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04 Aug

I took a job in New Zealand after my life turned upside down. I love it here, but the pay isn’t sustainable.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Camille Fahrnbauer, a 26-year-old travel nurse from Georgia currently working in New Zealand. It's been edited for length and clarity.Travel nursing in the US was debilitating. I needed multiple days to recover from the exhaustion of a single shift. So when my husband left me unexpectedly and my life flipped upside down, I took a nursing job in New Zealand.I was shocked at how different the work culture was. We're adequately staffed, I'm given multiple breaks, and I finally have the energy to care for my patients. My work-life balance is…

04 Aug

What business can learn from Biden’s resignation

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Two or three years ago, it's hard to pinpoint exactly when, employees at an investment firm started to notice something was wrong with their aging CEO.The executive, an octogenarian who'd founded the firm decades earlier, was trying to make nonsensical trades that employees had to scramble to cancel, a senior employee said. The CEO's relationship with the truth was growing ever more elastic. They'd forget what happened in meetings. Most concerningly, some major clients were abruptly pulling out after taking phone calls with the CEO.It was a boutique firm, just half a dozen or so staffers, with a couple hundred…

04 Aug

3 Common Mistakes Beginners Make When Learning Rust

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In 2024, the Stack Overflow Developer Survey voted Rust the most admired language. Rust's unique combination of performance, safety, and ergonomics has made it a popular choice for systems programming, web development, blockchain, and more. However, as with any powerful tool, getting the most out of Rust requires a solid understanding of its fundamentals. In this article, I want to share three common mistakes beginners often make when learning Rust and practical solutions to help you avoid them. All the code is available and open source here: https://github.com/FrancescoXX/three-rust-mistakes Let's get started! 1. Confusion Around the let Keyword If you're from…

04 Aug

A Gen Xer who ‘retired’ at 45 shares how the FIRE movement and side hustles helped him grow his savings to over $6 million

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In 2014, Jordan Grumet felt burned out working as a primary care doctor and was looking for a way out.By a stroke of luck, he stumbled upon the FIRE movement — FIRE is an acronym for "financial independence, retire early." People who call themselves members of the FIRE community use various strategies to boost their savings — with the end goal typically being an early retirement or financial security.Grumet said his finances were already in good shape — not quite good enough for him to "jump ship" and retire, though. But after learning about FIRE, he realized it could be…

04 Aug

Satellite Images Show First LNG Ship at Sanctioned Russian Plant

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A large vessel docked at Russia’s liquefied natural gas export plant in the Arctic at the end of last week, according to satellite images, in what appears to be the first move to circumvent US sanctions against the facility. Source link lol

04 Aug

9 Cutting-Edge Web Dev Resources You Should Be Using Now

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Hey, developers! The web is a live thing, growing constantly, and it demands new skills and technologies.Whether you're an experienced full-stack developer or a passionate front-end developer, staying ahead of the curve is essential. This blog goes into 9 under-the-radar sites that deal with different development needs. From UI/UX magic to lightning-fast back-end solutions, we'll look at technologies that will take your projects to the next level. So grab your favorite drink and let's get started! 1. Chakra UI This library is a beautiful set of accessible, reusable UI components created using React. Chakra UI stands out for its theming…

04 Aug

Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on almost $280 billion in cash after slashing its Apple stake in half

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Berkshire Hathaway's cash stockpile has soared to nearly $280 billion.The conglomerate sold off nearly half of its huge stake in Apple last quarter.Warren Buffett, 93, plans to donate much of his fortune to charities after his death. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on a whole…

04 Aug

Inside the life and career of Jeff Bezos, the tech CEO who founded Amazon

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Over the years, Bezos has also built quite the real estate portfolio. Indian Creek, where Bezos owns a property, was ranked the most expensive city in the US in 2021. Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images He is the country's 24th largest landowner with 420,000 acres.In January 2017, Bezos was revealed as the anonymous buyer of the Textile Museum in DC's Kalorama neighborhood.The property sold for $23 million, and with nearly 27,000 square feet of living space, it is the largest home in Washington, DC.Bezos also owns five apartments at 212 Fifth Avenue…

04 Aug

Chrome extension that allows font-weight control

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Recently, I assisted a relative in setting up a new computer. This relative has vision problems that make it difficult to read fine text with low contrast. While I knew that browsers allow you to control the base font size, I was searching for a way to control the font weight (font-weight) and couldn't find an easy solution. Even the Chrome Web Store didn’t have an extension that fit the bill. The Solution After some research and development, I created a Chrome extension called Bold it that allows users to control the font weight on any website. This extension can…

04 Aug

Aerosmith announces retirement from touring as Steven Tyler’s recovery from vocal injury is ‘not possible’

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Aerosmith has announced that their touring days are officially behind them as lead singer Steven Tyler's "recovery from his vocal injury is not possible."The band said in a statement on August 2 that its members made the "difficult, but necessary" decision to retire from touring after the 76-year-old front man fractured his larynx following a performance last fall.The group said in a post shared on Instagram that Tyler had spent months working to get his voice back to how it had been."As you know, Steven's voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting…