January 20th, 2018, 8th issue.
A roundup of what I learned this week, sources linked. Published weekly. All blurbs written by yours truly unless otherwise noted. Grouped in quasi-random order.
Companies that value design will take initiatives that are not just good for the consciences of the people who work there, but for the consumer as well.
— CVS bans photo manipulation in store beauty brands, pressures suppliers
Some investments pay dividends. Investments that do are not using that money to reinvest in the company, which would ideally bolster the value of the investment. However, dividends can be reinvested to further grow.
— A Beginner’s Guide to Dividend Investing
Short answer: you can't write off services.
— How to write off non-profit work? - Professional Webmaster Business Issues forum at WebmasterWorld - WebmasterWorld
A single actor has been manipulating the price of Bitcoin for kind of a while now.
— Just One Person Found To Have Caused Bitcoin’s Jump Fr... | News | Cointelegraph
Roth IRAs are good. Go to one of the many providers and set one up.
— Roth IRAs Just Became an Even Better Deal for Retirement Savings
Controversial figure Jordan Peterson has popped up a lot in my news feed lately. Why? I read a bunch of stuff to figure it out. It's hard to find articles that don't either herald him as the second coming (hyperbole) or denounce him as worse than the devil (hyperbole again), but I might have found one.
Be prepared. Going into a situation knowingly underprepared is negligent.
— Fight Club: Jordan Peterson vs. Cathy Newman « Why Evolution Is True
Probably the most non-partisan sounding article about Peterson that I've read thusfar.
— What’s So Dangerous About Jordan Peterson? - The Chronicle of Higher Education
We depend on verbal communication to form and re-form our ideas. Claiming the "right not to be offended" preconcludes the possibility of the difficult discussions that are necessary to hone our views.
— Why We Cannot Have the Right Not To Be Offended
Leave events without saying goodbye to everyone.
— 10 Reasons ‘Ghosting’ at an Event Is 1,000 Times Better Than Saying Goodbye
Could we change the discourse on alcohol by changing how we approach our desires?
— It Was Only When I Quit Drinking That I Realized How Bad It Was for Me - VICE
Knowing the difference between a thought and an emotion is helpful as it allows us to deal with our emotions.
— Learning Thoughts and Emotions | Psychology Today
The Pugh Matrix is a simple but powerful decision making tool. It is most useful in situations where there are multiple options as it allows an objective comparison of the options based on your criteria.
— Pugh Matrix
— Pugh Matrix step by step
Apparently Volkswagen is still alive and kicking.
— 2019 Volkswagen Jetta redesigned and revealed at Detroit Auto Show - Autoblog
I JUST ASKED SIRI IF A CERTAIN BOY WOULD EVER TEXT ME AND SHE SENT A TEXT SAYING WILL YOU EVER TEXT ME TO HIM. My funeral will be held at 8pm this Thursday.
— Siri betrays human friend by texting her crush
The hottest pepper ever was developed as an alternative anaesthetic for those who are allergic to anaesthetics, the pepper is so hot that it numbs the skin.
— The World's Hottest Pepper Is Actually Lethal | Tasting Table
Build a wall they said...
— Border Wall Models Thwart US Commandos In Tests « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
I'm not sure why this info is valuable but it was somehow interesting despite the fact I didn't understand about 50% of it.
— It is *not* possible to detect and block Chrome headless
Excerpt: When the conversation centres around assault instead of encompassing what leads to it, we lose crucial insights into what can change on a more organic, fundamental level. What Ansari did doesn’t quite count as assault in the legal sense—but it begs the question of why legality is the only benchmark we keep for ourselves. To reduce the dehumanisation and discomfort of a woman to “bad foreplay” is to excuse the willful, clumsy disregard for a woman as a person. (Emphasis added.)
— Aziz Ansari is not the woke desi feminist we thought he was — Quartz
Excerpt: Whatever Ansari deserved, isn’t something broken? And how do we start to fix it?
— Aziz Ansari sexual-misconduct allegation: We're all very sick - The Washington Post
Excerpt: sexual assault [is] “not a ‘mistake’ but a deliberate decision to treat another person like a soulless object.”
— Aziz, We Tried to Warn You - The New York Times
The relationship between men and women must be fixed or it will continue to be one "of permanent war."
— Catherine Deneuve and the French Feminist Difference
I don't know what to do with this information.
— The email a Babe.net writer sent to HLN's Ashleigh Banfield about the Aziz Ansari story - Business Insider
The comment section of every article resulting from the firestorm that is the #MeToo movement is a place that makes me wonder when internet outrage will die. The internet is a fake outlet, allowing trite responses to be dissipated into the nothingness of a virtual reality. Occasionally it will bring about real change, but so much more often it's a place to let off the steam that would otherwise boil over into real action.
— The Hollywood Tide Turns on Woody Allen - The Atlantic
While apologists continue to say the Aziz Ansari story is an example of a movement gone off the rails, and as tempting as it can be to choose that view, it's not hard to imagine that "Grace" didn't just say no out of fear.
— The Humiliation of Aziz Ansari - The Atlantic
— Opinion | Aziz Ansari Is Guilty. Of Not Being a Mind Reader. - The New York Times
Those who hold the reigns to our entertainment are in an unprecedented place of power right now. The generation that has/is growing up in social media is hyper-aware of its power, and know how to make use of it.
— Jake Paul Is A Terrifying Genius And We Should All Be Scared
Your personal statement should be a short story about what you do, accomplish, value, how you're different, and why you are valuable.
— How To Write A Stellar LinkedIn Summary
