Posted on Friday 17 Dec 2021. 903 words, 4 links. By Matt Webb.

A second opinion on some of Tedium’s stories throughout 2021—including an incredibly unusual coincidence involving braided nylon cables.

The man behind Midnight Mass is 100% correct about this.

Vaccine hesitancy reflects a transformation of people’s core beliefs about what we owe each other.

This is such an interesting article on vaccine avoidance in America by a primary care doctor & sociologist who have studied th

Why people with cartoon avatars are calling themselves "indigenous to Judea"

Tracing the evolution of tech’s three eras, and why the fourth era — the Metaverse — is defined by its bifurcation with the physical world.

How can we learn about our critical business systems better so that we can ensure confident operation and forecasting?

The highly intricate and interconnected global supply chain is in upheaval, and in one way or another, much of the crisis can be traced to the outbreak of Covid-19.

How'd they get in here?

It’s tempting to believe that powerful people and organizations are conspiring in secret to cause mysterious or unfair events to occur. The conspiracies supposedly involve dozens of people wo…

The U.S. is home to a plethora of languages. Here we map the most common language spoken in each state (aside from English and Spanish)

“Everyone must come out of his exile in his own way.” —Martin Buber

“If I could just find someone to handle all the sales, I could get back to work.” “Do you know someone who can do all of the investments, accounting, taxes and strategies around m…

A deceptively simple feat of agricultural engineering helped the Inca to build the largest empire in South American history.

It's the season of participation trophies, although the preferred nomenclature is the “end of tour” award.

Drowning in screen time during the pandemic, I decided to experiment with pretension.

Pondering the tale of Gator, a company that created a password manager way back in 1999, but ruined goodwill by going full spyware. (Oops, I mean adware.)

The ethics of AI are constantly debated. But does anyone ask the AI?

Speaking to the world, I care about how good the security of your machines are. Are they easily hacked? Not just your computer, but any device. If your webcam, or toaster, or light bulb is online, connected to the grid,

An unfortunate case of mistaken identity