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# The Biggest Time Waste at Your Office Might Be Your Old PC

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## The Aspen Institute


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## The Aspen Institute


Apr 21, 2017 4:00 PM UTC

**1\.** [**The biggest time suck at your office might be your old PC.**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-20/the-worst-thing-about-work-is-slow-office-computer-equipment)

By Chris Stokel-Walker at _Bloomberg_

**2\.** [**This credit card doesn’t use a pin, just your fingerprint.**](https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/20/mastercard-biometric-fingerprint-card/)

By Cherlynn Low in _Engadget_

**3\.** [**Should employers give paid time off for political activism?**](https://www.fastcompany.com/40407672/could-social-justice-benefits-be-the-newest-employment-trend)

By Susan Johnston in _Fast Company_

**4\.** [**The NFL tries to protect players from concussions. Here’s why that doesn’t work.**](http://www.sbnation.com/2017/4/18/15213420/nfl-concussion-protocol-cheating-test)

By Louis Bien in _SB Nation_

**5\.** [**Baseball has ‘farm teams’ to groom young talent. Tech companies should, too.**](https://www.recode.net/2017/4/19/15331366/tech-companies-recruitment-hiring-mlb-playbook-farm-teams-talent-deficit)

By Tarlin Ray in _Recode_

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