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Yesterday, someone asked me to elaborate on talent picking and why “narrowing the subset” matters. It’s easier to pick the best talent from a subset of 10 versus 100 or 1000. You’d think seeing 1000 candidates would mean you have a greater chance of finding a unicorn genius but it takes longer and gives more choice and opportunities for error in judgment. Scale is one strategy to see the best, …

This 'unique capability,' PRH worldwide CEO Nihar Malaviya says, will use the distribution site in Grantham, England, to service US-division customers in Europe. The post PRH: A New Role for the UK’s Grantham Operations Site appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Microbial communities in the deep biosphere—subaqueous sediments, hydrothermal vents, and subsurface formations like mines and caves—have been found as deep as three miles (4.8 kilometers) below the Earth’s surface. Looking up, microbes have been found as high as 20 miles (32 kilometers) into the atmosphere, “capable of riding air currents...

Happy Friday everybody! I have a pair of beauties for you as a way to kick-start your weekend - get it going on a positive note. You're welcome.Let's start right out front, a small child is all alone, probably smoking a cigarette. Don't worry, it's only a little cigarette! She is drawn to those posters, which demonstrates the power of good graphics. I covet that Flying Saucer poster so much, …

Friday transport news n.b. London Reconnections does a longer list every Friday n.b. Ian Visits does a longer list every Friday n.b. Raildate does a longer list every Friday n.b. My list will get longer later Overground news Waiting rooms are often miserable places but some are jewels you genuinely don't mind hanging around in. This is the waiting room at Bruce Grove station in Tottenham, recently restored, and it's …

The pulse of Legless Records beats strong early in the year, with ambitions as clear as day. Their mission? To roll our bank accounts with Australian brilliance, one release at a time. Just as I was catching my breath from the AOTY frontrunner sophomore Split System LP, along comes the certified fresh debut LP (Double […] The post New album: Phil & The Tiles || Double Happiness appeared first on …

Goulet Pens will sell you sample vials of ink. I took advantage of this to expand beyond my long-time staple of Noodler’s 19001 Black, without ending up with a bunch of full bottles I wasn’t going to use. Mostly I was looking for a blue. I came out the other side with two new favorites – neither of which are really blue. Noodler’s 19808 Heart of Darkness is more black …

Photographer: John ChumackSummary Author: John Chumack Shown above is an impressive sun pillar that caught my attention as the Sun was setting one day last month while driving near Yellow Springs, Ohio. I first noticed it in my rear-view mirror, and when I found a spot with an open view, I pulled off the road to get a better look. Pillars are vertical shafts of light extending upward or downward …

Morning all, happy Friday to you. There is no real time to dwell on Wednesday’s result and – perhaps more importantly – performance, as we prepare to face Newcastle. Having just played a game against a team who shit-house their way through 90 minutes, it’s going to be more of the same tomorrow night. They waste time, they’re physical, they’re constantly in the face of the officials, they elbow people …

Architectural Review Reparations as reconstruction Olúfẹ́mi O Táíwò’s Reconsidering Reparations argues that reparations for racial injustice and colonialism, as found in Shenaz Patel’s Silence of the Chagos, must take the form of imagining and constructing new just worlds The post Reparations as reconstruction appeared first on Architectural Review. Kristina Rapacki

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Just been a week for surprise comics news, I guess, as Marvel has finally announced that they’ll be doing an Uncle Scrooge McDuck comic: Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime. Multiple covers, natch, with the “main” cover as such: …and feast your eyes on the Alex Ross variant cover: Now, if you read the description of the comic at the link, it certainly sounds like the most Marvel-type comic they …

APHEX TWIN [THIS DOES NOT COMPUTE] After a career fuelled by strange rumours and obstinate behaviour, Richard James – the contrary, sleep-deprived, tank-driving genius behind Aphex Twin – is finally ready to open up, or is he? Ken Micallef flies to London for a closer look at James’ sunnier disposition. Photos by Tim Owen. Back in the summer of 1994, when Richard James was still the poster boy for ambient …

TT Combat released new miniatures for Rumbleslam and Carnevale:Link: TT Combat

CHOPPER (C1-10P) STAR WARS: RETRO COLLECTION (HASBRO) Fun FiQ Fact #0040: There are two characters in Ahsoka whose original actors reprise the roles. The first was David Tennant as Huyang, and the second was Dave Filloni as Chopper. You gotta keep those Daves around! Can you be into Star Wars toys and not just love a good Astromech Droid? Of course not! Every good story’s got at least one of …