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The account removals and group bans will likely prevent big actions, like the one on the Capitol, in the short term, experts say. However, these groups will start to shift their tactics so their online campaigns are less noticeable. Donovan notes that in the months after the 2017 Unite the Right in Charlottesville, Virginia, which resulted in injuries and one death, members of that rally adjusted their online behavior to hide in plain sight. “There were a bunch of Discord chat rooms that had been dedicated to Charlottesville that—when they knew the feds were looking for them—they repurposed and changed the names to things like ‘Muslims for peace,'” she says. “What I’m worried about is that platform companies aren’t going to look for where these groups are going to reconstitute.” … [Read more...] about Deplatforming is working—for now

The Balmuda Toaster’s magic comes from the shallow metal inlet that you pour water into from a small measuring cup. Once the device is turned on, the water phases to steam, encasing food in a cloud that, according to Balmuda, retains (or restores) moisture and bounce in baked goods, making croissants, artisan sourdoughs, and even plain old sliced bread just the right combination of crispy on the outside and soft in the middle—even if they’ve gone stale. On pizza setting, the toaster blasts the top of your bread on high heat for the final seconds of the bake, so you get the sensual theatrics of molten cheese as it bubbles and browns. … [Read more...] about Does steaming your toast really make it more delicious? I tried Balmuda’s high-tech toaster oven to find out

Founder Roy de Souza got the idea for an online advertising technology company during the dot-com bubble, which as a young man he didn’t recognize as a bubble. But in 2001, when a combination of 9/11 and the collapse of the bubble brought internet advertising to a halt, de Souza had no choice. To keep the company going, he had to build his development team in India, where costs were lower.  … [Read more...] about Overcoming Corporate Culture Challenges When Your Company Spans The Globe

Use labels in Gmail or Conditional Formatting in Outlook to color-code incoming messages by sender priority or where your name appears in the TO: or CC: field of the email message. Use filters in Gmail or rules in Outlook to automatically file, delete, and forward messages. Email = connection Email is my connection to my clients, vendor partners, colleagues, friends, and family. I stay connected to both my professional life and personal life through one inbox. I know the current status of company projects, tasks I have delegated to my team, and my own task and project due dates. I also know who has a sick child, what I need to bring to supper club, and when I need to schedule my next dentist appointment. … [Read more...] about Why I love email and you can too if you try these extremely easy tips

Creativity—and play, by extension—embraces this uncertainty. Many of us live and die by “to-do” lists, and it’s easy to create a false narrative in our brain that if we don’t cross everything off our list in a given day, that we’ve fallen short or even failed. This is a difficult cycle to break. But diluting ourselves down to a list of chores is not a ideal method to engage in our creative potential. … [Read more...] about In times of uncertainty, our most creative thoughts can happen through play