Goodhart's law
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39 books
first published
2 Feb 2000
added 25 Oct 2021
adage that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure
Silicon Glen
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7 books
first published
2 Feb 2000
added 29 Dec 2023
high tech sector of Scotland
labour mobility
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39 books
first published
15 Jan 2000
the ability of workers to move freely between different regions or occupations
mini-job
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10 books
first published
15 Jan 2000
Mars Society
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29 books
first published
15 Jan 2000
added 16 Oct 2022
American space-advocacy nonprofit corporation
basic income
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240 books
first published
15 Jan 2000
added 10 Feb 2017
a regular, unconditional payment made to individuals by a government
Wall-E
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79 books
first published
10 Jan 2000
added 17 Jan 2017
en.wikipedia.org
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672 books
first published
10 Jan 2000
English-language edition of Wikipedia
pets.com
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107 books
first published
2 Jan 2000
a failed dot-com enterprise known for selling pet supplies online
web application
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359 books
first published
2 Jan 2000
application that uses a web browser as a client
Russell Brand
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48 books
first published
2000
added 25 Sep 2023
British comedian, actor, and author
Phillips curve
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69 books
first published
2000
added 2 Nov 2021
economic model illustrating an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment
user experience design
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70 books
first published
2000
added 20 Jun 2024
field of design focusing on the creation of user centered products and services
big-box store
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195 books
first published
2000
a large retail establishment, usually part of a chain
late fees
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112 books
first published
2000
episode of Sonic Boom (S1 E24)
Morris worm
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18 books
first published
2000
added 3 Jun 2023
one of the first computer worms distributed over the Internet
Bilderberg meeting
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9 books
first published
2000
added 28 Oct 2023
Annual private conference 2018 in Turin
Fermi Paradox
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34 books
first published
2000
added 7 Oct 2023
the apparent contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial life and the lack of contact or evidence for such civilizations
cold peace
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26 books
first published
2000
added 20 Oct 2023
scientific article published on 12 February 2004
Tyler Cowen
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163 books
first published
2000
added 2 Nov 2021
American economist, columnist and blogger
pez dispenser
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33 books
first published
2000
popular device for distributing the Pez candy
multilevel marketing
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50 books
first published
2000
added 23 Nov 2021
a business model where salespersons earn money both through direct sales and by recruiting new salespeople, often criticized as being similar to a pyramid scheme.
Lean Startup
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103 books
first published
2000
Early business development tool
A. Roger Ekirch
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9 books
first published
2000
added 20 Mar 2017
American author and historian
Bobos in Paradise
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36 books
first published
2000
added 6 Dec 2023
book by David Brooks
macro virus
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5 books
first published
2000
added 3 Jun 2023
Computer virus written in a macro language
The future is already here
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67 books
first published
15 Dec 1999
added 18 Oct 2020
a phrase often attributed to William Gibson, suggesting that the future is unevenly distributed and already exists in some places or sectors.
Vision Fund
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31 books
first published
2 Nov 1999
added 27 Nov 2021
Japanese venture capital fund
Walter Mischel
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63 books
first published
2 Nov 1999
Austrian-born Jewish American psychologist
c2.com
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29 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
first-ever user-editable website
domain-specific language
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61 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
computer language specialized to a particular application domain
boiling frog
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32 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
added 28 Oct 2023
a metaphor describing a frog slowly being boiled alive, used to warn about the danger of gradual change
Broken windows theory
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52 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
a criminological theory suggesting that visible signs of disorder and neglect cause an increase in crime
slashdot
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128 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
a social news website that originally focused on technology and science-related news and discussions
Stone Soup
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19 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
added 30 Oct 2023
off-by-one error
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21 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
added 24 Nov 2022
type of numerical or counting error
continuous integration
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103 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
software development practice based on frequent submission of granular changes
don't repeat yourself
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51 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
added 16 Feb 2017
software development principle with the goal of reducing repetitive software patterns, and replacing them with abstractions that use data normalization to avoid redundancy
Mary Meeker
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62 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 19 Jun 2022
an American venture capitalist and former Wall Street securities analyst, known for her annual 'Internet Trends' reports
tech worker
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149 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 26 Oct 2021
Benchmark Capital
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46 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 23 Jun 2022
a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California
PalmPilot
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146 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 11 Feb 2022
a line of personal digital assistants developed by Palm Inc., one of the first widely adopted PDAs
Larry Ellison
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139 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 8 Mar 2023
American internet entrepreneur and businessman
Grace Hopper
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63 books
first published
28 Sep 1999
added 3 Jan 2017
an American computer scientist and US Navy rear admiral, known for pioneering work in computer programming
millennium bug
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35 books
first published
28 Sep 1999
a computer bug related to the rollover into the year 2000. Many feared it would cause failures in computing systems, although the impact was generally mild.
Admiral Zheng
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45 books
first published
14 Sep 1999
Ming Dynasty admiral, explored and influenced Indian Ocean
Seaside, Florida
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17 books
first published
17 Aug 1999
unincorporated master-planned community in Walton County, Florida
Harry Beck
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27 books
first published
16 Jul 1999
added 21 Aug 2024
RFID
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171 books
first published
15 Feb 1999
technology using electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects
3D printing
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222 books
first published
15 Feb 1999
layer-by-layer additive process used to make a three-dimensional object
mega-rich
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59 books
first published
15 Jan 1999
added 13 Feb 2017
McMansion
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167 books
first published
15 Jan 1999
added 15 Oct 2020
large mass-produced dwelling
mirror neurons
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92 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 23 Oct 2022
dirty bomb
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105 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 22 Nov 2023
radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives to contaminate an area with radioactive material, serving primarily as an area denial device against civilians
SpaceShipOne
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41 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 10 Nov 2021
suborbital, air-launched spaceplane
Virgin Galactic
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85 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 11 Nov 2021
American spaceflight company
X Prize
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64 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
a public competition intended to encourage technological development, often in fields like space travel, energy, and healthcare.
Clay Shirky
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144 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 28 Feb 2024
American technology writer
carbon credits
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91 books
first published
1999
added 25 Sep 2023
certificates that allow the holder to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide, often traded as part of emissions reduction schemes
Brewster Kahle
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39 books
first published
1999
American computer engineer, founder of the Internet Archive
Barry Marshall: ulcers
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21 books
first published
1999
an Australian physician who proved that ulcers are caused by the bacteria H. pylori
space tourism
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75 books
first published
1999
added 23 Nov 2023
space travel for recreational purposes
biodiversity loss
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87 books
first published
1999
added 3 Oct 2023
extinction of species worldwide, and also the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat
Ray Oldenburg
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26 books
first published
1999
American sociologist
worker-owned cooperative
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37 books
first published
1999
added 17 Jun 2024
cooperative that is owned and self-managed by its workers
Hans Moravec
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63 books
first published
31 Dec 1998
added 20 Nov 2021
an Austrian-born roboticist and futurist known for his work on robotics, artificial intelligence, and writings on the future of non-biological intelligence.
Ray Kurzweil
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236 books
first published
31 Dec 1998
American author, scientist, inventor and futurist