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Not Safe for Anything: Don't Watch This Cicada Cam

theatlantic.com — Live video by Animal Planet L!ve Oh, god, Science Channel! What are you doing to us? As if a continental-scale INSECT INVASION was not enough. As if the fact that the cicada invasion is a " frenzy of sex and death was not enough. As if widespread interest in eating these insects was not enough.
nopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopen RT @tylerbarstow: @(me) Independence Day 2: theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
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The Girl Who Turned to Bone

theatlantic.com — When Jeannie Peeper was born in 1958, there was only one thing amiss: her big toes were short and crooked. Doctors fitted her with toe braces and sent her home. Two months later, a bulbous swelling appeared on the back of Peeper's head.
Not to be a fan girl, but this is a totally fascinating piece about a rare disorder that causes extra bone growth theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
RT @jj_gould: The Mystery of the 2nd Skeleton: An amazing story about the unexpected benefits of research into a rare bone disease: http://…
The Mystery of the 2nd Skeleton: An amazing story about the unexpected benefits of research into a rare bone disease: theatln.tc/11Kb6gQ
What a read! “It’s like trying to harness a chain reaction at the heart of an atom bomb…" The Girl Who Turned to Bone bit.ly/189rHfq
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Xbox One: Our Servers Will Have More Power Than All the Computers in 1999! Us: Really?! Expert: Almost.

theatlantic.com — Watching the reveal of the Xbox One this week, one particular claim about Microsoft's new console caught my ear. Marc Whitten, the executive in charge of Xbox Live, the company's online gaming network, charted its historical progression. "When we launched Xbox Live in 2002, it was powered by 500 severs.
RT @alexismadrigal: This 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s bit.ly/16WBTYU
RT @alexismadrigal: This 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s bit.ly/16WBTYU
RT @alexismadrigal: Crazy: it's worth considering that 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s http…
RT @alexismadrigal: Crazy: it's worth considering that 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s http…
Crazy: it's worth considering that 1 gaming network will have more computing power than the whole world in the 90s bit.ly/16WBTYU
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Josh Barro, the Loneliest Republican

theatlantic.com — A week had passed since the 2012 election when Josh Barro finally said the unsayable. The 28-year-old Bloomberg View columnist is-or, arguably, was-the most precocious of a coterie of conservative reformists whose numbers have steadily swollen, those arguing that the GOP's product itself, not merely its marketing slogans, needs to change.
Apparently there is a schism in the GOP reform movement. So sayeth a @jonathanchait piece in this month's Atlantic: bit.ly/12yJRRn
I can't wait to make it big as a pundit and then start ripping on Republicans and land glowing center-left profiles. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
I can't wait to read this @jonathanchait profile of @jbarro, but it's going to be hard to surpass that illustration: bit.ly/14ArSwn
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What Mattered in Obama's Speech Today: Ending the Open-Ended 'War on Terror'

theatlantic.com — This speech was very long -- nearly 7000 words, even longer than my profile of Jerry Brown! And I didn't expect anyone to listen to my read my article aloud. Also, I am not going to deal with the part of the speech that has been most thoroughly discussed: changes, or not, in the administration's drone policy.
RT @JamesFallows: Obama's speech today was most important not for drone argument but for end of eternal 'war on terror' http://t.co/nPSEzwF…
RT @JamesFallows: Obama's speech today was most important not for drone argument but for end of eternal 'war on terror' http://t.co/nPSEzwF…
Obama's speech today was most important not for drone argument but for end of eternal 'war on terror' bit.ly/10ooMew Or so I claim

Are We Truly Overworked? An Investigation-in 6 Charts

theatlantic.com — Americans are laboring less than ever. So why do we feel so busy? Complaining about working too much is an American birthright. It distinguishes us from the vacation-happy French and the paid-leave-loving Scandinavians.
RT @DKThomp: The average German works 991 fewer hours per year than in 1950. The average American? 200 fewer hours. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
RT @marysdesk: Think you're working so much harder? Turns out that's all about class, and other ways our lives are shifting: http://t.co/3k…
Six charts of data on whether we're overworked, from @TheAtlantic - ow.ly/lkDRG - Chart 2: women work more hours than men.
RT @jhagel: Why do you feel overworked? Income inequality versus leisure inequality and other factors at work bit.ly/12Q9wGZ via @D…
RT @TheAtlantic: Americans are laboring less than ever. So why do we feel so busy? An investigation—in 6 charts: theatln.tc/16Eav1c
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The Future of Brick-and-Mortar Retailers? Turning Into Datacenters

theatlantic.com — Sears! Once the catalog king, then an eminent brick-and-mortar retailer, and now, perhaps, a real-estate holding company that leases out space for computers that power the cloud. Data Center Knowledge reported today that Sears had created a new unit -- Ubiquity Critical Environments -- to look into repurposing its shuttered stores as datacenters, starting with this one in Chicago.
RT @alexismadrigal: The future of brick-and-mortar retailers? Turning into datacenters: bit.ly/10UVWSA This week's sign the 21st ce…
RT @alexismadrigal: The future of brick-and-mortar retailers? Turning into datacenters: bit.ly/10UVWSA This week's sign the 21st ce…
The future of brick-and-mortar retailers? Turning into datacenters: bit.ly/10UVWSA This week's sign the 21st century is upon us.

