The economics of vending machines The pandemic has boosted interest in vending machine ownership. But just how lucrative is the business? We spoke to 20+ operators to find out. Three months ago, Jalea Pippens — a phlebotomist at St. John Hospital in Detroit — had her hours cut. In the midst of the pandemic, [...]
Steve Jobs Said 1 Thing Separates Successful People From Everyone Else (and Will Make All the Difference In Your Life) One simple decision—and one simple word—will never let you down. Steve Jobs. Photo from Getty Images. Steve Jobs had extremely high expectations. He challenged himself—and the people around him—to work smarter, work longer, and work [...]
“It’s not fair that now I have to say, ‘It’s OK to be Black and hyper and giddy,’ that it’s not a crime to smile,” Zulayka McKinstry said of her daughter. ‘A Battle for the Souls of Black Girls’ Discipline disparities between Black and white boys have driven reform efforts for years. But Black [...]
10 Things Incredibly Likable People Never, Ever Do (and Why You Love Them for It) What you do can make you extremely likable. So can what you choose not to do. Some people are incredibly likable because of the things they do. Some people are incredibly charismatic because of the things they do. And some [...]
The Way We Work Now: Networking in a Pandemic If you’ve ever put yourself “out there” at a networking event, you’ve likely experienced the universal feeling of wishing you were home, alone, in sweatpants. Well, here we all are. Turns out, it’s possible to still connect with new people in meaningful ways and nurture [...]
The Lost Art of Focused Reading On this week’s IRL: Online Life is Real Life podcast, Manoush Zomorodi dives into a topic near and dear to our hearts: how our reading habits are evolving in the internet age. There’s no arguing that we’re awash in more content than ever before. And in many ways, that’s an [...]
CEO Charles Scharf has apologized for ‘my own unconscious bias’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined critics slamming Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf for his diversity comments. The largest U.S. bank employer has been under fire this week after its CEO made excuses for struggling to diversify its workforce. Wells Fargo chief executive Charles Scharf recently exasperated [...]
Is the Internet Conscious? If It Were, How Would We Know? As always, our tech advice columnist is here to help. SUPPORT REQUEST: From : [ 422 ] UNPROCESSABLE ENTITY There’s a lot of discussion about artificial consciousness and the possibility of machines gaining self-awareness [...]
