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Braving odds for the love of adventure
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Braving odds for the love of adventure

The Hindu  

Fifty-nine-year-old Jessy Jacob is a spirited soul. First adventure Having studied at a boarding school located on a 700-acre campus and growing up on a farm, childhood involved a lot of ‘outdoor’, says Jacob. “I didn’t realize how hard it was.” A day before reaching the basecamp, pulmonary edema hit her. Instead of resorting to ad-hoc measures and treating injuries …

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Brand new Cybertruck owner left fuming when his $82,000 EV breaks down with critical fault just SECONDS after pulling out of the lot: 'Elon, what are you doing bro?'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Brand new Cybertruck owner left fuming when his $82,000 EV breaks down with critical fault just SECONDS after pulling out of the lot: 'Elon, what are you doing bro?'

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has touted the Cybertruck as 'apocalypse-proof,' but a customer found his newly purchased vehicle could not even make it a mile away from the dealership. Moments after Remo excitedly steps on the gas peddle, the center screen started flashing red and beeping to alert him about a critical steering issue. Entrepreneur Thomas Remo shared a video of him …

California Issue Shared Owner Cybertruck Remo Steering
Outrage as Tesla's Cybertruck tent looks nothing like advertisement
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Outrage as Tesla's Cybertruck tent looks nothing like advertisement

Daily Mail  

Cybertruck customers are once again outraged over broken promises after Tesla started shipping the first batch of tent attachments that leaves much to be desired. Tesla revealed its Cybertruck and Basecamp add-on in 2019 and finally started shipping the vehicle to buyers at the end of November 2023 but consumers still couldn't purchase the tent until early last month. The …

Tesla Cybertruck Tent Tent Mode Basecamp
Outrage as Tesla starts shipping $3,000 Cybertruck tent that looks nothing like as advertised
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Outrage as Tesla starts shipping $3,000 Cybertruck tent that looks nothing like as advertised

Daily Mail  

Cybertruck customers are once again outraged over broken promises after Tesla started shipping the first batch of tent attachments that leaves much to be desired. The Basecamp tent, which comes with the hefty price tag of $3,000, appears to be missing the allure of the company's promotional pictures, including an 'ultra-soft mattress' and 'enhanced camping experience.' Tesla's Cybertruck Basecamp tent …

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Princess Eugenie makes an appearance in new project for Arctic Humanity
2 years, 2 months ago

Princess Eugenie makes an appearance in new project for Arctic Humanity

Daily Mail  

She called herself a 'glass half full' person and seen in animated conversation The 32-year-old spoke about the work of Arctic Humanity at Risk Basecamp Princess Eugenie has been spotted in a clip on Reuters IMPACT's Instagram Princess Eugenie has spoken about about pollution and the devastating impact of climate change. The 32-year-old spoke about the work of Arctic Humanity …

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Can 'sleep leadership' help banish burnout?
3 years, 2 months ago

Can 'sleep leadership' help banish burnout?

BBC  

Can 'sleep leadership' help banish burnout? When Jason Fried picks up the phone at 1000 each morning, the very first thing he says is, “I just woke up.” Fried, co-founder and CEO of US software company Basecamp, says prioritising sleep – and ensuring he’s regularly getting enough hours of quality rest – is a major part of what makes him …

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Veganism Fills The Gap For Some as Meat Prices Soar in Lebanon Amid Financial Crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

Veganism Fills The Gap For Some as Meat Prices Soar in Lebanon Amid Financial Crisis

News 18  

While healthier lifestyles and greater awareness of climate issues have encouraged a rise in veganism around the world, some Lebanese are taking it up out of necessity. As the country faces a financial crisis that has driven more than half the population into poverty, many Lebanese find they can’t afford meat or chicken. Basecamp, which started work after the Beirut …

Meat Meals Vegan Food Prices Soar Basecamp Manoushe Lebanese Vegan
Why Apple banned Fortnite and why it matters
4 years, 6 months ago

Why Apple banned Fortnite and why it matters

CNN  

CNN Business — Apple and Epic Games — maker of the hugely popular video game Fortnite — are set to clash in court Monday over the iPhone maker’s app store. Sweeney retorted that the legal reply was a “self-righteous and self-serving screed” and said he would continue to address this “injustice” in the industry “for so long as it takes …

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Insider Q&A: Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson
4 years, 7 months ago

