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The Funny, Occasionally Dirty, Hidden Messages in Your Favorite Games

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01
Many a game designer has left messages etched permanently in the data of our games, buried deep within the code and not intended to be seen by us.

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This Thrift Shop Junky Wears Your Grandpa's Clothes

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01
Caleb Cole loves used clothing. His mom used to take him to thrift shops and yard sales long before Brooklyn hipsters and Macklemore made it cool. Ove...

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Happiness Secrets Of The Delivering Happiness At Work Staff

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01

Ebullient corporate culture helped grow Tony Hsieh's Zappos into a multi-billion-dollar, shoe-loving enterprise and spawned a culture consulting firm, DHW. Here's how the team finds their bliss--and how your people can claim their own.

You probably heard that a happy employee is a productive one who can boost the bottom line. How much? Here are some numbers:

  • 33% higher profitability (Gallup)
  • 43% more productivity (Hay Group)
  • 37% higher sales (Shawn Achor)
  • 300% more innovation (HBR)
  • 51% lower turnover (Gallup)
  • 50% less safety incidents (Babcock Marine Clyde)
  • 66% decrease in sick leave (Forbes)
  • 125% less burnout (HBR)

It’s no surprise that the 20 employees of Delivering Happiness at Work (DHW) compiled this list and toss around the data any chance they get. The startup brainchild of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh and business partner Jenn Lim emerged after the publication of Delivering Happiness[/i] a book which waxes on the benefits of value-based management and work/life integration.

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Bitcoin ATMs: Handy Vending Machines or Money-Laundering Nightmares?

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01
You can think of it as an ATM for Bitcoins. For a few glorious days this past weekend, on a conference center floor in San Jose, California, the Roboc...

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The Braver, Better Movie That Star Trek Into Darkness Could Have Been

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01
By all rights, Star Trek Into Darkness should be a really good movie. The acting is superb. The core cast established themselves as a force to be reck...

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4 Questions Obama's Big National Security Speech Should Answer

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01
Obama has a chance to clear up four major areas of ambiguity about the seemingly endless war on terrorism in his forthcoming speech. We'll see.

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BMW Guggenheim Lab Maps the Trends Shaping Our Cities

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01
The BMW Guggenheim Lab released today their full list of urban trends gleaned from almost six months' worth of workshops held in Mumbai, Berlin, and N...

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New Speaker Lets You Stream 'Play-Fi' Wireless Audio From Android

JeanHost posted on May 22, 2013 07:01
The new Phorus speaker system provides multi-room wireless audio streaming over Wi-Fi. It uses the new Android-based Play-Fi lossless streaming protoc...

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Congress Smashes Pentagon's New Den of Spies

JeanHost posted on May 21, 2013 21:01
If the Pentagon's not careful, it's going to find its new network of spies rolled up by Congress.

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Pump Up the Jams With NuForce's Mobile Music Pump

JeanHost posted on May 21, 2013 18:14
If you're looking to maximize the volume of the tunes streaming from your mobile device, regular earbuds or over-ear headphones just won't cut it. Wha...

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