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The pressures of covering the Olympics  are probably too immense for us mere mortals to imagine. So no one would fault the NBC broadcast army currently in Sochi, Russia for wanting to indulge in the caffeinated drinks of their choice, right?

Too bad Starbucks is banned from the games.  As a non-sponsor, the coffee was denied a place at Olympic locales. So NBC has had to be a little creative in getting their employees their ideal coffee brand…

As in, creating a hidden enclave in their Sochi facility, then sneaking several 15-man crack teams of baristas to staff the coffee cave .

Fortunately, neither McDonalds nor Coca-Cola, the Winter Games’ official sponsors,
seem to mind the little indiscretion.  (That would have been a snow ball fight to see)

Probably just as well…after all, if the NBC team is going to continue covering feats such as this one, it will need to be at its latte-filled best.

When filling out applications, we are often asked to identify ourselves.

Name? Address? Gender?

The last question usually supplies two boxes. But now, that is changing.

As Annapolis considers new anti-discrimination legislation to protect transgendered people in Maryland, Facebook recently embraced non-traditional expressions of gender identity by adding more than 50 new options for users to classify their own gender.

Whether you’re a traditionally masculine or feminine person unfamiliar with new terminology… or a non-conforming person looking for the right word to describe your specific gender identity, this article from The Daily Beast explaining the meaning of each new Facebook gender category may be useful.

Many of the terms overlap or describe similar identities, but the sheer number should allow for individual Facebook users to find the best possible descriptor for themselves.

What do you think? Do Facebook’s new gender options speak to your gender identity?

Eighteen Baltimore-area startups and organizations looking to hire technology talent will participate in NET/WORK Baltimore from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, February 20 at Emerging Technology Center (101 N. Haven St., Baltimore).

The companies are focused on a variety of sectors, including cybersecurity, game development, mobile computing, web design, education, healthcare and more.

Tickets are $5 (free for students with ID) and include free professional headshots and a happy hour 6:00-7:00. RSVP here.

Eighteen Baltimore-area startups and organizations looking to hire technology talent will participate in NET/WORK Baltimore from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, February 20 at Emerging Technology Center (101 N. Haven St., Baltimore).

The companies are focused on a variety of sectors, including cybersecurity, game development, mobile computing, web design, education, healthcare and more.

Tickets are $5 (free for students with ID) and include free professional headshots and a happy hour 6:00-7:00. RSVP here.

Eighteen Baltimore-area startups and organizations looking to hire technology talent will participate in NET/WORK Baltimore from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, February 20 at Emerging Technology Center (101 N. Haven St., Baltimore).

The companies are focused on a variety of sectors, including cybersecurity, game development, mobile computing, web design, education, healthcare and more.

Tickets are $5 (free for students with ID) and include free professional headshots and a happy hour 6:00-7:00. RSVP here.

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.

To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot

The first version of Google, Facebook, YouTube & more (and what they can teach us about starting small) http://depot.ly/tDhIW

Why Dogs Fail as Home Security Systems http://depot.ly/tCVZu

WE <3 designers http://weheartdesigners.com

Illuminated code from space http://depot.ly/tCSvr

Bacon is bad for you: the dangers of a dev monoculture http://depot.ly/tCSVu  via @CreativeBloq

Thought-provoking Valentine cards featuring dictators and philosophers http://depot.ly/tCP9W

Great site: http://youneednothing.com  via @osvaldas

Style External Links with CSS http://depot.ly/tAgxo  via @davidwalshblog

Shocking typography series designed with human features http://depot.ly/tAglQ

Scott Patt: Bigger. Smaller. Funnier. http://depot.ly/tAdid  via @designworklife

A Software Developer’s Reading List http://depot.ly/ty2OZ

Twitter testing major profile redesign that looks a lot like Facebook http://depot.ly/ty1z6  via @mashable

Move Over Product Design, UX Is The Future http://depot.ly/txZbN

Infographic: The Surprising History Of The World’s First Skis http://depot.ly/tveDc

The color history of Valentine’s Day http://ow.ly/tvgqB  *By @michaelsacca for @brandisty via @BrushLovers

How To Create A Self-Paced Email Course http://depot.ly/tv9HA  via @smashingmag

What does the future hold for portfolio site @dribbble? @CreativeBloq talk to its co-founder, @simplebits – http://depot.ly/tsrFR

How to draw a book: Smashing Book #4 – Behind The Scenes http://depot.ly/tsrsY  via @smashingmag

Inside Facebook’s User testing lab http://depot.ly/tsr1N  #UX via @FastCoLabs

Google turns on “Download Gmail Archive” feature http://depot.ly/tsqX5

Want more? No problem! Keep track of all our tweets by following us @DesignerDepot

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“Money can’t buy happiness.”

Sure, we’re all familiar with this common saying. We can probably agree that it holds some merit. 

If money doesn’t make a person truly happier, does it affect a person psychologically in any other significant way? 

Dr. Paul Piff, a University of California Berkeley researcher, certainly thinks so.  

Check out his talk titled “Does Money Make You Mean?” here.

Do you think that the wealthy are less grateful and morally sound because of their money?