God bless the women of my family RT @hannahchow: happy 3 year anniversary to this conversation with my mother
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Zombie statistics are numbers that are either made up, hopeless outdated, or massively out of context — but appear everywhere and won't die. Often their original source is obscure.
This is a story of a zombie number—5 microns—that interfered with the global COVID response.
All pandemic long, the WHO fought the idea that the coronavirus was airborne. At the heart of their argument was a teensy error with huge consequences wired.trib.al/9B8l6Cq
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Thx @USLacrosse for letting me be a part of this important discussion. Future of lacrosse is in great hands with this group 💪🏾✊🏾
This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’ve honored those that came before and the movers and shakers of our time.
Once February is over, there’s still plenty of work to do. Let’s make history today and move this sport forward.
Lon Chow retweeted
Dick Butkus catching a fucking extra point pass after a bad snap may be the best thing you’ve seen today.
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Pls support @OWLSLAX for #GivingTuesday it’s more than lacrosse. It’s not about getting kids recruited to college for lacrosse. It’s about IMPACTFUL MENTORSHIP & Improving Academic and Social Outcomes! So little can help so much. justgiving.com/campaign/owls…
Please support @OWLSLAX on this #GivingTuesday. @OWLSCoachA is changing young lives in the West and Southside of Chicago!
#GivingTuesday is here, and a small gift can make a big impact!
Join us to support underserved Chicago youth with year-round access to academic intervention, enrichment experiences, organized mentoring, and competitive lacrosse opportunities. justgiving.com/campaign/owls…
Lon Chow retweeted
Gen Z: lol fucking millennials
Millennials: lol fucking boomers.
Boomers: Fuck all y'all kids
Gen X:
Please consider giving to this worthy cause @OWLSLAX #GivingTuesdayNow' - charity.gofundme.com/o/en/ca… via @GoFundMeCharity
Brilliant!
Mumbai Police Play a Trick on Honking Drivers
It involves a red light hooked to a decibel meter, and the timer resets when harsh horns get too loud.
nytimes.com/2020/02/04/world…
Lon Chow retweeted
The Dunning-Kruger effect posits that dumb people are too stupid to know they are dumb. Your blind spot is making you arrogant.
The antidote: humility. Some people, including me, are lucky, being born on third base.
#saturdaythoughts
profgalloway.com/third-base/
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Neumann is leaving with more money ($700 million) than We is currently worth.
When firms are still searching for a viable business model, the temptation to go full yogababble gets stronger, as the truth (numbers, business model, EBITDA) needs concealer.
profgalloway.com/yogababble
Lon Chow retweeted
On this day in 2004, we lost the great Pat Tillman. This is his story go.si.com/h4sXklq
Lon Chow retweeted
can't tell if this is early April Fool's or Tinder is legit giving people verified height badges, but either way I'm laughing
Introducing the thing you never asked for, but definitely always wanted—Tinder Height Verification. Coming soon.
Read more about it here: tinde.rs/2FK5kDJ
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"Only nine percent of people from the lowest income quartile receive a bachelor’s degree by the age of 24, compared to 77 percent for the top income quartile…That some rich families bribe their children’s way into college is the least of our problems."
nytimes.com/2019/03/28/opini…
Lon Chow retweeted
TIRED: Mechanical Turkers
WIRED: Finnish Prisoners
theverge.com/2019/3/28/18285…
Lon Chow retweeted
This brilliant post by @fredwilson is the single-best counter-argument to CEO's whining about the shorts, short-termism and almost everything else I’ve heard against being public … period. avc.com/2018/08/being-public…