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"Most of us would agree that welfare should provide a dignified but basic standard of living as a safety net. At the moment, it is something of a lottery, where those who know how to work the system get much more than those who don't, and it could reasonable assumed that the latter are those who are most in need, since the former group have demonstrable skills that should be put to more productive uses. Complex systems full of means testing and thresholds are unfair and deter people from seeking work." - ID Pearson

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April 24, 2014

Xi Jinping: If he doesn't get his job right, we'll all pay for it
China has a complex future ahead of it, and not one that will probably result in a soft landing for Communism

Computers and the Internet

Digital Warhols discovered
He dinked around with painting on an Amiga, and the files have been found

Humor and Good News

Where the baseball fans are
Very clever data visualization by the New York Times shows where to find the fans of specific teams

Computers and the Internet

Lyft, defiant, will launch in Omaha

The United States of America

When America's work day begins