Sending the Police Before There’s a Crime (Published 2011)
Officers at a location flagged by a computer program as a place where car burglaries were especially likely put a woman in custody.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York Times The arrests were routine. Two women were taken into custody after they were discovered peering into cars in a downtown parking garage in Santa Cruz, Calif. One woman was found to have outstanding warrants; the other was carrying i
How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work (Published 2012)
People flooded Foxconn Technology with résumés at a 2010 job fair in Henan Province, China.Credit...Donald Chan/Reuters When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to mak
After Bust in Ireland, Ordinary People Make Do With Less (Published 2011)
After Bust in Ireland, Ordinary People Make Do With Less Brian and Rosie Condra, trying to make ends meet after salary cuts, fear losing their house. Their children are Jacob, 5; Josh, 6; and Jill, 3.Credit...Eoin O'Conaill for the International Herald Tribune DROGHEDA, Ireland — Brian and Rosie Condra grew up poor. But as prosperity washed over Ireland in the first decade of the 21st century, the
Opinion | Libya’s Patient Revolutionaries (Published 2011)
Benghazi, Libya NOTHING is impossible in this life. We can discuss any subject calmly. We only need good intentions. The “are you for me or against me?” narrative is useless. I’m neither for you, nor against you, nor even in the middle. If I take a position, then I am not being a writer. I am near you, but you can’t see me. I can’t see you either, even as you bleed into my heart. I’m not concerned
Coffee’s Slow Dance (Published 2011)
A few years ago, I mothballed the fantasy of getting a professional-grade espresso machine and setting it up in the kitchen next to the meat slicer. In part, I gave up because of cost. It turns out a starter machine runs about $600, and if I wanted to own the same technology and firepower as what’s on the counter of the coffee bar around the corner, the price jumped to $6,500. Thermal-stable dual-
Opinion | The Tea Maker (Published 2010)
Tokyo JOHN and I are in our Dakota kitchen in the middle of the night. Three cats � Sasha, Micha and Charo � are looking up at John, who is making tea for us two. Sasha is all white, Micha is all black. They are both gorgeous, classy Persian cats. Charo, on the other hand, is a mutt. John used to have a special love for Charo. “You’ve got a funny face, Charo!” he would say, and pat her. “Yoko, Yok
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction (Published 2010)
Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York Times REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — On the eve of a pivotal academic year in Vishal Singh’s life, he faces a stark choice on his bedroom desk: book or computer? By all rights, Vishal,
Why Twitter’s C.E.O. Demoted Himself (Published 2010)
Evan Williams recently stepped down as Twitter’s chief in order to focus on product strategy. It is considered a sign that Twitter — which Mr. Williams calls “a 6-foot-tall sixth grader” — is maturing.Credit...Noah Berger for The New York Times San Francisco AT the annual South by Southwest gathering of techies in Austin, Tex., in March, conference organizers had chosen a hangar-size room to accom
Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier (Published 2010)
“Having a Sister Makes You Happier”: that was the headline on a recent article about a study finding that adolescents who have a sister are less likely to report such feelings as “I am unhappy, sad or depressed” and “I feel like no one loves me.” These findings are no fluke; other studies have come to similar conclusions. But why would having a sister make you happier? The usual answer — that girl
Nobel Prize Is Seen as Rebuke to China (Published 2010)
Protesters outside the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong on Friday demanded the release of Liu Xiaobo, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Credit...Mike Clarke/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader who won the prize in 1989, highlighted the grass-roots Chinese push for political reform in a statement praising Mr. Liu, saying that “future generation
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