Cafe noise boosts productivity
There's a reason your favorite coffeehouse is packed with patrons wielding laptop computers, and it has nothing to do with free wi-fi. Studies suggest that working amid clinking cups and light...
View ArticleAre you ready for Buddha 2.0?
Does the Dalai Lama have a position on Facebook?That's just one of the questions my mind wandered to after reading Noah Shachtman's terrific new Wired story on meditation, enlightenment and Silicon...
View ArticleAmerican workers deserve a raise
The good news this Labor Day: Jobs are returning. The bad news this Labor Day: Most of them pay lousy wages and low if non-existent benefits.The trend toward lousy wages began before the Great...
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13 startup advice tips you never thought of
Question: What’s your most unorthodox/funny/strange-but-good advice to other startup founders?Get a Vacuuming Robot“When you’re in startup mode, you’re not thinking about cleaning. The downside is that...
View ArticleIs Britain the sick man of Europe?
Productivity is a key measure of how well an economy is doing. Put simply, it measures how effective a nation is at making stuff and providing services.Looking back over the decades, it has tended to...
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You need more downtime than you think
Every now and then during the workweek—usually around three in the afternoon—a familiar ache begins to saturate my forehead and pool in my temples. The glare of my computer screen appears to suddenly...
View ArticleCafe noise boosts productivity
There's a reason your favorite coffeehouse is packed with patrons wielding laptop computers, and it has nothing to do with free wi-fi. Studies suggest that working amid clinking cups and light...
View ArticleAre you ready for Buddha 2.0?
Does the Dalai Lama have a position on Facebook?That's just one of the questions my mind wandered to after reading Noah Shachtman's terrific new Wired story on meditation, enlightenment and Silicon...
View ArticleAmerican workers deserve a raise
The good news this Labor Day: Jobs are returning. The bad news this Labor Day: Most of them pay lousy wages and low if non-existent benefits.The trend toward lousy wages began before the Great...
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13 startup advice tips you never thought of
Question: What’s your most unorthodox/funny/strange-but-good advice to other startup founders?Get a Vacuuming Robot“When you’re in startup mode, you’re not thinking about cleaning. The downside is that...
View ArticleIs Britain the sick man of Europe?
Productivity is a key measure of how well an economy is doing. Put simply, it measures how effective a nation is at making stuff and providing services.Looking back over the decades, it has tended to...
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You need more downtime than you think
Every now and then during the workweek—usually around three in the afternoon—a familiar ache begins to saturate my forehead and pool in my temples. The glare of my computer screen appears to suddenly...
View Article9 of the best Twitter reactions to the massive Gchat outage
Remember on Jan. 24 when Gmail was down for a full 18 minutes? Well today may have been worse in the eyes of the Internet -- although less clever this time around. Google Talk (what most everyone...
View ArticleJeb Bush just stepped in it: He’s either a stone-cold plutocrat — or just a...
Jeb Bush apparently has a plan to grow the economy. He’s telling American workers to work longer hours, without a federal minimum wage, until they’re at least 70. Oh, and don’t expect a shot at...
View ArticleAmy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence danced on top of Billy Joel’s piano so you...
It all began with an “I’m in love with you” fan letter. Then, it escalated to a boating trip to The Hamptons and a screenplay collaboration. Yesterday, the budding friendship between Jennifer Lawrence...
View ArticleRachel Maddow eviscerates the Bush administration’s incompetent Katrina...
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama addressed a crowd in New Orleans, noting the ways the city has recovered. In his speech he referred to the tragic events that unfolded as a...
View ArticleDespite volatility, on-air rampage difficult to predict
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Living alone in a world of perceived slights, Vester Lee Flanagan II festered and fumed. His hair-trigger temper directed at a random collection of people he encountered never...
View ArticleRedskins say QB Griffin to miss Ravens game
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins say quarterback Robert Griffin III will miss Saturday’s exhibition game at the Baltimore Ravens because of a concussion, reversing an earlier decision to let...
View ArticleAP Top Sports News At 9:16 p.m. EDT
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View ArticleVin Scully to return for record 67th year with Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vin Scully will return for a record 67th season in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The news was revealed in the second inning of Friday night’s game against the...
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