David M. Brinley for The Washington Post
What does it mean to be Keynesian? It was the British economist John Maynard Keynes who declared that when, like today, economic growth grinds to a standstill and businesses …
From brain over computer, cyberpunk, dweeby, engineer, gadgets, genius, guru, hacker, hardware, nerdy, poindexter, programmer, software, to techie.
From aestheticism over aficionado, arts and sciences, bon vivant, civilization, culture, enlightenment, fashion, folklore, gourmet, learning, lifestyle, perception, refinement, sense, to savoir-faire.
From adventure over biking, cruising, driving, excursion, explore, expedition, flying, globe-trotting, riding, roaming, safari, sailing, seafaring, sightseeing, touring, travel, trek, trip, vacation, visit, voyage, walk, to wanderlust.
From basis over civilization, core, drift, idea, life, matter, pith, point, politics, quintessence, science, significance, society, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, topic, upshot, values, to zeitgeist.
φώς (phos) light + γραφίς (graphis) stylus: Drawing with light: Photography.
Information Technology, software and computer companies are certainly not without their share of poor executive decisions and mismanagement. While dozens of notable examples could have made our list, these were by far the top top 10 worst in the history of the technology industry, causing many billions of dollars of lost revenue or resulted in the downfall of entire companies.
via Ten catastrophes: All-time worst tech industry executive decisions | ZDNet.
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Americans love our flag. We display it at concerts and stadiums to celebrate, and at times of national tragedy to show our resolve. We have our schoolchildren pledge allegiance to it; we have consecrated it …
by Zara Baxter, Staff Writer, John Gillool.
Once upon a time, these were the reasons PC users could still hold their heads high. But do they still hold true?Background: In July 2007 we’d gotten a bit …
By Daniel Engber
The fourth-graders were unanimous: Quicksand doesn’t scare them, not one bit. If you’re a 9- or 10-year-old at the P.S. 29 elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y., you’ve got more pressing concerns: …
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You are looking at Apple’s next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look …
WI-FI as we know it is reaching the limits of its usefulness. It just can’t keep up with our appetite for services, such as new video formats, that gobble up bandwidth. So what’s …
I recently spoke with the Scottish photojournalist Harry Benson, who is known for his images of world leaders, Hollywood icons, rock stars and everyday Glaswegians. (He is, as I found out, also an …
Tag til Europas pendant til amerikanernes ’Big Apple’.
Af Steffen Ejstrup
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Turistattraktion. Gaderne omkring Grand-Place er sande turistfælder, hvor man kan købe sig fattig i …
Hver sjette dansker henter jævnligt film på nettet – ulovligt.
Af Jakob Sheikh.
Vi er tilsyneladende vilde med at downloade ulovlige film. Danskerne forbruger millioner af ulovlige film hvert eneste år. Faktisk downloader hver sjette dansker mellem …
10. There is no sound in space (rumbling engines, electronic beeping, laser blasts, etc.)
You’ve probably heard this fact stated before by your high school science teacher or some killjoy walking out of a movie theater: …
8 productivity experts give their productivity messages for 2010 – written by Jack Kinsella
At the start of the year I emailed a number of famous productivity writers and bloggers asking them what their productivity message …
Helt nyt og lækkert design på den billige bærbare PC beregnet til børn i fattige lande.Blot fordi man ikke selv har råd til en bærbar computer, skal man ikke
snydes. Derfor kommer der nu en totalt …
Etiquette Everyday ~ Holiday Etiquette – Emily Post’s Guide to Holiday Tipping 2009
The holiday season is traditionally the time Americans choose to thank those who provide them with year-round services. In these tough economic times …
“Space is big,” wrote Douglas Adams in his book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. “You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.”
He wasn’t exaggerating. Even our nearest star Proxima Centauri is …
By Rik Fairlie
Summer is here, the kids are out of school, and everyone is counting down the days until the summer trip. No matter where you’re going—the beach, the mountains, a foreign country, or a …
