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Scandinavian work culture is better than yours — here’s why

https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/02/20/scandinavian-work-culture-is-better-than-yours/ Leading up to last year’s presidential election, Bernie Sanders frequently spoke about how the United States were lagging behind in many fields, compared to the socialist’s wet dream Scandinavia. Sanders was especially fond of Denmark , and pointed out that the small Scandinavian country out-performed the US when it came to work benefits. Considering the abysmal first month of the president that Americans ended up with, things are not likely to change for the better. However, although American employees will not receive improved benefits it doesn’t have to stop American companies from improving their work culture. TNW reached out to Philip Hanson, a born and bred Minnesotan, who moved from the States to Copenhagen three years ago. Philip has long experience working in the tech industry in the US and now he’s currently the VP of marketing for Queue-it , a Danish company that spe

Embedded Software: The Tricky Parts

Embedded Software: The Tricky Parts http://embedded.fm/blog/tricky http://embedded.fm/blog/2016/12/6/an-introduction-to-the-tricky-parts-of-embedded-systems-1 http://embedded.fm/blog/2017/2/17/what-are-the-tricky-parts-of-embedded-development https://www.amazon.com/Making-Embedded-Systems-Patterns-Software/dp/1449302149
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2017/02/vietnams-low-tech-fermentation-food-system-takes-advantage-of-decay.html Vietnam's Low-tech Food System Takes Advantage of Decay The food system in the industrialised world is based on mass-production, global distribution, and constant refrigeration. It requires many resources and produces a lot of food waste. Aaron Vansintjan takes to the streets of Hanoi, where the Vietnamese practice a food culture based largely on fermentation. Although food spoils much faster in a tropical climate, the Vietnamese will often store it without refrigeration, and instead take advantage of controlled decay. Vietnam's decentralised food system has low energy inputs and reduced food waste, giving us a glimpse of what an alternative food system might look like. Picture: Street food in Hanoi, Vietnam. Maxime Guilbot . In a tropical climate, everything decays faster. Bread gets soft and mushy, milk spoils, the walls get moldy just m

Enter to Win a Microsoft Hololens at the #MakeWithMaxim Giveaway & Design Contest

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/giveaways/get-creative-makewithmaxim-design-contest/ Overview AAC, Digi-Key and Maxim Integrated, are partnering to give away 50 MAX32630FTHR boards in our first ever design contest. All entrants have until April 14, 2017 to submit a design idea to be selected to receive 1 of 50 free boards. These 50 will then have until June 13, 2017 to submit a project documenting all aspects of the design. Judges from AAC, Digi-Key, and Maxim will pick the 3 ultimate winners of the design contest to be announced June 27, 2017. The 1st place grand prize winner will win a  Microsoft Hololens Development Edition ! The 2nd place winner will receive a  Saleae Logic Pro 16 and $500 Digi-Key Store Credit The 3rd place winner will receive $500 Digi-Key Store Credit Take a look at the information below, get your creative juices flowing, and don't forget to enter the contest