Articles filed under Washington Post
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100-year-old Illinois scientist launched trans fat battle decades agoJun 27, 2015 5:12 am - No one was more pleased by the Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply than Fred Kummerow, a 100-year...
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This is what happens when you create an online community without any rulesJun 27, 2015 5:09 am - Just as "oppressed" 4channers once fled that site for the boundless freedom of 8chan, disgruntled Redditors have lately become enamoured of a Reddit-knockoff/free-for-al...
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6 reasons why we're underhyping the Internet of ThingsJun 27, 2015 5:08 am - Just when you thought the Internet of Things couldn't possibly live up to its hype, along comes a blockbuster, 142-page report from McKinsey Global Institute ("The Inter...
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New Tinder-inspired apps will help you keep your girlfriend … then dump herJun 27, 2015 5:02 am - In an age when we need phones to remind us to say "happy anniversary," it's little surprise that two new apps - Binder and HeroBoyfriend - have arrived to assist with th...
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Instagram has two new features you might enjoyJun 27, 2015 4:55 am - Instagram hopes two new features will make its service a little easier to use: trending tags and the option to search for photos by location. The updated app, which roll...
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How long is too long to sit at your desk?Jun 22, 2015 5:45 am - You may want to stand up while you read this. The average office worker sits about 10 hours a day. There are all those hours in front of the computer, plowing through em...
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Work Advice: Scents and sensibilitiesJun 21, 2015 7:41 am - Reader: I have a very awkward situation: My supervisor of two years smells. Though I'm not particularly sensitive to smells, I had to rush to the bathroom during a recen...
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Career Coach: Job searches, how to quit and bugs in the officeJun 21, 2015 7:39 am - Q: I appreciate all of your advice. I have sort of a philosophical question for you. I've worked at my current job for 10 years (first job out of college) and have built...
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Trends that are reshaping your officeJun 21, 2015 7:38 am - A couple of years ago, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made the controversial announcement that her employees could no longer work from home and would need to return to working ...
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More preventive health care services available at no extra chargeJun 21, 2015 7:35 am - The list of preventive services that insured patients are entitled to receive without paying anything out of pocket continues to grow. In 2014, the U.S. Preventive Servi...