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dual-use technology
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47 books
first published 24 Mar 2000 added 3 Oct 2023
first published 24 Mar 2000 added 3 Oct 2023
technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes
belly landing
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7 books
first published 15 Mar 2000 added 13 Feb 2017
first published 15 Mar 2000 added 13 Feb 2017
an emergency landing made by an aircraft without extending its landing gear
Silicon Valley startup
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169 books
first published 15 Mar 2000
first published 15 Mar 2000
a new business venture based in Silicon Valley, often in the tech or digital sector, aiming for rapid growth and, frequently, a lucrative exit strategy
tech
hindsight bias
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80 books
first published 15 Feb 2000
first published 15 Feb 2000
scientific article published on September 2012
Mars Society
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29 books
first published 15 Jan 2000 added 16 Oct 2022
first published 15 Jan 2000 added 16 Oct 2022
American space-advocacy nonprofit corporation
basic income
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258 books
first published 15 Jan 2000 added 10 Feb 2017
first published 15 Jan 2000 added 10 Feb 2017
a regular, unconditional payment made to individuals by a government
labour mobility
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39 books
first published 15 Jan 2000
first published 15 Jan 2000
the ability of workers to move freely between different regions or occupations
pets.com
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110 books
first published 2 Jan 2000
first published 2 Jan 2000
a failed dot-com enterprise known for selling pet supplies online
web application
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364 books
first published 2 Jan 2000
first published 2 Jan 2000
application that uses a web browser as a client
Phillips curve
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74 books
first published 2000 added 2 Nov 2021
first published 2000 added 2 Nov 2021
economic model illustrating an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment
big-box store
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216 books
first published 2000
first published 2000
a large retail establishment, usually part of a chain
Fermi Paradox
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34 books
first published 2000 added 7 Oct 2023
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
multilevel marketing
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54 books
first published 2000 added 23 Nov 2021
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.
user experience design
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71 books
first published 2000 added 20 Jun 2024
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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8 books
first published 2000 added 3 Jun 2023
first published 2000 added 3 Jun 2023
Computer virus written in a macro language
cold peace
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29 books
first published 2000 added 20 Oct 2023
first published 2000 added 20 Oct 2023
scientific article published on 12 February 2004
Bilderberg meeting
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10 books
first published 2000 added 28 Oct 2023
first published 2000 added 28 Oct 2023
Annual private conference 2018 in Turin
Willie Sutton
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63 books
first published 2000 added 6 Jan 2025
first published 2000 added 6 Jan 2025
American bank robber (1901–1980)
person
Morris worm
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18 books
first published 2000 added 3 Jun 2023
first published 2000 added 3 Jun 2023
one of the first computer worms distributed over the Internet
Tyler Cowen
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174 books
first published 2000 added 2 Nov 2021
first published 2000 added 2 Nov 2021
American economist, columnist and blogger
person
The future is already here
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69 books
first published 15 Dec 1999 added 18 Oct 2020
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.
Stanford marshmallow experiment
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67 books
first published 2 Nov 1999 added 6 Oct 2017
first published 2 Nov 1999 added 6 Oct 2017
study on delayed gratification by psychologist Walter Mischel
slashdot
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131 books
first published 19 Oct 1999
first published 19 Oct 1999
a social news website that originally focused on technology and science-related news and discussions
boiling frog
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33 books
first published 19 Oct 1999 added 28 Oct 2023
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
off-by-one error
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21 books
first published 19 Oct 1999 added 24 Nov 2022
first published 19 Oct 1999 added 24 Nov 2022
type of numerical or counting error
don't repeat yourself
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51 books
first published 19 Oct 1999 added 16 Feb 2017
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
Broken windows theory
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55 books
first published 19 Oct 1999
first published 19 Oct 1999
a criminological theory suggesting that visible signs of disorder and neglect cause an increase in crime
domain-specific language
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61 books
first published 19 Oct 1999
first published 19 Oct 1999
computer language specialized to a particular application domain
continuous integration
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104 books
first published 19 Oct 1999
first published 19 Oct 1999
software development practice based on frequent submission of granular changes
PalmPilot
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151 books
first published 29 Sep 1999 added 11 Feb 2022
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
Benchmark Capital
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46 books
first published 29 Sep 1999 added 23 Jun 2022
first published 29 Sep 1999 added 23 Jun 2022
a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California
Larry Ellison
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151 books
first published 29 Sep 1999 added 8 Mar 2023
first published 29 Sep 1999 added 8 Mar 2023
American internet entrepreneur and businessman
Mary Meeker
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64 books
first published 29 Sep 1999 added 19 Jun 2022
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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37 books
first published 28 Sep 1999
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
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
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
first published 17 Aug 1999
unincorporated master-planned community in Walton County, Florida
RFID
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175 books
first published 15 Feb 1999
first published 15 Feb 1999
technology using electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects
3D printing
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239 books
first published 15 Feb 1999
first published 15 Feb 1999
layer-by-layer additive process used to make a three-dimensional object
New Urbanism
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87 books
first published 8 Feb 1999
first published 8 Feb 1999
urban design movement promoting walkable neighborhoods with a wide range of housing and job types
New Urbanism
Clay Shirky
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150 books
first published 2 Jan 1999 added 28 Feb 2024
first published 2 Jan 1999 added 28 Feb 2024
American technology writer
person
SpaceShipOne
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39 books
first published 2 Jan 1999 added 10 Nov 2021
first published 2 Jan 1999 added 10 Nov 2021
suborbital, air-launched spaceplane
Virgin Galactic
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88 books
first published 2 Jan 1999 added 11 Nov 2021
first published 2 Jan 1999 added 11 Nov 2021
American spaceflight company
dirty bomb
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109 books
first published 2 Jan 1999 added 22 Nov 2023
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
X Prize
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64 books
first published 2 Jan 1999
first published 2 Jan 1999
a public competition intended to encourage technological development, often in fields like space travel, energy, and healthcare.
