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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Why progress endures
Via Christian Science Monitor: …even if civilization is cyclical, progress is different. Progress doesn’t rise or fall. It accumulates day by day, century by century. Click the link to see more: Why progress endures - CSMonitor.com Some argue we don’t appreciate it...
Our Father, Who Art In The Apple Store: The Decline Of Christmas And The Looming Tech Nightmare
Via New Geography: Despite the annual holiday pageantry, in the West religion is on the decline, along with our society’s emphasis on human relationships. … In contrast, the religion of technology is gaining adherents. Our Father, Who Art In The Apple Store: The...
Martha Stewart inspires new wave of tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Via Seattle Times: Stewart's company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, has faced some difficult blows lately: substantial financial losses and layoffs and cuts at its magazines and television programs. But Stewart, 71, the founder, has emerged as a patron saint for...
A snapshot of retirement-aged American workers
Via MSN: Combine this aging population with the difficult economy, and you have a population that no longer exits the workforce as soon as they reach their 65th birthday. Recently, Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. looked at the situation of workers 65 and older in...
A snapshot of retirement-aged American workers
Via MSN: Combine this aging population with the difficult economy, and you have a population that no longer exits the workforce as soon as they reach their 65th birthday. Recently, Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. looked at the situation of workers 65 and older in...
Pilotless aircraft sooner than you think
Via The Economist: America’s aviation regulators have been asked by Congress to integrate unmanned aircraft into the air-traffic control system as early as 2015…Pilotless aircraft could carry out many jobs at a lower cost than manned aircraft and helicopters—tasks...
Pilotless aircraft sooner than you think
Via The Economist: America’s aviation regulators have been asked by Congress to integrate unmanned aircraft into the air-traffic control system as early as 2015…Pilotless aircraft could carry out many jobs at a lower cost than manned aircraft and helicopters—tasks...
Firefox OS coming
Firefox OS | MIT Technology Review: The reason to be excited about Mozilla throwing its hat into the mobile OS ring is that Mozilla’s platform will be more open, it claims, than the likes of iOS. Mozilla says its OS will be “free...from the encumbrances of the rules...