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South Korean academics can’t stop, won’t stop
They keep adding their kids as co-authors to published papers to help boost their chances of getting into good universities. | learn more
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Hesitant hitmen jailed over botched assassination in China
Nobody was harmed in the making of this hilarious news. My read is that the Chinese are ‘crushing it’ at capitalism vis-à-vis subcontracting. | learn more
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Vice reporter accidentally uncovers nationwide Airbnb scam
“While searching for the person who grifted me in Chicago, I discovered just how easy it is for users of the short-term rental platform to get exploited.” | learn more
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TurboTax has been fighting to prevent free tax filing for 20 years
I have always had a slight distaste for Intuit and now it’s grown stronger. “Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its […]
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Extreme names for your kids
Do you recall last year’s pop news featuring a child named Abcde (a bold parenting choice)? If you enjoyed that, you’ll love this short video. | learn more
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Your pay as an operating professional in private equity
“Here’s how much consultants get when they go to work for PE funds.” | learn more
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The world’s oldest hotel
It’s been in operation since the year 705 by the same family for 52 generations. | learn more
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Mexican airline trolls Americans with brilliant ad
Both clever and funny! “AeroMexico new ad brilliant trolls Americans with DNA discounts.” | learn more
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Straight to voicemail
I learned this week of a new iPhone feature that lets you send unknown callers straight to voicemail. I enabled it right away. One side-effect is that it makes Americans harder to survey. I’ll take that trade 😁. | learn more
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The woven air-conditioner
Two things to note here. First, industrial designer Maxime Louis-Courcier created a no-power A/C that naturally absorbs heat to reduce the temperature of a room during the summer using Phase Change Materials (PCM). Second, he documented the process of creating […]