• I Worked With Richard Russell at Horizon Air, and I Understand Why He Did What He Did (The Stranger) What happens when the modern management philosophy of, “Make work awful,” hits reality.
• Study confirms truth behind ‘Darwin’s moth’ (Phys.org) Evolution, bitches, it just works.
• Facebook flat-out ‘lies’ about how many people can see its ads – lawsuit (The Register) False eyeballs, false users, when does reality catch up with social media.
• Just say no: Wi-Fi-enabled appliance botnet could bring power grid to its knees (Ars Technica) The internet of sh%$. The insecurity of these devices means that a hacker can actually manipulate electrical loads on the grid.
• U. of Akron Will Phase Out 80 Degree Programs and Open New Esports Facilities (The Chronicle of Higher Education) “Esports” are video games.  “10 Ph.D. programs, 33 master’s programs, 20 bachelor’s programs, and 17 associate-degree programs that will be phased out,” but they are refurbishing the football stadium as well.
• Meet the Militant Taxi Drivers Union That Just Defeated Uber and Lyft (In These Times) Some back story to how the New York City Council decided to limit the number of ride shares in the City.

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