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When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933, Albert Einstein had already left the country. He was in the United States and in contact with the founders of his new academic home, the Institute for Advanced Study, which would open in fall 1933.…

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Apple continues to crapify its products, in ways intended to thwart the ability of their owners to use third party services to repair their devices.

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In 1992, an electronics company offered two free international flights with any £100 purchase. Today, it’s cited as the worst sales promotion in history.

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The Airport Authority on Monday said it is virtually shutting down the Hong Kong airport, one of the busiest in the world, as – in a change of tactics – thousands of protesters occupied both the arrival and departure halls of Chek Lap Kok. Authorities cancelled…

At the modern law firm, not all partners are created equal, and data and billings rule. In the new paradigm, lawyers are expendable, and partners may jump to a competitor for the right amount of money, taking clients with them on the way out.