Insider Q&A: Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson

Associated Press  

David Heinemeier Hansson has made a name for himself as one of the tech industry’s more prominent iconoclasts and industry critics. Hansson spoke with The Associated Press to discuss remote work in the age of the pandemic and why Big Tech’s power should be limited. Q: Now we’ve been doing this for a few months, we’ve seen many companies basically …

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Apple Threatens to Move Basecamp's New Email App to Trash
55 years, 2 months ago

Apple Threatens to Move Basecamp's New Email App to Trash

Wired  

David Heinmeier Hansson remembers the moment he decided he was fed up with email. Basecamp makes project management and communication software, and Hansson realized what he wanted wasn’t necessarily a better version of those apps but, more simply, a better email app. Hansson says Basecamp submitted the app update because bug fixes were needed—one in particular that wouldn’t let Hey …

Apple Rejection Email Hey Shabazz Store App Hansson
Google's Response To Antitrust Accusations
5 years, 5 months ago

Google's Response To Antitrust Accusations

NPR  

Google's Response To Antitrust Accusations When businesses have accused Google of antitrust violations in the past, they've often focused on its key asset: search. CORNISH: Google is hands-down the top destination for searching on the Internet and has been for years, which means a company's success can depend on where it pops up in search results. And when he says …

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Airstream’s $40,000 Baby Trailer Gets an Off-Roading Upgrade
6 years, 8 months ago

Airstream’s $40,000 Baby Trailer Gets an Off-Roading Upgrade

Wired  

If you’re considering adding some #vanlife to your Instagram feed but lack either a van, or a place outside your Bushwick walk-up to stash the 28-foot Airstream Land Yacht, consider the Airstream Basecamp. At 16 feet long and 2,635 pounds, the silver bullet’s baby brother is svelte enough to be towed with most midsize SUVs and short enough to slide …

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完美老板长啥样
9 years, 2 months ago

完美老板长啥样

China Daily  

Tech companies are notorious for offering job "perks" that function like gilded handcuffs: fancy benefits like free meals and laundry that keep you tied to the office for long hours. “大公司免费提供洗衣和供餐服务是值得称道的，同时，它也传达出一个信息：不要离开办公室，它能满足你的所有需要。”四十一岁的弗里德告诉赫芬顿邮报：“这使我感到厌恶。” Employees at Fried's Chicago-based company, which develops project management software, not only receive paid time-off to take vacations, but the company pays for their vacations as an annual "gift" …

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Move over unicorns: what does a $100-billion startup valuation reveal?
9 years, 3 months ago

Move over unicorns: what does a $100-billion startup valuation reveal?

Firstpost  

A couple of days ago, the Internet was abuzz with a post by Basecamp founder Jason Fried about his take on startup valuation. Interestingly, it was put out as a press release with a eye-popping title ‘Basecamp valuation tops $100 billion after bold VC investment’. That’s not only a $100 billion valuation, but also a hundred fold increase in the …

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Everest season is over after Nepal's earthquake ! - India TV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Everest season is over after Nepal's earthquake ! - India TV News

India TV News  

Seattle: All climbers on the Nepal side of Mount Everest have left the mountain and the climbing season is over following a deadly earthquake that left thousands dead in Nepal and dozens of climbers killed or injured after an avalanche swept across the basecamp area, according to guiding companies and individual climbers. Climber and "Everest" filmmaker David Breashears and his …

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Google's Dan Fredinburg among 17 killed in Mount Everest avalanche
9 years, 11 months ago

Google's Dan Fredinburg among 17 killed in Mount Everest avalanche

Daily Mail  

Another avalanche was feared after a 6.9 aftershock struck, with hundreds still thought to be stranded Everest basecamp was buried by deadly avalanches that were sparked by the earthquake on Saturday morning Up to 2,400 people have died in the disaster across the Himalayas with scores still unaccounted for in the region Avalanches were triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake …

India Nepal Google Team Mount Everest Avalanche Earthquake
Working From Home Doesn't Have to Cut You Off From Humanity
10 years ago

Working From Home Doesn't Have to Cut You Off From Humanity

Wired  

You've seen it in spam comments on the web, on flyers taped to utility poles, shouted at you from your inbox and late-night TV: Work from home, earn thousands of dollars a week! You can use your household data pipe to work in a virtual call center, take airline reservations, help people get health insurance, and more. “When you see …

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Work Smarter: 37signals
15 years ago

Work Smarter: 37signals

Wired  

This article was taken from the April issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online Create small teams to build products fast As a small company -- it employs just 16 people in nine locations over three countries -- …

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