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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
What makes jokes funny?An interesting summary of theories about what makes for humor:Benign violationIncongruitySurpriseHe also makes the point that humor is social. We laugh more readily when we're with other people. More interestingly, he casts humor as a lubricant...
What makes jokes funny?An interesting summary of theories about what makes for humor:Benign violationIncongruitySurpriseHe also makes the point that humor is social. We laugh more readily when we're with other people. More interestingly, he casts humor as a lubricant...
Not your average drone: new technology the US military is developing
Via CSMonitor.com: This could ultimately mean “omnipresent” surveillance, Mr. Marks said in remarks Thursday at the McCain Institute in Washington. “We might have a capability that is so pervasive that we have ISR [intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] on...
Amazon, drones, and getting your stuff you quickly.
Via USA Today: "The idea would be to deliver packages as quickly as possible using the small, unmanned aircraft, through a service the company is calling Prime Air."
Amazon, drones, and getting your stuff you quickly.
Via USA Today: "The idea would be to deliver packages as quickly as possible using the small, unmanned aircraft, through a service the company is calling Prime Air."
Some manufacturing news
Via Business Insider: “France's manufacturing sector just hit a 5-month low.” Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/french-pmi-2013-12#ixzz2mJaKhS8w “The PMI Manufacturing report [for Italy] just hit a 2.5 year high.” Read more:...
Some manufacturing news
Via Business Insider: “France's manufacturing sector just hit a 5-month low.” Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/french-pmi-2013-12#ixzz2mJaKhS8w “The PMI Manufacturing report [for Italy] just hit a 2.5 year high.” Read more:...
Where All The Major World Economies Are In The Economic Cycle
Via Business Insider: The country most closes to "peaking" right now is China. The US, Canada, New Zealand, and Kazakhstan are past the halfway point, but still have room to grow. Countries like India, Brazil, and Russia are troughing, while Australia, Malaysia, and...