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- 3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why people missed work https://www.openculture.com/2022/02/3200-year-old-egyptian-tablet-shows-why-people-missed-work-the-scorpion-bit-him-brewing-beer-more.html 400 comments
- 27-year-old grocery store clerk kept working because she wanted to help people. Then she died from coronavirus. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/grocery-store-worker-leilani-jordan-died-coroanvirus-kept-working-wanted-to-help-people/?__twitter_impression=true 4 comments politics
- 27-year-old grocery store clerk kept working because she wanted to help people. Then she died from coronavirus. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/grocery-store-worker-leilani-jordan-died-coroanvirus-kept-working-wanted-to-help-people/ 225 comments politics
- Electrostimulation can improve the working memory of people in their 70s so that their performance on memory tasks is indistinguishable from that of 20-year-olds, according to new research. https://www.futurity.org/electrostimulation-brain-memory-2030632/ 3 comments science
- Electrostimulation can improve the working memory of people in their 70s so that their performance on memory tasks is indistinguishable from that of 20-year-olds, according to new research. https://www.bu.edu/research/articles/electrostimulation-can-improve-working-memory/ 5 comments science
- Old Man On Golf Course Complains About Other People Not Working http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/old-man-on-golf-course-complains-about-other-people-not-working_us_598cd99ae4b090964295f09c 101 comments politics
- “I’m 47 years old, and I am going bankrupt!” People have no idea what’s going on in Hollywood now. There’s so little work, everyone is living off the money they made in the ’90s. But they’re acting like nothing’s changed. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/opinion/foreclosure-story-untold-in-hollywood.html 108 comments politics
- Boston Dynamics boss learned by unbalancing toddler - The boss of robotics company Boston Dynamics has confessed he once nudged his one-year-old daughter over to work out how people balance. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50316951 2 comments technology
- Anand 9 years ago: "It's not like people weren't complaining about preparation before the computers came along. Complains about chess being worked out too much is as old as the hills" https://youtu.be/EsPLcY6tzhw?si=k4vqYqq8OhwbgKBt 14 comments chess
- Critics of universal basic income argue giving people money for nothing discourages working — but a study of Alaska's 36-year-old program suggests that's not the case https://www.businessinsider.com/alaska-universal-basic-income-employment-2018-10?r=uk&ir=t 29 comments politics
- Critics of universal basic income argue giving people money for nothing discourages working — but a study of Alaska's 36-year-old program suggests that's not the case https://www.businessinsider.com/alaska-universal-basic-income-employment-2018-10 23 comments economy
- Critics of universal basic income argue giving people money for nothing discourages working — but a study of Alaska's 36-year-old program suggests that's not the case https://www.businessinsider.com/alaska-universal-basic-income-employment-2018-10 30 comments politics
- Critics of universal basic income argue giving people money for nothing discourages working — but a study of Alaska's 36-year-old program suggests that's not the case https://www.businessinsider.com/alaska-universal-basic-income-employment-2018-10 53 comments politics
- GOP rep: More people being armed worked in 'the Old West' http://thehill.com/homenews/house/353928-gop-rep-on-gun-control-more-people-being-armed-worked-in-the-old-west 26 comments politics
- People blessed with youthful faces are more likely to live to a ripe old age than those who look more than their years, work shows. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8411329.stm 72 comments science
- "During the period 2015-2050, old-age dependency ratios are projected to increase from 26 to 48 per 100 [people of working age] in Europe" Discuss... http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/publications/populationfacts/docs/MigrationPopFacts20154.pdf 3 comments europe
- Body of 26 year old man, identified as Ankit Sharma working with Intelligence Bureau, was found in a drain in North East Delhi's Chand bagh area. He was missing from tuesday evening when he was attacked by some people. His father confirmed his identity. Such shameful act is a disgrace to humanity. https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/intelligence-bureau-officer-26-killed-in-mob-attack-at-delhi-s-chandbagh-body-dumped-in-drain/story-hmj3tcb7zgcvsxmpfoqpqm.html 5 comments india
- "Imagine 100 people working at a large company. They're all middle managers, around 35 years old. They're all smart. All collegial. All hard-working. They all have positive attitudes. They're all good communicators. So what will determine who gets the next promotion, and the one after that?" http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/business/17excerpt.html?ref=business&pagewanted=all 17 comments business
- If this is true he looks fantastic for a 121 year old, or, I hate it when people who don't understand how the word "literally" works. http://obamaisliterallyhitler.tumblr.com/ 3 comments politics
- [Bill Simmons with Chad Ford] There were significant off court concern with Melo before the draft in 2003, the type of people he was hanging out with and his work ethnic. On the contrary, LeBron James as an 18-year-old did everything right, had a spotless track even as a teenager. https://www.theringer.com/2020/4/21/21230136/2003-redraftables-lebron-arrives-darko-vs-melo-wade-the-sleeper 15 comments nba
- The implementation of Medicare Part D in 2006 (which gave 65+ yr-old Americans access to subsidized prescription drug insurance) led to a sharp drop in people over 65 working full time. Prior to the change, they had avoided retiring in order to maintain their employer-based health insurance. https://www.aeaweb.org/research/charts/retirement-lock-medicare-part-d 107 comments science
- Young people in the UK are losing the savings habit - with more than half of 22 to 29-year-olds living with no savings at all, official figures show. The squeeze on pay and the prevalence of insecure work mean many cannot put money aside. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45744552 291 comments worldnews
