Bookmarks tagged “news”
11 bookmarks tagged “news”
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
Chernobyl DevOps: Software Engineering, Disaster Management, and Observability
Or at least, that’s the story that operators working for FirstEnergy in a power substation in Wadsworth, Ohio, just a few miles southwest of Akron, had in front of them. All systems seemed…
The F-35 Is a $1.4 Trillion National Disaster - War Is Boring - Medium
The F-35 still has a long way to go before it will be ready for combat. That was the parting message of Michael Gilmore, the now-retired Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in his last…
Mass Shootings in America, and Why Men (and Boys) Keep Doing This
I was 12 years old, sitting in art class in middle school. We were playing with clay and making sculptures. “I have an important announcement to make. All teachers and students need to hear this. I…
The Secret History of SEAL Team 6: Quiet Killings and Blurred Lines - NYTim
The unit best known for killing Osama bin Laden has been converted into a global manhunting machine with limited outside oversight.
Xmas or Bust: The Untold Story of ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’
From freak snowstorms to working with Chevy Chase, the makers of 'Christmas Vacation' reveal the secrets behind a holiday-movie classic.
What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com
The inside story of how Yahoo’s C.E.O. lost her way.
Finding a Video Poker Bug Made These Guys Rich—Then Vegas Made Them Pay | W
Michael Friberg John Kane was on a hell of a winning streak. On July 3, 2009, he walked alone into the high-limit room at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas and sat down at a video poker machine called the Game King. Six minutes later the purple light on the top of the machine fla