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January 27, 2015
Getting Out Of Afghanistan
By the time we thought about leaving Afghanistan, we’d been tossing gear into the country for more than a decade. This is the story of how we moved out.
The convoy of army trucks, cranes, and flatbeds has been chugging its way under cover of darkness through the craggy mountains of eastern Afghanistan for hours. Now just a few miles from its destination, an outpost in the town of Chamkani, a stone’s throw from the border with Pakistan, the sun is beginning to uncloak the convoy’s movements. The gunners are swiveling back and forth atop armored trucks, searching the steep mountain walls for signs of an ambush. Combat engineers at the front of the line—the bomb hunters, known as sappers—scour the road for signs of IEDs. The soldiers are pretty sure they’re going to get hit. They just don’t know when.
January 26, 2015
Facebook's Lite App Is A Version Of The Social Network Aimed At Emerging Markets
Enhancing communication in underserved areas? We can "like" that.
After conquering developed markets like the U.S. and Europe, the tech world is eager to expand into the developing world in search of new, untapped populations of potential customers. While that all makes perfect sense in theory, in practice it can lead to challenges.
Google Deal Brings NFL Highlights To YouTube
A step in the right direction, if not yet a touchdown.
Not long after it was announced that ESPN will be available for streaming over the web, courtesy of the Dish Network, the NFL has signed a deal that will allow viewers to watch official highlight clips via YouTube.
Analysts: Apple Is Selling More iPhones In China Than In The U.S.
Apple's China strategy is paying off in a big way.
Tim Cook has been outspoken about his belief that China will one day overtake the U.S. in Apple sales, and ahead of Apple's earnings call tomorrow, analysts are predicting that he's been proven right.
Stop Pirating Pro Tools: Here Comes A Free Version Of The Audio Editing Software
A new, free version of Pro Tools is geared toward beginners.
The name Pro Tools typically conjures feelings of love or hate—or, most often perhaps, anxiety. That might change soon, however, with the upcoming release of Pro Tools First, a free, less-intimidating version of the extremely popular audio editing software.
In This Lost Interview, Elliott Smith Reveals How He Found His Unique Voice
PBS delivers an intimate, animated interview with the late musician in a new episode of "Blank on Blank."
It's hard to imagine Elliott Smith screaming anything.
Aaron Betsky Named Dean Of The Embattled Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
Betsky, a renowned curator and architecture critic, must help the troubled institution raise $2 million by the end of the year.
via @aaronbetsky The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has appointed curator and architecture critic Aaron Betsky as the new dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Betsky will be charged with raising funds for the embattled institution, which must transform into an autonomous subsidiary of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to keep its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission.
This Service Steals Your Money, So You Can Save Without Even Realizing You're Doing It
$5 here and $10 here and (hopefully) it'll all be painless.
Saving money, especially with a mediocre salary, is hard. Have a major illness in the family? There go the savings. Want to take a big vacation? Bye bye, cash. In the U.S., the median retirement account balance is $3,000 for working-age households—hardly enough to survive even a few months in a major city.
How To Design A Safer Operating Room
Infection in the OR can be deadly. A new design concept by NBBJ aims to reduce the risk.
For Body Week, Co.Design asked a select group of design firms: What one thing in the health care industry desperately needs to be redesigned, and how would you redesign it? Here, NBBJ envisions an operating room that would reduce dangerous hospital infections.—Eds
The Poop Diet Wars
Can becoming vegan change #2's sweet scent?
There are three constants in life—death, taxes, and that everyone's shit stinks. Or does it? Though smelly poo has always seemed like a non-negotiable, there's a chance that it may be more about diet than digestion.
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