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Twitter may be a lair of narcissists and trolls, but it’s become something of a bellwether, for better or for worse. The question is, how? Researchers in China investigated the question in a study published in the awesomely-named Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. Basically, the researchers harvested a … Read More
Poor Canada. Sure, we get a lovely visit from the Johnnie Walker ambassador every now and again, but we’re nowhere near as big a market as China. In fact, China’s Scotch market is so huge that the Wall Street Journal is reporting a bubble. Bubble or no, Beijing is now … Read More
A U.S. software programmer successfully outsourced his six-figure job to a third-party contractor in China for a fraction of his salary. “Bob” would then spend his workdays however he pleased while reaping the benefits of a grossly imbalanced global economy. [US programmer outsourced own job to China, spent workdays on … Read More
It’s that time of year we just can’t stop thinking about surfing. As for everything else, well, we’re only human. [youtube width=”720″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4aQ7upAgzY[/youtube]
With its coverage of the first Gulf War now over two decades ago, CNN changed the way we consume the news. Around the clock, neatly groomed anchors delivered up-to-the minute updates, including live footage, from the conflict overseas. It was groundbreaking stuff, for a world accustomed to nightly newscasts and … Read More