The Art of Staying Focused in a Distracting World

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"What you’re describing sounds like a society-wide autism." "In my opinion, it’s more serious than autism." bit.ly/17FhreL
Truth RT @MarcusWohlsen: … Really, children have a fascination with whatever Mom and Dad find fascinating. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
… Really, children have a fascination with whatever Mom and Dad find fascinating." theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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McKinsey Names the Most Over-Hyped (and Under-Hyped) Major Technologies Out There

theatlantic.com — The McKinsey Global Institute specializes in measuring the unmeasurable. Who else has the audacity to appraise the Internet but MGI, who slapped a $8 trillion price tag on the global digital economy.
RT @DKThomp: GRAPH: McKinsey Global Institute says it's identified the most over-hyped major technologies of our time theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
The question is, where will Glass end up? MT @DKThomp: The most over-hyped major technologies of our time theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
GRAPH: McKinsey Global Institute says it's identified the most over-hyped major technologies of our time theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Death of the Salesmen: Technology's Threat to Retail Jobs

theatlantic.com — Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg/Getty James Cash Penney had a dubious name for a department-store entrepreneur, sounding more like a fictional character from a capitalist comic book. For decades, the eponymous company he founded in 1902 lived up to the superheroic promise of his handle, becoming one of the most successful retailers of the 20th century.
I miss The Wiz. | "Death of the Salesmen: Technology's Threat to Retail Jobs" - via @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Surprising that online sales are only 8% of total retail in 2013. RT @TheAtlantic Death of the Salesmen m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
RT @DKThomp: My 2 pieces in @TheAtlantic magazine: The end of retail theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… and the decline of the workweek http://t.co/HzG…
RT @DKThomp: My 2 pieces in @TheAtlantic magazine: The end of retail theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… and the decline of the workweek http://t.co/HzG…

A Video Letter From the Editor: The June 2013 Issue

theatlantic.com — James Bennet, editor in chief of The Atlantic, shares highlights from the magazine.

Portraits of Uighurs, China's Embattled Muslim Minority

theatlantic.com — China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is the country's largest province, a vast land mass bordering seven countries that is almost as large as Mongolia. The region is the traditional home of the Uighur people, one of China's 55 official ethnic minority groups and one, along with the Tibetans to the south, whose relations with China's majority Han have are most strained.
RT @MattSchiavenza: Fascinating images of Uighur people by Shanghai-based photographer Eleanor Moseman. theatlantic.com/china/archive/…
RT @MattSchiavenza: Fascinating images of Uighur people by Shanghai-based photographer Eleanor Moseman. theatlantic.com/china/archive/…
Fascinating images of Uighur people by Shanghai-based photographer Eleanor Moseman. theatlantic.com/china/archive/…

Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia

theatlantic.com — Last week, Russia expelled an American diplomat, accusing him of being a spy for the CIA. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that U.S. Embassy Third Secretary Ryan Fogle had been caught red-handed with disguises, spy equipment, and wads of cash, trying to recruit a Russian agent.
RT @CFR_org: RT @edwardalden: Great story by CFR colleague. Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia by Anya Schmemann http://t.co…
An interesting childhood - Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia by @aschmemann tinyurl.com/ozec2qw

Do You and Google Need a Relationship Counselor?

theatlantic.com — If you're not paying for a product, the saying goes, then you're the product being sold. Another way of saying this is that you and Google -- and you and Twitter, and you and Facebook -- do not enjoy an egalitarian relationship.
Gr8 read. Crowd action v companies that created crowd. "Do You & Google Need a Relationship Counselor?" @megangarber theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
RT @felsull: Great read. @TheAtlanticTECH: Um, this is awkward, but ... should you and Google maybe get a relationship counselor? http://t.…
You and Twitter do not enjoy an egalitarian relationship -- but we can change that.... theatlantic.com/technology/arc… @hartzog @EvanSelinger
Great piece on our call for a new deal w. tech companies: Do You & Google Need a Relationship Counselor?theatlantic.com/technology/arc… @megangarber

What Was the Most Influential TV Show Ever?

theatlantic.com — Q: What was the most influential tv show ever? James Lipton, host, Inside the Actors Studio All in the Family gave us not stereotypes but archetypes-Archie, Edith, Meathead-and drew a line between all TV comedy that went before and everything that has come after.
Three's Company. Duh! RT @TheAtlantic: What was the most influential TV show ever? #BigQuestion theatln.tc/10y7efs
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