I am really having trouble believing it went down like that. Analyzing one specific runners routine is more like stalking than anything. Especially given that there is a wealth of material on high mileage plans (Pfiitzinger anyone?).
Having had my Visa Debit card blocked twice in as many weeks, I’m beginning to question if our current “Plastic” cards are fit for purpose. A somewhat long story follows with a question at the end:...
I went through a round of this with my bank a couple of years ago. They would reissue a card that would be compromised in days and the cycle would go around. It was an internal security problem for them that eventually got sorted out. I remember one card was cloned and bought several dozen monthly transit passes in Boston (contactless purchase) before it was caught. I live in Western Canada. So yes I carry cash. A lot of younger retailers don't even accept it. They just have that square tap system tied to their phones.
If you are like me, then you are a huge fantasy fan. It is easily my favorite genre and I have to force myself to read to read other books. But for this list, we will be staying with this genre as we share our list of the 21 must read fantasy books of all time!
I don't understand the love that the Dresden Files gets. Great idea with terrible execution. Butcher's writing is just clumsy with bad dialogue and weak world building. The series was originally recommended to me because I was lamenting that Gibson had moved away from noir after Neuromancer and a friend thought Butcher would fit the bill.
Time and again, we see CEOs and similar executives make horrible decisions that massively damage a company both financially and in terms of reputation and the perpetrator is forced to resign, yet receives so much money as a going away present you'd think they're being rewarded for their fuck up. Why??
In many cases those positions are terminal i.e. you fuck up company X and you are either never working again, or it will take you years to find a comparable position. The golden parachute is there to lower the risk for candidates when you offer the job. Is it abused? Of course it is, essentially becoming risk pay for people who aren't taking any risks. Compare to the "poison pill" where any attempted takeover or removal of executives triggers a massive payout to them.
That is exactly right. This wasn't about saving them, but is an invaluable exercise that can't be replicated by a tabletop or full scale exercise. Agencies were probably jumping at the chance to get involved.
I'm trying to be done with it. I lasted through the blackout and a couple of extra days. I feel dirty going back, but there is still a lot of content there.
The article is a nothing burger classic. They set up the straw man notion of a 1950s jet pack futurism where we live in glass domes and commute in flying cars and then try to knock it down with their superior insight.
Modern science fiction has dealt with this for decades now - Blade Runner is 40 years old ffs - where the future is layered on the past. And the poorer you are, the more you rely on the castoffs and remnants of what was. So guess what - we do get parts of that shiny glistening future, you just have to be a billionaire to enjoy it. And if you're born in a slum then it will probably never exist for you.
Don't waste the click and spend a moment thinking about inequality instead.
Olympic marathon runner Molly Seidel (lemmy.world)
What is the future of "Money"? (lemmy.nz)
Having had my Visa Debit card blocked twice in as many weeks, I’m beginning to question if our current “Plastic” cards are fit for purpose. A somewhat long story follows with a question at the end:...
Guys At The Gym (lemmy.tf)
18+ Men who piss on the toilet seat in public restrooms, the fuck is wrong with you?
Who hurt you as a child?
The 21 Must Read Fantasy Books of All Time (booksofbrilliance.com)
If you are like me, then you are a huge fantasy fan. It is easily my favorite genre and I have to force myself to read to read other books. But for this list, we will be staying with this genre as we share our list of the 21 must read fantasy books of all time!
Why is it called a U turn and not an n turn
Basically the title but when we do a “U” turn we actually make a small n not a U.
TIL the notion that lactic acid is the reason we experience muscle soreness after a workout has been debunked in the 1980s. Research suggests the soreness is a result of a cascade of physiological ... (www.pfizer.com)
Young and old pictures of people (credit to u/satci) (lemmy.world)
Why are Golden Parachutes a thing?
Time and again, we see CEOs and similar executives make horrible decisions that massively damage a company both financially and in terms of reputation and the perpetrator is forced to resign, yet receives so much money as a going away present you'd think they're being rewarded for their fuck up. Why??
U.S. Navy Heard What It Believed Was Titan Implosion Days Ago — The Wall Street Journal (apple.news)
Underwater microphones designed to detect enemy submarines first detected Titan tragedy....
how many of you have genuinely ditched reddit?
due to the rolling blackout... I think it's had its effect....
Why the future won’t look like a sci-fi movie (thenextweb.com)
TNW spoke with futurist Nick Foster about the danger of designing the future with sci-fi in mind and why mundanity is far more exciting.