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Sexism

mardi 21 avril 2015 à 14:00

Subtle sexism, impossible to prove in a court, holds women back in their careers.

This issue is far more important than the Ellen Pao case itself, because it affects a lot of women, not executives only.

Malicious Javascript

mardi 21 avril 2015 à 14:00

China has a new system for injecting malicious Javascript into users' machines to make them attack any chosen target site.

A more technical analysis of how it works.

Paid "protesters"

mardi 21 avril 2015 à 14:00

Florida is considering an inadequate plan to protect part of the Everglades from agricultural runoff, so the "Tea Party" held a protest — with paid "protesters".

With current levels of Republican dishonesty, one must suspect all their "protests" of being paid.

"Freed" goldfish

mardi 21 avril 2015 à 14:00

Someone "freed" goldfish in a lake in Colorado. They reproduced and are driving out the native species.

Don't ever release pets into the wild without consulting experts about whether it is safe.

Corporate tax dodging

mardi 21 avril 2015 à 14:00

The strategems used by 288 big US companies to reduce their tax rate to under 20%.

CBS, General Electric, Interpublic Group, Jetblue Airways, Mattel, Owens Corning, PG&E Corp., Prudential Financial, Qualcomm, PEPCO Holdings, Priceline.com, Ryder System, Time Warner, Weyerhaeuser and Xerox pay no tax at all.