Society

ISPs are quietly distributing "netflow" data that can, among other things, trace traffic through VPNs.

Doritos as a case study in companies flavor-reverse-gaslighting their customers.

Why the fast-casual sandwich shop Jimmy John’s struggled with selling sprouts for so long, despite their obvious health risks.

Let’s talk about narratives. Big stories that were told and believed by many people. Religious stories like Islam or Christianity, or Political

Employers often aim to hire people they think will be a good fit, but their efforts can easily veer into a ditch where new hires all look, think and act alike.

Author: Lesley Lanir

We largely learn by doing. So why have apprenticeships all but disappeared, while school has become expensive and mandatory?

Infrastructure is always about the future: It takes years to construct, and lasts for years beyond that.

In yet another step toward running its operations entirely on carbon-free energy sources by 2030, Google is now deploying machine learning technology that will help automatically shift workloads between data centers, depending on the availability of renewable energy resources, which can vary by type, location or the time of day. The move is part of […]

“I live in a van down by the river.” Motivational speaker Matt Foley saw this as a warning to avoid a life filled with “a steady diet of gov

Our data is as secure as their policies.

Men’s magazine writers and cultural observers have been predicting the demise of the necktie for nearly a century now. Way back in 1921, the Associated Press reported: “Neckties Doomed.” Flip through archival issues of Esquire, and you’ll find at least one article in each decade of the 20th century prophesying the death of this sartorial […]

The hidden side of the work from anywhere epidemic that millennials are falling for hook, line, and sinker.

Maybe it's time we find out which specific 'freedoms' are being taken away by COVID protocols and mask mandates.

Americans are collectively almost $15 trillion in debt, most of it related to housing (i.e. mortgage debt). For the New York

Just write the article, I’m begging you

Posted on Wednesday 18 Aug 2021. 1,126 words, 6 links. By Matt Webb.

Preferring "bases not places," the U.S. does not really resemble the empires of old.