Casper
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Casper upvoted the following post 3 months ago:
Anderson @Anderson - 3 months ago
The Creators of 'Industry' Know Banking Is a Rigged Game
Did being open to the weirdness and idiosyncrasies teach you anything?MD: You know, the show is hard edge and it’s frenetic. It’s about a very cold industry. And the show works when it reflects all that stuff, but what we discovered in season three is that the show can ha...continued
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Teagan @Teagan - 3 months ago
Shein says it found two cases of child labor in its supply chain last year
Shein, the massively popular bargain bin retailer selling clothes, accessories, and home goods, said it uncovered two cases of child labor between Q1 and Q3 of 2023. In its most recent sustainability report released last week, Shein said the discoveries were made through ...continued
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Rex @Rex - 3 months ago
Labor Day deal: Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for Just $41, 90% Off!
In a special offer for Labor Day, StackSocial is providing an incredible opportunity to secure lifetime (!!) access to Office Professional Plus 2019 and Windows 11 Pro for the unbelievable price of just $41.This deal allows you to...continued
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Elvie @Elvie - 3 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
There is a deliberate echo in Richard Evans’ new study of actors and perpetrators in the Third Reich of the classic book written by the German journalist Joachim C. Fest, The Face of the Third Reich: Portraits of the Nazi Leadership, now more than 60 years ago. Like Fest,...continued
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Webster @Webster - 3 months ago
‘South American Soccer Is in Mourning’: Uruguayan Player Juan Izquierdo Dies at 27 After Collapse...
Tributes have poured in after the death of Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo on Tuesday night. The 27-year-old, a defender for his hometown’s Club Nacional de Football, died in hospital after he had collapsed last Thursday on the pitch during a match in Brazil. “All ...continued
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Marjory @Marjory - 3 months ago
3 men beat LA doctor with baseball bats months before deadly shooting: report
LOS ANGELES - Chilling new details have emerged about the Los Angeles doctor who was shot and killed outside an urgent care center in Woodland Hills.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Beloved doctor gunned down outside LA urgent care centerInvestigators with the Los Angeles Police Depart...continued
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Emmie @Emmie - 3 months ago
Hollywood's new hot business strategy: Celebrity BFFs
"It's not what you know; it's who you know." This saying has been around Tinsel Town for as long as the Hollywood sign has loomed over Los Angeles.That's still true for those seeking stardom, but recently, it has also been true for celebrities setting out on business vent...continued
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Nestor @Nestor - 3 months ago
A concertgoer got on stage with Macklemore. Police say she'd 'forgotten' she was a wanted person ...
A Slovakian woman had the chance of a lifetime to sing onstage with American rapper Macklemore in front of tens of thousands of people, but there was one major problem—she was wanted by the police.The force said in the post that the woman, who ultimately accepted the off...continued
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Mariano @Mariano - 3 months ago
Paramount's last-minute bidder wants to partner with a streaming service, report says
Edgar Bronfman Jr. plans to shake up Paramount's streaming strategy by teaming up with a tech giant like Amazon or Apple, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.Bronfman, the former CEO of Warner Music Group, made an eleventh-hour bid just before Paramount's merger with Skydance Me...continued
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Minnie @Minnie - 3 months ago
Trump fact-checked on Fox & Friends after making false claim about Kamala Harris and Putin
The moment after Donald Trump hung up after a call-in interview with the hosts of "Fox & Friends," co-host Brian Kilmeade immediately fact-checked one claim the former president made about Vice President Kamala Harris.During one of the many rambling diatribes Trump la...continued
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Rex @Rex - 3 months ago
I Feel Like the Black Sheep of My Family. How Can We Be Closer?
