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ftc FTC wants to ban subscriptions that you can't easily cancel Rob Beschizza

security Pentagon employees ignore security protocols to download all kinds of dodgy apps on their government-issued phones David Pescovitz

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academia Study shows extent of hiring bias in academia: 20% of schools produce 80% of tenure-track profs Elías Villoro

project farm Which ratcheting screwdriver should you buy? Gareth Branwyn

mistakes UK phone carrier Vodafone refusing to close dead customers' accounts—and sending debt collectors after bereaved relatives who stop payment Rob Beschizza

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security College to close after severe ransomware attack Rob Beschizza

work America's "toxic corporate culture" driving the Great Resignation Rob Beschizza

writers The letter that William Burroughs wrote Truman Capote, cursing his career and taking back his talent Gareth Branwyn