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  • The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America - The Verge

    www.theverge.com
    Feb 27, 2019
    In a damning new report, Casey Newton gives an unprecedented look at the day-to-day lives of Facebook moderators in America. His interviews with twelve current and former employees of Cognizant in Ari...
  • Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain - The New York Times

    www.nytimes.com
    Feb 24, 2019
    I couldn’t read a book, watch a full-length movie or sustain a long conversation. Late last year, I decided enough was enough.
  • 'For me, this is paradise': life in the Spanish city that banned cars | Cities | The Guardian

    www.theguardian.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    In Pontevedra, the usual soundtrack of a Spanish city has been replaced by the tweeting of birds and the chatter of humans
  • The weekly CEO e-mail – Gokul Rajaram – Medium

    medium.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    “Hey Gokul, I want to start a biweekly newsletter to the entire co. I read your blog post on all hands. Was super helpful. Do you have any guidance or examples on how to best structure a regular…
  • In Antarctica, climate change is having surprising impacts

    www.nationalgeographic.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    As the Antarctic Peninsula heats up, the rules of life there are being ripped apart. Alarmed scientists aren’t sure what all the change means for the future.
  • ‘Entering Burn Area’: Yosemite After the Fire - The New York Times

    www.nytimes.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    America’s national parks are increasingly bearing the burden of climate change, as rising temperatures and new weather patterns create mega blazes. A report from the burn zone.
  • Sharding Cash – Square Corner Blog – Medium

    medium.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    In November, we’re celebrating the anniversary of the first shard split for Cash App with a series of blog posts explaining how we used Vitess to scale out. Rapid growth is hard, and it’s not always a
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  • Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis - The New York Times

    www.nytimes.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    Russian meddling, data sharing, hate speech — the social network faced one scandal after another. This is how Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg responded.
  • The New York Hustle of Amazon’s Second Headquarters | The New Yorker

    www.newyorker.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    Anand Giridharadas writes about how New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo participated in the bidding war for Amazon’s second headquarters, which will be located in Queens, and t...
  • The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgotten By the Public

    longreads.com
    Feb 22, 2019
    Watergate revealed that multinational corporations, including some of the most prestigious American brands, had been making bribes to politicians not only at home but in foreign countries.
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Hello! This is mostly a collection of things I've read, but occasionally I write my own posts.