The Grateful Dead come out blazing in Chicago for 'Fare Thee Well' tour

CHICAGO — So that's how it's going to be, Trey?

The Grateful Dead blew out a bombastic rock show Friday, the first of their three-night Soldier Field finale, and it was Trey Anastasio who lit the fuse. With aggressive attacks, blazing speed and attitude, the Phish guitarist led the band away from the breezy, mellow vibes of its warmup shows in Santa Clara, California — and they never looked back.

SEE ALSO: Confessions of a Deadhead as the trip comes to an end

But first, a bit of business: They opened with "Box of Rain," the wistful "American Beauty" anthem that was the last song the Grateful Dead ever played with Jerry Garcia, right here at this very spot, almost exactly 20 years ago. The band built gorgeous harmonies around Phil Lesh's vocals, put a little steam in the tempo and caused tears with the callback that ends with the lyric: "Such a long, long time to be gone; and a short time to be there." Read more...

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How the world celebrated Social Media Day

For the sixth annual time, Social Media Day was celebrated by thousands of people around the world on June 30.

Mashable started Social Media Day in 2010 as a way to reflect and honor the growth of social media and the digital revolution. Now in 2015, this holiday encompasses hundreds of in-person events around the world, along with thousands of tweets, Instagram photos and Facebook posts commemorating #SMDay.

See also: Happy Social Media Day 2015!

Have a very happy Social Media Day, everyone! http://t.co/AcSkt357WZ http://t.co/q0V5bPCCKh #SMDay

— Mashable SocialMedia (@mashsocialmedia) June 30, 2015 Read more...

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The search for the world's greatest card cheat

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Cats give zero fucks about your yoga video, will interrupt you without hesitation

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Why do we keep expecting robots to kill us?

A man died in an industrial accident at a Volkswagen factory in Germany Wednesday. Normally, this would have been little noted — industrial accidents are unfortunately common, with an estimated 4,000 workplace deaths every year in the U.S. alone

But this man had the misfortune to have been killed in the process of installing safety software on one of the factory's robots

See also: The robots are coming. To save us.

The news flashed around the world, every headline a variation on the classic "man bites dog" — Robot Kills Man. To make matters more ominous, one of the reporters tweeting about the story was the Financial Times' Sarah O'Connor — who was apparently unaware of the Terminator franchise featuring her namesake, Sarah Connor, and didn't understand why so many of her replies talked about something called Skynet becoming self-aware Read more...

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7 Simple Steps For A Successful Phone Interview

Phone interviews present unique issues that many candidates fail to recognize, so here are some helpful tips and tricks.