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'The Great Stay' is preventing young workers from getting a foot in the door https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/18/economy/younger-americans-job-search/index.html 3 comments 21/10/2024

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Coding in 1960s was WILD. Writing FORTRAN on paper... translating to physical punch cards... getting output hours later... no screen... no YT/reddit... yet NASA used this to launch spacecraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming_in_the_punched_card_era 4 comments 30/1/2025 coding
[Highlight] Pickens gets called for Unsportsmanlike conduct https://twitter.com/Rate_the_Refs/status/1863291827975315848 91 comments 1/12/2024 nfl
Is your team getting hosed? Check the spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1brwbbUoNicI1ouPjpiK48azdyrUL0jxDQj2YRzl1R5Q/edit 7 comments 20/7/2024 baseball
Strickland on fighter pay: "The UFC just doesn't do the right things, if you look at what these guys that run the UFC make to what guys get paid... Unless you hold them at gunpoint they aint gonna do [the right thing]" https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2s&v=ZK45toJfjQw 239 comments 30/5/2024 mma
‘They can’t get it wrong again’: Economists are increasingly uncertain about Fed rate cuts this year https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/08/they-cant-get-it-wrong-again-will-the-fed-cut-rates-this-year.html 9 comments 9/4/2024 economy
He’s a Renewable-Power Billionaire, Not an Environmentalist | Invenergy founder Michael Polsky created the largest U.S. private renewable energy developer from scratch and says politics should get out of energy https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/hes-a-renewable-power-billionaire-not-an-environmentalist-f7f4cbef?st=9pd8r51exskoc35 10 comments 12/3/2024 energy
[Romano] Harry Maguire: “We always knew goals were going to come from Højlund because he's an exceptional talent”. “This club has built a philosophy where young players get chances, and if you take your chance, you stay in the team, and this manager has proved that”, told Sky. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1757802860069179585 53 comments 15/2/2024 soccer
[Krawczynski] Rudy Gobert said he was happy for Ant and KAT being selected to the All-Star game. As for him: “It’s not the first time I’ve been taken for granted or disrespected. … I’m happy at the end of the day I get to get some vacation.” https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1753467043582476724 338 comments 2/2/2024 nba
[Rill] Orioles closer Félix Bautista is getting Tommy John surgery https://twitter.com/JakeDRill/status/1708214897090105730 73 comments 30/9/2023 baseball
[sny] Buck Showalter defends the Mets’ grounds crew: “I’ve been a lot of really good groundskeepers, this guy’s as good as I’ve seen... Anybody that ever infers he’s not at the top of his game, he’s as good as it gets.” https://x.com/snytv/status/1708181098176372798?s=46 52 comments 30/9/2023 baseball
Paris is battling an infestation of bloodsucking bedbugs on trains and in movie theaters as the city gets ready to host the 2024 Olympics https://www.insider.com/paris-battles-infestation-of-bloodsucking-bedbugs-in-cinemas-airports-2023-9 10 comments 30/9/2023 europe
Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures for Its Existing Bitcoin ETF https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/28/valkyrie-gets-approval-to-start-buying-eth-futures-for-its-existing-bitcoin-etf/ 20 comments 30/9/2023 cryptocurrency
[Breer] I'm sure the talk shows tomorrow will turn tonight into a referendum on Jordan Love. But that wasn't what that game was about at all—the Packers, sans David Bakhtiari, couldn't block the Lions. Which was part of getting soundly beat up front on both sides of the ball. https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1707604559357530446?s=19&t=wEAd1kgSEGYbn1nKYWomMA 170 comments 29/9/2023 nfl
[Plettenberg] Völler can envision Nagelsmann as a suitable replacement for Flick. Bayern are aware that the DFB is unwilling to pay a transfer fee similar to the situation with Flick. Bayern would even release Nagelsmann to the DFB without a transfer fee, just to get him off the payroll. https://x.com/plettigoal/status/1701521255948513780?s=46&t=ae-Q38M0hKIllff2mVkNGg 101 comments 12/9/2023 soccer
How can I get clean rounded openings going THROUGH rounded openings like this? Just boolean or? (all the archways inside a rounded area) https://i.gyazo.com/3596c7f5ae476b9f6c018e659c935d72.png 4 comments 12/9/2023 blender
Files by Google is getting a new "Smart Search" feature and Settings UI improvement https://t.me/GappsLeaks/175?single= 8 comments 12/9/2023 android
