Articles filed under Washington Post
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Inside the high-stakes quest to design a computer program that 'gets' sarcasm onlineAug 29, 2015 7:35 am - Sarcasm on the Internet, the old Web adage goes, is kind of like winking on the phone. It's pointless. It's invisible. It's almost always misunderstood. And for linguist...
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Review: Facetune allows users to remove imperfections, reshape their featuresAug 29, 2015 7:33 am - The social media arms race is ever-escalating. First you had to post about what you were doing (Finally visiting the Grand Canyon!). Then you had to include a picture fr...
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How the Internet actually makes you happierAug 29, 2015 7:31 am - According to a strain of trend piece popular in certain circles these days, the Web is some kind of social parasite, eating our decency and confidence and good humor awa...
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We're terrible at ignoring our cellphonesAug 29, 2015 7:00 am - If you're a millennial, or if you know one, then you've probably struggled at some point with the social etiquette of the cellphone. Highly scientific surveys show that ...
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My Drunk Kitcken, BBQ Pit Boys new celeb chefs on YouTubeAug 29, 2015 7:00 am - YouTube sees 280 percent increase in video views
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A personal tutor, just a mouse click awayAug 29, 2015 7:00 am - Imagine if your teacher knew that you learned math best between 8:40 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. Or that after 38 minutes of studying history, you lose focus. Or that you learn s...
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Scientists credit Ice Bucket Challenge for research breakthroughsAug 24, 2015 6:00 am - About one year ago, Facebook feeds were awash with videos and photos of people pouring buckets of cold water on their heads, all in the name of medical research. At the ...
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Reasons to jump into judoAug 24, 2015 5:45 am - The biggest star in mixed martial arts, Ronda Rousey, has brought new attention, at least in the United States, to judo. So, I decided to acquaint myself with it. Or rea...
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U.S. factories still haven't recovered from the recessionAug 23, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON - It took less than a year for America's factory output to rebound from the 1991 recession. It took three and a half years to bounce back from the 2001 recess...
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Report: Family living in public housing earns $497,911 a yearAug 23, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON -- A family of four in New York City makes $497,911 a year but pays $1,574 a month to live in public housing in a three-bedroom apartment subsidized by taxpa...