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
basic income
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255 books
first published
15 Jan 2000
added 10 Feb 2017
a regular, unconditional payment made to individuals by a government
Mars Society
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29 books
first published
15 Jan 2000
added 16 Oct 2022
American space-advocacy nonprofit corporation
en.wikipedia.org
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687 books
first published
10 Jan 2000
English-language edition of Wikipedia
Wall-E
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85 books
first published
10 Jan 2000
added 17 Jan 2017
pets.com
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111 books
first published
2 Jan 2000
a failed dot-com enterprise known for selling pet supplies online
web application
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363 books
first published
2 Jan 2000
application that uses a web browser as a client
A. Roger Ekirch
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9 books
first published
2000
added 20 Mar 2017
American author and historian
Willie Sutton
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63 books
first published
2000
added 6 Jan 2025
American bank robber (1901–1980)
multilevel marketing
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54 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.
late fees
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121 books
first published
2000
episode of Sonic Boom (S1 E24)
Russell Brand
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48 books
first published
2000
added 25 Sep 2023
British comedian, actor, and author
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
Lean Startup
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106 books
first published
2000
Early business development tool
big-box store
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216 books
first published
2000
a large retail establishment, usually part of a chain
Tyler Cowen
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174 books
first published
2000
added 2 Nov 2021
American economist, columnist and blogger
pez dispenser
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35 books
first published
2000
popular device for distributing the Pez candy
user experience design
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71 books
first published
2000
added 20 Jun 2024
field of design focusing on the creation of user centered products and services
macro virus
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5 books
first published
2000
added 3 Jun 2023
Computer virus written in a macro language
Bilderberg meeting
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11 books
first published
2000
added 28 Oct 2023
Annual private conference 2018 in Turin
cold peace
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28 books
first published
2000
added 20 Oct 2023
scientific article published on 12 February 2004
Bobos in Paradise
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36 books
first published
2000
added 6 Dec 2023
book by David Brooks
Phillips curve
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73 books
first published
2000
added 2 Nov 2021
economic model illustrating an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment
Fermi Paradox
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35 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
The future is already here
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69 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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36 books
first published
2 Nov 1999
added 27 Nov 2021
Japanese venture capital fund
Walter Mischel
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68 books
first published
2 Nov 1999
Austrian-born Jewish American psychologist
boiling frog
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33 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
c2.com
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29 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
first-ever user-editable website
Broken windows theory
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55 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
a criminological theory suggesting that visible signs of disorder and neglect cause an increase in crime
Stone Soup
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21 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
added 30 Oct 2023
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
continuous integration
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104 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
software development practice based on frequent submission of granular changes
slashdot
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132 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
a social news website that originally focused on technology and science-related news and discussions
domain-specific language
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61 books
first published
19 Oct 1999
computer language specialized to a particular application domain
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
tech worker
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160 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 26 Oct 2021
Larry Ellison
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149 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 8 Mar 2023
American internet entrepreneur and businessman
Benchmark Capital
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47 books
first published
29 Sep 1999
added 23 Jun 2022
a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California
PalmPilot
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150 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
Mary Meeker
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64 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
millennium bug
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36 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.
Grace Hopper
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65 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
Admiral Zheng
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47 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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175 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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236 books
first published
15 Feb 1999
layer-by-layer additive process used to make a three-dimensional object
McMansion
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171 books
first published
15 Jan 1999
added 15 Oct 2020
large mass-produced dwelling
mega-rich
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63 books
first published
15 Jan 1999
added 13 Feb 2017
Darwin Awards
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20 books
first published
15 Jan 1999
added 6 Jan 2025
SpaceShipOne
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42 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 10 Nov 2021
suborbital, air-launched spaceplane
dirty bomb
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109 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
mirror neurons
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96 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 23 Oct 2022
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.
Virgin Galactic
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87 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 11 Nov 2021
American spaceflight company
Clay Shirky
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148 books
first published
2 Jan 1999
added 28 Feb 2024
American technology writer
Barry Marshall: ulcers
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23 books
first published
1999
an Australian physician who proved that ulcers are caused by the bacteria H. pylori
Ray Oldenburg
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28 books
first published
1999
American sociologist
worker-owned cooperative
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40 books
first published
1999
added 17 Jun 2024
cooperative that is owned and self-managed by its workers
biodiversity loss
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94 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
carbon credits
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95 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
space tourism
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79 books
first published
1999
added 23 Nov 2023
space travel for recreational purposes
Brewster Kahle
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41 books
first published
1999
American computer engineer, founder of the Internet Archive