143 Views Black History Month has become the time to reflect on all the progress black Americans have made, but the sobering reality is that when it comes to wealth — the paramount indicator of economic security — there has been virtually no progress in the last 50 years. Based on data from the Federal …
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Month:February 2019
A List of Hacker News’s Undocumented Features and Behaviors
229 Views Hacker News, a simple link aggregator owned and operated by Silicon Valley startup incubator Y Combinator, has had many positive effects on SV startups and engineers as a whole. On Hacker News, users receive Karma whenever another user upvotes a submission or comment they made, which incentives positive contributions to the community. However, …
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One chart from a big pharma CEO reveals how drug pricing in the US really works
170 Views Top pharma executives prepare to testify at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on drug prices. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais US drugs are expensive, and prices are rising. But executives at 7 top pharmaceutical companies testified at a Congressional hearing today that their companies keep only some of those high price tags, because of …
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Parents, please stop freaking out over the Momo Challenge
134 ViewsThe Momo Challenge is the latest viral concern /social media fad/urban legend going around Facebook parenting groups and schools. But to the best of everyone’s knowledge, there’s almost no evidence to prove it’s actually a real thing. CNN.com – RSS Channel
To help make Google more inclusive, I had to understand my journey
143 Views Camie Hackson Director, Software Engineering Published Feb 26, 2019 I was born to a black father and a white mother in 1967, and at that time, it was illegal for them to get married. That changed two months after I was born, in June of that year, courtesy of the Supreme Court’s unanimous …
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24V-380V 25A SSR-25 DA Solid State Relay Module for PID Temperature Controller 3-32V DC To AC
152 Views24V-380V 25A SSR-25 DA Solid State Relay Module for PID Temperature Controller 3-32V DC To AC Features:25A Solid State Relay for PID Temperature Controller. Long service life and high reliability. Highly reliable, compact size designed to offer users maximum simplicity. Fast switching. Reduced electromagnetic interference. Specifications: Control mode: DC-ACLoading current: 25ALoading voltage: 24 – …
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