Category: July 4

Big Tech Companies July 4 Tech Tech Ceos Web Culture

If tech CEOs were Founding Fathers, here’s who they’d be

sudshr47 July 4, 2018

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It’s time to celebrate America. What better way to cheers to the old white men who created America than to honor the middle-aged white men who still control it?

Of course, in America today, some of our politicians don’t command much reverence or respect. Instead, we’ll look to our titans of industry as the larger-than-life figures charting the course of the American behemoth.

In few other industries does the cult of personality function so strong as in the technology world. Here we find the digital world’s founding fathers — and rest assured, it’s a list that comes complete with entitled attitude and problematic relationships with minorities and all. Read more…

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Competitive Eating Culture Hot Dogs July 4 Nathans Hot Dog Easting Contest

Man eats 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes, breaking his own world record

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Reigning hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut defended his title on Wednesday and set a new world record at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York. No one even came close. 

Chestnut, described on ESPN as having the “the esophagus of a champion” and the “the stomach of a warlord” scoffed down 74 hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes. This marks his 11th win in the last 12 years.

Following Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti shoved 63 hot dogs down his gullet, and Darron Breeden managed to devour 43 dogs. 

Joey Chestnut eats 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest  in New York.

Joey Chestnut eats 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest  in New York.

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Culture Hashtags Independence Day July 4 Twitter

Twitter can’t even celebrate Independence Day without misspelling the hashtag

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Nothing quite says “America in 2018” quite like celebrating Independence Day on Twitter with a misspelled trending hashtag. 

Among those that have used the wrong hashtag on this patriotic holiday are the U.S. Air Force, the city of Boston, the Canadian Space Agency, and First Lady Melania Trump because of course. 

Credit where it’s due: Melania at least caught the mistake and replaced the tweet with the correct spelling.

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