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Tue. 07/06 - Is the 4-Day Workweek Actually Happening This Time?


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Why do we have a five-day work week and could changes from the pandemic be enough to finally implement the long held fantasy of the four-day work week? Are we looking at a passwordless login landscape in our near future? And vinyl is more popular than CDs, but could disruptions to supply and demand change that?

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Will the post-Covid world include a 4-day workweek? As Kickstarter tests it out, some predict it will catch on (CNBC)
  • Iceland ran the world's largest trial of a shorter work week. The results will (not) shock you. (Mashable)
  • Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland (BBC)
  • Where the Five-Day Workweek Came From (The Atlantic)
  • Why the Password Isn't Dead Quite Yet (Wired)
  • The time is right to embrace passwordless authentication (Tech HQ)
  • 5 Best Password Managers: Features, Pricing, and Tips (Wired)
  • Vinyl Is More Popular Than Ever. Surprisingly, That's a Problem (Vice)
  • The Pandemic Caused An Explosion In Vinyl Demand – Here’s Why The Music Industry Can’t Meet It (Billboard)
  • We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We’re Going to Say So (Scientific American)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
  • See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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