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Billion-Dollar Bribes




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Bob archive




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The Best Ever Chopsticks Ever




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BtAF's Classic Literature sequels: Atlas Shrugged 2: One Hour Later




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U-Boat! Sing U-Boat!!




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Talibantastic!




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The Evil Business Guy Made of Butter




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leans over backwards




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Debateable




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Wildberries говорит о сотнях продавцов, решивших добровольно отказаться от компенсации за товар, уничтоженный пожаром

Торговая площадка разослала продавцам электронные письма, в котором уведомила их о возможности добровольно отказаться от компенсации за сгоревший в середине января 2024 г. на складе в Шушарах товар..




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Bloomberg уволил журналистку за нарушение времени эмбарго Белого дома

Издание Bloomberg уволило сотрудницу из-за преждевременной публикации новости, так как это могло поставить под угрозу обмен..




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Сбер запускает в скором времени свою рекламную сеть SberAds для сайтов, приложений и Telegram

Сберовская платформа SberAds готовится запустить рекламный интерфейс для внешних площадок — сайтов и телеграм-каналов..




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Почему венчурная Россия не Америка? На примере Rutube

Алексей Леонидович Траньков зашёл с козырей при описании Rutube и сравнении его с YouTube, озвучив тезис, что хорошие проекты не рождаются по указке, а на любой хороший проект тут же собираются желающие побить себя в грудь с воплями «мы, мы, мы!», а вот в Америке не так, там всё по уму, и всех закидывают баблом. В тексте было несколько кажущихся мне спорными моментов, в частности, расцвет Rutube увязывается с президентством Медведева (Rutube был запущен в 2006-м), и то, что Rutube был обречён на успех. Проще всего спросить об этом у Михаила Паулкина, основателя Rutube.




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Something you need to know about me is that I’ll do literally anything in the world before I will go to the doctor.

"Oh my god, you guys! I am so excited to start physical therapy, I woke up early! What a great day! See you all at 4pm for dinner, after my nap!"




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rest in peace, bob newhart

When I worked on Big Bang Theory, each episode involved a few days of rehearsal before we did camera blocking and the actual taping in front of the audience. Most […]




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Write you fool: Congo Bongo

This is about Congo Bongo, except for the parts that aren't.




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Cartoons from the September 4, 2023, Issue


Cartoons from the September 4, 2023, Issue




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Blast (?) from the past

Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 11/12/24 As we move inexorably into a post-newspaper world, we do have to […]




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Anything but election news

I am not going to hover over the news tonight. As a distraction, I’m going to talk about evolution on the internet. You’re welcome to join in.




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We all need a pretty little spider to brighten up our day

Remember, pretty does not mean it doesn’t have a savage bite.




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Oh Brother

[Winnie] the Poohs [equivalent] to "[Mother Fucking] Shit"




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Screaming Barfies

A term used mostly by [ice climbers] to describe the feeling of having your hands go numb only to come back to feeling with [extreme pain]. The terminology coming from when your hands are coming back to feeling you want to scream and [barf] at the same time.




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BLOBJECT

[BLOBJECT] Designed object styled by an expired trend of morally turpid purpose. FORM-OVER-FUNCTION-and-PURPOSE. [Endemic] if not emblematic of the Bush/[Chenney] era of 'Bubble' economies and baseless wars. This style came about without deep reazoning, solely because it could by way of technology. Conceived under the false and misguided [precept] that "design could bring stories to life". Characterized by the advent of faster rendering and 3D applications which allowed to execute visions of the 50's [modernity], except with out the inherent reasoning that makes timeless useful classics and trully beautiful objects. Like a bubble, this style has gone bust. [Blobject] also invokes the bloated state of our environment whence humans keep on gorging on superficially conceived stuff and piling that useless stuff on top of useless stuff. Blobjects upon blobjects..




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The More Things Change… (or: What’s in a Job Title?)

I’m designing for the web. The infinitely flexible web.

The post The More Things Change… (or: What’s in a Job Title?) appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design.






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This Web of Ours, Revisited

Why did leading designers in 2000 look down their nose at the web? And are things any better today?

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The gift of a three-month sabbatical

It was late winter when my sabbatical began, and it’s late spring as it comes to an end. Next week I return to my post after three months’ paid leave, courtesy of Automattic’s sabbatical benefit. Three months. A season. With full pay, and zero work responsibilities. In a job full of rewards, this is perhaps the greatest […]

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What happened to the Share button in Zoom?

Zoom has always included a clickable button/badge at the top left of its primary meeting interface window. Click the badge to copy the URL of that meeting. You can then, with just one more click in any messaging system, send that URL to the other meeting participants. Fast. Simple. Drop-dead easy. Elegant. It comes in […]

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I Remember, Part 1

Her voice, when she spoke to us from the doorway, was strange. I was in 3rd Grade. Our teacher went away for a few minutes, then came back, crying. She was a tough public school teacher of the old school, the kind my father’s friends would have called “an old bat.” She was not like […]

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Web Design Inspiration

If you’re finding today a bit stressful for some reason, grab a respite by sinking into any of these web design inspiration websites.

The post Web Design Inspiration appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design.





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Budget boost to UK economy forecast to fade after two years

The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025 but reduces it for later years.




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Where is the growth in Reeves' 'Budget for growth'?

Labour's first Budget in 14 years had a lot to say about growth, but forecasts paint a mixed picture.




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Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?

Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government.




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Chris Mason: A change-making Budget but a moment of jeopardy

The government's fate will depend on whether it can make things better, says political editor Chris Mason.




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Budget 2024: Key points at a glance

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010 – here’s what you need to know.




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Faisal Islam: Reeves doesn't mind if you don't like her Budget

The Budget is about the long game on the economy and Reeves believes the current pain is a price worth paying.




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How many farms will be affected by Budget tax rises?

Estimates of the number of farms affected range from 100 to 70,000.




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Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes

Kemi Badenoch is a political fighter and she now has a battle on her hands to rebuild her party.




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Badenoch's win and Labour's big Budget mean we now have sharper left-right divide

With the government announcing big spending and tax, the differences between the two main parties feel sharper, writes Laura Kuenssberg.




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Kemi Badenoch: Who is new Tory leader and what does she stand for?

Kemi Badenoch is a political trailblazer with a combative style and a mission to renew her party.




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How the UK's 'big brother' role in Africa is changing

David Lammy is on his first visit to the continent since he became foreign secretary.




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Will Trump's victory spark a global trade war?

Trump has promised tariffs on all foreign goods. If he follows through, many smaller economies may be forced to respond in kind.




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Return of unpredictable president puts UK defence spending top of agenda

Politicians say we're living in dangerous times, and Trump is a lot less willing than Biden to pay for Europe's defence.




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What's so wrong with Right To Buy?

The Labour government is expected to make major changes to the Right To Buy scheme launched in the 1980s.




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Tenants may not be able to buy new council homes - Rayner

Angela Rayner told the BBC restrictions would be placed on new social homes in England.