Negawatt
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13 books
first published
14 Mar 2005
a unit of power representing the amount of energy saved through conservation or efficiency measures.
software as a service
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145 books
first published
15 Feb 2005
software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted
ghost work
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17 books
first published
22 Jan 2005
added 10 Jan 2024
Singularitarianism
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29 books
first published
22 Jan 2005
belief in an incipient technological singularity
fishermen Kerala
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11 books
first published
15 Jan 2005
added 20 Dec 2023
mobile phones allowed the fishermen to determine which villages offered the best markets for their fish
fiscal drag
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12 books
first published
2 Jan 2005
added 9 Nov 2023
Stephen Fry
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59 books
first published
2 Jan 2005
added 22 Jun 2023
nocebo
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22 books
first published
2005
added 18 Oct 2022
the effect of a harmless substance that creates negative psychologically induced response in a patient
Masdar
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28 books
first published
2005
Late Heavy Bombardment
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20 books
first published
2005
added 19 Aug 2022
hypothesized event, occurring ca. 4.1–3.8 billion years ago, during which a large number of asteroids collided with the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
business continuity plan
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15 books
first published
2005
the process of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats and significant disruption of business operations
Joi Ito
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54 books
first published
15 Nov 2004
added 18 Oct 2020
Japanese-American activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist
future of journalism
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25 books
first published
15 Nov 2004
a topic of discussion focusing on how journalism will evolve, particularly in the context of technological change and economic models
tail risk
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79 books
first published
23 Sep 2004
added 24 Oct 2021
risk of rare events, typically defined as more than 3 standard deviations from expected values, far above the risk of a normal distribution
Oxycodone
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66 books
first published
20 Sep 2004
added 28 Dec 2023
analgesic alkaloid (opioid)
Pripyat
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31 books
first published
15 Sep 2004
added 13 Jul 2024
sustainable fashion
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58 books
first published
1 Sep 2004
added 23 Nov 2023
part of design philosophy and trend of sustainability in fashion
McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit
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13 books
first published
9 Aug 2004
added 25 Oct 2021
a 1994 legal case where a woman sued McDonald's after suffering third-degree burns from a cup of coffee; the case is often cited in debates over tort reform.
Asperger Syndrome
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73 books
first published
2 Aug 2004
neurodevelopmental disorder affecting social interaction
Beos Apple "Steve Jobs" next macos
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3 books
first published
1 Aug 2004
added 17 Jul 2022
refers to BeOS, an operating system, and its potential influence on or competition with Apple's MacOS, especially during the time when Steve Jobs returned to Apple and introduced NeXT technology
blue screen of death
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32 books
first published
1 Aug 2004
added 28 Oct 2023
error screen displayed on a Microsoft Windows computer system following a fatal system error
Metcalfe's law
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11 books
first published
1 Aug 2004
empirical rule that that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of its number of users
Brixton riot
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13 books
first published
30 Jun 2004
added 16 Feb 2017
Sloane Ranger
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17 books
first published
30 Jun 2004
added 12 Feb 2017
United Kingdom subculture/stereotype
sensor fusion
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13 books
first published
24 Jun 2004
combining of sensor data from disparate sources
SQL injection
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62 books
first published
8 Jun 2004
added 3 Jun 2023
type of code injection, used to attack vulnerable data-driven software applications
regenerative agriculture
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18 books
first published
15 Apr 2004
added 10 Aug 2024
conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems
Westphalian system
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20 books
first published
7 Apr 2004
added 23 May 2017
concept of the sovereignty of nation-states in Europe
digital nomad
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37 books
first published
1 Apr 2004
added 19 Feb 2022
those who use telecommunications technologies to earn a living and, more generally, conduct their life in a nomadic manner
Reflections on Trusting Trust
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8 books
first published
1 Apr 2004
added 24 Feb 2022
a lecture by Ken Thompson that discusses the risks in trusting the software and tools one uses, and demonstrates a compiler backdoor.
Bob Geldof
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52 books
first published
26 Mar 2004
added 12 Feb 2017
Therac-25
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10 books
first published
15 Feb 2004
Radiotherapy machine involved in six accidents
Elon Musk
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519 books
first published
15 Jan 2004
businessman
Max Levchin
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50 books
first published
15 Jan 2004
added 2 Nov 2021
American businessman
Peter Thiel
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345 books
first published
15 Jan 2004
an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir
post-war consensus
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29 books
first published
2 Jan 2004
added 22 Nov 2021
period in British political history, 1945 to 1970s
post-oil
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16 books
first published
2 Jan 2004
added 15 Oct 2020
Atul Gawande
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100 books
first published
2004
American surgeon
eat what you kill
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23 books
first published
2004
added 17 Jun 2021
a phrase often used in finance and law firms to describe a compensation system where employees earn from their own efforts
meritocracy
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49 books
first published
2004
added 25 Jun 2022
type of organisation
horn antenna
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11 books
first published
2004
a type of antenna that consists of a flaring metal waveguide to direct radio waves
peak-end rule
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10 books
first published
2004
added 2 Jul 2022
psychological heuristic
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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14 books
first published
2004
added 20 Jun 2021
Italian film director, poet, writer and intellectual (1922-1975)
Picturephone
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10 books
first published
2004
Videotelephony system
Robert Durst
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6 books
first published
2004
added 18 Oct 2020
American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022)
Jeff Hawkins
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39 books
first published
2004
added 11 Feb 2022
Olbers’ paradox
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7 books
first published
2004
the argument that the darkness of the night sky conflicts with the assumption of an infinite, static universe
Emanuel Derman
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37 books
first published
24 Dec 2003
South African economist
transit-oriented development
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35 books
first published
15 Dec 2003
urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business, and leisure space within walking distance of public transport
congestion pricing
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60 books
first published
15 Dec 2003
added 7 May 2023
system of surcharging users of public goods that are subject to congestion
Donald Shoup
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30 books
first published
15 Dec 2003
added 7 May 2023
American economist known for his work in economy of parking
Japanese asset price bubble
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19 books
first published
12 Nov 2003
added 23 Oct 2022
economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated, collapsing in early 1992
skinny streets
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7 books
first published
28 Oct 2003
added 13 Jan 2017
narrow streets designed to limit vehicle speed and prioritize pedestrian safety.
Zawinski's Law
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1 books
first published
22 Sep 2003
added 23 May 2024
level 1 cache
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13 books
first published
22 Sep 2003
added 20 Nov 2021
fastest level of hardware cache used in modern central processing units