- Hello! I'm a 17-year-old web developer and I've been working on my first full-stack project called YourPapyrs.com, which is a site for people to share and upload their poems. I'm applying to MIT and this is one of the projects I'm showing. If you can, please give me some advice and criticism! https://www.yourpapyrs.com/ 62 comments webdev
- One Old Way of Keeping Black People From Voting Still Works https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/opinion/filibuster-voting-rights.html?action=click&module=opinion&pgtype=homepage 17 comments politics
- Trump Attacks Greta Thunberg on Twitter, Says She Must Work on 'Anger Management Problem' -- Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede who inspired millions of young people to take action against climate change, was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019 the day before https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/trump-attacks-greta-thunberg-on-twitter-1.8261269 1671 comments politics
- Teddy Long: "I'm not worried about my age. I think a lot of people in the wrestling business are worried about it. Maybe that's why I don't have a job now because they feel that I'm too old. But there are a lot of people that are still working in this business that are just as old as I am." https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/teddy-long-explains-why-wwe-released-him-says-its-not-his-decision-to-not-be-involved-in-wrestling 13 comments squaredcircle
- Climate strikes kick off worldwide - 'You'll die of old age, I'll die of climate change' : People from Australia to Iceland are staying away from school and work to call for urgent measures to stop the environmental catastrophe. https://news.sky.com/story/live-climate-strikes-set-to-be-biggest-environmental-protest-in-history-11814556 27 comments worldnews
- The GOP is working desperately to deny the right to vote to citizens it doesn’t like. You know, poor people, black people, Hispanic people, old people, female people http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-w-gerard/gop-defrauds-voters_b_5857560.html 116 comments politics
- Why Are People Still Talking About Reagonomics? -- It Won't Work Now, Reagan’s gone. You’re old. Get over it. http://www.businessinsider.com/reagans-gone-youre-old-get-over-it-2012-8 17 comments politics
- Michael Lewis | How Wall Street corrodes your soul: "One moment this herd of graduates of the nation's best universities are young people ... with young people's ideals and hopes to live a meaningful life. The next they are essentially old people, at work gaming ratings companies" http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/09/26/michael-lewis-how-wall-street-corrodes-your-soul/ 8 comments economy
- The user of the old Monaco subreddit was not answering, so in an attempt to revive the subreddit, I have created a new one. Still a work in progress, but hopefully some people who are interested in Monaco will come to hang out! http://www.reddit.com/r/monacofc 19 comments soccer
- [x-post] Sandeep Singh, a humble and gracious 22 yr old, who dropped out of college to work 2 jobs to support his single mom and family,wins $30.5M lotto. Some people deserve to win at life. http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/11p81p/yesterday_a_humble_and_gracious_22_yr_old_who/ 7 comments india
- "When they grow up, all these little brown babies will be working hard to pay for the Medicare & Social Security benefits..of old white people like me. It might be a good idea, then, for us all to pay more attention to the quality of K-12 education....." http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-white-babies-20120517,0,6339751.story 12 comments politics
- Tennessee faces federal lawsuit over decades-old penalties targeting HIV-positive people | Tennessee is the only state that imposes a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” if convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV, according to the complaint. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/tennessee-faces-federal-lawsuit-decades-old-penalties-targeting-hiv-po-rcna122024 8 comments politics
- The coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to protect 94% of adults over 65 years old. More data released from their ongoing phase three trial suggests it works equally well in people of all ages, races and ethnicities. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54986208 4 comments worldnews
- “In crisis, people put their money in CASH b/c it has the most utility. Yet govt’s inflate its value away. #BitcoinCash #BCH is permissionless P2P digital cash that DOESN’T inflate away, is free to use, instant, reliable, easy, secure. (The old #Bitcoin #BTC ntwk no longer works.)” https://twitter.com/scotty321/status/1238842240761393158?s=21 19 comments btc
- A few weeks ago I showed you guys the add-on I am working on. People asked me where I learned and I noticed most youtube tutorials where really old, so I decided to start my own tutorial series for the add-on SDK just for you guys. Feel free to request anything for the next episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bindex=1&%3Blist=PLOcd8K9syf1ANY5zkMGS47g5T-BGmXYas&v=e7UoYE5ymcU 20 comments firefox
- High-Tech Training, Years Of Experience -- But No Jobs: "When I thought about unemployment, I thought of people with few skills. And then, at 54 years old, I lost my job and have been looking for work in Houston for more than two years! With my background, shouldn't it be easy to change industries?" http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-high-tech-training-years-experience-no-180800558--finance.html 7 comments politics
- Fuck That! Old people are in favor of raising Payroll Caps so their SS benefits are not cut, but consistently vote against Healthcare Reform for those working and unemployed. <65 folks, send a big kiss my Country Ass to these selfish blisters. http://twittorati.com/link/3882734 6 comments politics
- I was walking home from work yesterday when I was accosted by a woman with a picture of Obama with a Hitler mustache saying Obama was getting ready to euthanize old people. This shit was too much. We need to take on every stupid lie the opponents of health care reform tell. http://2parse.com/?p=3622 9 comments politics