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Turn your castle into a coop: Rent a chicken coop for $250

Apr 25, 2013
Want fresh eggs, but not sure you want the full year-round commitment? There's a business that can help with that.

Tweeting your firing: The rise of announcing your professional demise

Apr 23, 2013
Terminated employees used to go quietly. But Twitter is becoming a popular site for announcing one's own professional demise. Is that a good thing?

For public good, not for profit.

Confessions of a Bitcoin investor

Apr 10, 2013
A Marketplace engineer talks about his experiences buying and selling the virtual currency.