Episode Notes Kate’s entire family loves to go on intense, day-long hikes. Kate does not. It’s just one of many differences that makes her feel like a black sheep. But Kate desperately wants to be close to her family—without disregarding...continued
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Rowan @Rowan - 3 months ago
Megalopolis‘s New Trailer Prepares You for a Critical Backlash
Lionsgate has released a new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis front-loaded with scathing reviews for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Have a look: As Laurence Fishburne narrates, “one filmmaker has always...continued
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Marlon @Marlon - 3 months ago
Trump Says He’s Afraid of AI After Sharing AI-Images of a Fake Taylor Swift Endorsement
On Sunday, Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of Taylor Swift in the style of an Uncle Sam propaganda poster. In the picture, Swift pointed at the audience and told fans to vote for Trump. On Wednesday, Fox Business asked Trump if he was...continued
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Alexander @Alexander - 3 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
On 4 November 1520 Christian II of Denmark and Norway was crowned king of Sweden. In the decade preceding the coronation the so-called Kalmar Union, which since 1397 had joined the three kingdoms under a common monarchy, had been the cause of a series of rebellions raised...continued
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Minnie @Minnie - 3 months ago
Dropbox Acquires Reclaim.ai
We're excited to share that Reclaim.ai has been acquired by Dropbox, and our team will be joining to help drive the future of productivity for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. As part of the Dropbox team, we’re going to continue investing in the Reclaim you kno...continued
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Marjory @Marjory - 3 months ago
Mike Lynch, ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ Confirmed Dead in Superyacht Wreck
British software mogul Mike Lynch, 59, has died after a superyacht he was onboard sank off the coast of Sicily, where he was celebrating being acquitted of fraud by a jury in the US weeks earlier.Lynch, his teenage daughter Hannah, and four other passengers—including Morg...continued
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Jimmy @Jimmy - 3 months ago
Aug. 11 Olympics schedule: Basketball, closing ceremony
Aug 11, 2024, 08:49 AM ETThe 2024 Olympics are almost finished. August 11th will bring final stretch developments in basketball and volleyball, in addition to the closing ceremony. Can the U.S. women's basketball team and U.S. women's volleyball team bring home gold medal...continued
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Casper @Casper - 3 months ago
Most GOP-devastating statistic in Bill Clinton's DNC speech confirmed by fact checker
Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday used part of his speech at the Democratic National Convention to hit back at the notion that Republican presidents were better on the economy than Democratic presidents.In particular, Clinton pointed to the record of…
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Elliott @Elliott - 3 months ago
‘A Better Politics’: The Biggest Moments From Pete Buttigieg’s 2024 DNC Speech
Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Transportation Secretary and former mayor of South Bend, has become one of the Democratic Party’s most relied upon messengers on cable news and late-night television. And on Tuesday night, he continued to show why.“I’m Pete Buttigieg, and you migh...continued
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Jimmy @Jimmy - 3 months ago
Cricket: Samoa’s Visser breaks men’s T20I record with 39 runs in one over
Cricket: Samoa’s Visser breaks men’s T20I record with 39 runs in one over Darius Visser obliterated the single over record by three runs against Vanuatu at a T20 World Cup qualifier in the Samoan capital, Apia.Darius Visser has hit 39 runs in a single over to set a men’s...continued
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Oren @Oren - 3 months ago
Leadership Lessons from a NASA Tragedy
HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Leadership – case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you.In early 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as i...continued
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Elliott @Elliott - 3 months ago
Hydrogen cars flopped, but fuel cells are finding new life in trucks and boats
Twenty years ago, it seemed like hydrogen fuel cell vehicles would have a bright future. The cars were cool — luxury sedans with sleek interiors and futuristic-looking touchscreens. They were environmentally friendly, with water vapor as their only byproduct. Regulators w...continued
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Joe @Joe - 3 months ago
Can AI Deliver Fully Automated Factories?
In the foreseeable future, technology will cease to be a bottleneck for lights-out transformations, which dramatically reduce the need for human workers inside factories. As technology improves, the decision to pursue this goal will primarily depend on the factory’s e...continued
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - 3 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
‘The Romans got it right: civil war breeds civil war’David Armitage is Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History at Harvard University and author of Civil Wars: A History in Ideas (Yale University Press, 2018)Scheming plotters and foreign ideas; class conflict and moral dec...continued
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johnjamin50 @johnjamin50 - 3 months ago
A Deep Dive into The Eminence in Shadow Chapter 1
IntroductionThe world of manga is vast and varied, filled with stories that capture the imagination and transport readers to realms where anything is possible. Among these captivating tales is The Eminence in Shadow Chapter 1, a story that stands out for its unique approa...continued
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