Articles filed under Washington Post
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Nintendo and the surprising success of the 3DSDec 12, 2015 6:16 am - While Sony and Microsoft duke it out in the gaming console wars this holiday season, here's something to think about: Nintendo's handheld device, the 3DS, to date, has ...
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Hello (hackable) Barbie: New toys vulnerableDec 12, 2015 5:55 am - Toys that talk back are some of the hottest holiday gifts this year. And they may soon be hot items for hackers. Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a number of major se...
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Twitter's list of the most popular tweets of 2015Dec 12, 2015 5:13 am - Of the 10 most popular messages posted to Twitter in the past year, one was written by President Barack Obama, one was written by Saudi Arabia's King Salman ... and five...
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Cop grooving to Taylor Swift among top videosDec 12, 2015 5:09 am - The year has changed, and the exact videos have changed, but one aspect of YouTube's annual top-10 remains pretty predictable: The real powerhouses on the site that clai...
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Analysis: Mozilla's newest app perfectly captures the ethical dilemma of ad-blockingDec 12, 2015 5:09 am - One of the world's most popular Web browser developers wants to help you block the Web. Or the parts of it, anyway, that slow down your Internet, spy on your online act...
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Shalom meets namasteDec 07, 2015 4:45 am - For most people, the word "Hanukkah" evokes images of candles burning on a menorah, Adam Sandler's song or a pile of enough presents to cover eight nights. Images of yog...
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How Seasonal Affective Disorder came to be recognized as a problemDec 07, 2015 4:45 am - A 1981 Washington Post story began: "I should have been a bear." The subject, quoted under a pseudo-name, was a young professional woman in New York suffering from depre...
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ISAs: A novel alternative to private student loans?Dec 06, 2015 5:42 am - If college is an investment, students don't have to be the only ones reaping the returns. Or for that matter, taking on the risks. In one novel alternative to private st...
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ACA coverage, drug prices push health spending to $3 trillionDec 06, 2015 5:33 am - WASHINGTON - Health spending reached $3 trillion last year, as millions of people gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act and prescription drug prices ro...
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How to spot a slacker before you hire himDec 06, 2015 5:21 am - Reader: I have just been promoted to manage a small group. One of the employees, "Cameron," is extremely unmotivated and lazy. He would gladly spend his entire shift eat...