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Windows XP dies at 12 1/2 after long illness

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Summary: The most successful and yet most problematic version of Windows passed on as Microsoft provided its last full measure of support today. Microsoft Windows XP’s lifecycle came to an end today after a tumultuous 12-year reign as the most successful operating system ever. Despite great market success, Windows XP had been suffering from severe security […]

Advice for a Happy Life by Charles Murray

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The transition from college to adult life is treacherous, and this is nowhere more visible than among new college graduates in their first real jobs. A few years ago, I took it upon myself to start writing tips for the young staff where I work about how to avoid doing things that would make their […]

Houston braces for invasion of 'Crazy Ants'

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This is one horror film plot that may be all too real: Billions of voracious ants are about to descend on the Houston area, destroying entire homes and anything else that gets in their way. Rasberry Crazy Ants, even more destructive and mobile than their angry cousins, fire ants, are just weeks away from descending on the largest city in […]

The Hidden Productivity Drains in your Office Space

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Even when you select an office space that has been designed to be egalitarian and where the senior managers are located in trading desks or cubicles, the decision regarding the actual layouts one that is usually made by those at the top, with little to no input from employees. There are a number of productivity […]

Impressive Aerial Views of Worldwide Cities

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Even if you travel by airplane frequently, it’s doubtful that you’ve even gotten areal birds eye view of a city. With all of the pollution, weather, looping flight paths and aisle seats, your views may have been obstructed. This Reddit usergathered together some of the most impressive aerial views of cities around the world, giving people a […]

The Lost Art of the Unsent Angry Letter

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WHENEVER Abraham Lincoln felt the urge to tell someone off, he would compose what he called a “hot letter.” He’d pile all of his anger into a note, “put it aside until his emotions cooled down,” Doris Kearns Goodwin once explained on NPR, “and then write: ‘Never sent. Never signed.’ ” Which meant that Gen. George G. Meade, for one, […]

Don Knauss of Clorox, on Putting Your Followers First

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This interview with Don Knauss,chief executive of the Clorox Company, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Were you in leadership roles when you were younger? A. I learned a lot of leadership lessons playing football and baseball in high school. But I started to think a lot more in college about what I was going to do. […]