Will the dollar keep its global dominance? The US needs to get its act together | Barry Eichengreen https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/11/us-dollar-global-dominance-us-russia-china-brics 20 comments 12/9/2023 economics
[RAW SPOILER] SPOILER gets a new theme https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1701447291662402010 24 comments 12/9/2023 squaredcircle
Yan Gomes gets a clutch single to put the Cubs ahead 5-4! https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/11/c7b4b592-6c72288f-2b0d5fa4-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4 8 comments 12/9/2023 baseball
[David Bakhtiari] Congrats @nfl . How many more players have to get hurt on ARTIFICIAL TURF??! You care more about soccer players than us. You plan to remove all artificial turf for the World Cup coming up. So clearly it’s feasible. I’m sick of this..Do better! https://twitter.com/davidbakhtiari/status/1701402938642415783?s=46&t=Y_KXHBgeHwLgY9UkD4KA1A 1192 comments 12/9/2023 nfl
[Highlight] Brewers legend Josh Donaldson gets a RBI single in his second at-bat! https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/362bc157-2534-4e22-9cd0-16c053e02d6e.mp4 12 comments 12/9/2023 baseball
[Ben Volin] Took all of four plays into the first game of the season for Rodgers to get hurt and limp off the field while being held up by two trainers https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/1701391694636220783?s=20 1231 comments 12/9/2023 nfl
[Riske] Just started watching some Chargers defense all-22 and watching Kenneth Murray getting sucked towards the line of scrimmage against empty formation is a priv. The film is even worse than the TV copy. https://twitter.com/PFF_Moo/status/1701139522656895362?s=19&t=6-1piLWxjm1mcEaCI7LBQg 30 comments 11/9/2023 nfl
[Doug McIntyre] USMNT’s Yunus Musah says he’d love to play in the 2024 Olympics, realizes that will be tricky with the senior squad competing in the Copa America next summer. “I’d love to go to both,” Musah said. “Hopefully I get to go to at least one of them.” https://twitter.com/ByDougMcIntyre/status/1701290718310826377 14 comments 11/9/2023 soccer
Sources: NBA to get tougher about resting stars https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38380166/sources-nba-likely-pass-tougher-rules-resting-stars 83 comments 11/9/2023 sports
[Cornell] “Get that weight up little boy” -Baker Mayfield https://twitter.com/CornellNFL/status/1701340259735183565 430 comments 11/9/2023 nfl
Bruce Prichard on Bray Wyatt: "Anyone that had the opportunity and the pleasure to get to know him, they were captivated by that personality, by that smile, by that ability to draw you and tell you a story, and make you want to hear more, make you want to know what is next." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1391028/bruce-prichard-windham-rotunda-ability-create-magic-wwe-bray-wyatt/ 12 comments 11/9/2023 squaredcircle
Welp, looks like we're not getting that sweet lower enlisted pay raise. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2023/09/11/gop-defense-budgets-abortion-diversity-limits-draw-biden-veto-threat/ 322 comments 11/9/2023 navy
Sources: NBA to get tougher about resting stars https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38380166/sources-nba-likely-pass-tougher-rules-resting-stars 6 comments 11/9/2023 nba
[Highlight] David Bakhtiari says hello to the Chicago faithful before getting set https://twitter.com/AndyHermanNFL/status/1701317311703953871?s=19&t=q2WMyptxo5dKIP_8BUY5aA 11 comments 11/9/2023 nfl
[Bleacher Report] AI robot “fans” were placed all throughout SoFi stadium as part of a movie promo 🤯 Imagine getting to your seats and seeing those next to you 😳 https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/1701294729214804077?s=46 56 comments 11/9/2023 nfl
Juventus says they will "evaluate the next steps" after Pogba gets temporarily suspended after testing positive to testosterone https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Juventus/11-09-2023/juve-il-comunicato-su-pogba.shtml 23 comments 11/9/2023 soccer
Ron DeSantis and Trump get ready for a fight at California’s GOP convention https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-trump-get-ready-fight-californias-gop-convention-rcna103857 20 comments 11/9/2023 politics
Active-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol with 2 unit members https://apnews.com/article/hellonen-coomer-abate-marines-capitol-riot-sentencings-d8a7f1a228dd94a82f4381d318fe7b2f 198 comments 11/9/2023 military
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri gets an in-development open source remake https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-open-source-remake/ 2 comments 11/9/2023 linux_gaming
Nigeria gets $14 billion investment pledges from India, seeks economic pact https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-gets-14-billion-investment-pledges-india-seeks-economic-pact-2023-09-06/ 20 comments 7/9/2023 geopolitics