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Did the Death of Australian Inheritance Taxes Affect Deaths
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1 books
first published 19 Oct 2009 added 26 Feb 2017
first published 19 Oct 2009 added 26 Feb 2017
global rebalancing
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8 books
first published 12 Oct 2009
first published 12 Oct 2009
the adjustment of economic, political, or social systems on a global scale, often aimed at reducing disparities between countries or regions.
Cambridge Five
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18 books
first published 21 Sep 2009 added 7 Oct 2023
first published 21 Sep 2009 added 7 Oct 2023
former ring of spies in the United Kingdom
put on your own oxygen mask first before helping others
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14 books
first published 31 Aug 2009 added 10 Oct 2024
first published 31 Aug 2009 added 10 Oct 2024
HESCO bastion
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3 books
first published 31 Aug 2009
first published 31 Aug 2009
gabion primarily used for flood control and military fortifications
summit fever
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4 books
first published 25 Aug 2009 added 8 Jun 2022
first published 25 Aug 2009 added 8 Jun 2022
2022 film directed by Julian Gilbey
Chris Wanstrath
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9 books
first published 17 Aug 2009 added 21 Feb 2017
first published 17 Aug 2009 added 21 Feb 2017
co-founder of GitHub, a web-based hosting service for version control
citation needed
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15 books
first published 1 Aug 2009
first published 1 Aug 2009
a tag commonly used to indicate that a statement needs an additional reference or source for verification
Bullingdon Club
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25 books
first published 22 Jul 2009 added 17 Oct 2022
first published 22 Jul 2009 added 17 Oct 2022
exclusive society at Oxford University infamous for bad behavior
Cal Newport
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34 books
first published 12 Jul 2009
first published 12 Jul 2009
American computer scientist, academic lecturer and writer
Martin Parr
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7 books
first published 8 Jul 2009 added 31 Oct 2021
first published 8 Jul 2009 added 31 Oct 2021
a British documentary photographer known for his photographic projects that take a critical look at various aspects of modern life
person
security theater
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37 books
first published 7 Jul 2009
first published 7 Jul 2009
measures intended to provide a feeling of security while doing little or nothing to achieve it
openstreetmap
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51 books
first published 29 May 2009
first published 29 May 2009
online collaborative project creating a world geographic database
Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits
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60 books
first published 29 May 2009 added 15 Oct 2020
first published 29 May 2009 added 15 Oct 2020
Nikolai Kondratiev
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13 books
first published 29 May 2009
first published 29 May 2009
a Russian economist best known for proposing the theory of Kondratiev waves, long economic cycles lasting around 40 to 60 years.
fallacies of distributed computing
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6 books
first published 29 May 2009 added 2 Oct 2022
first published 29 May 2009 added 2 Oct 2022
false assumptions programmers make who are new to distributed computing
ShotSpotter
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8 books
first published 27 May 2009 added 5 Nov 2024
first published 27 May 2009 added 5 Nov 2024
American gunfire locator technology company
bolt-on acquisition
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11 books
first published 18 May 2009 added 28 Oct 2023
first published 18 May 2009 added 28 Oct 2023
a type of acquisition in which the acquired company is integrated into an existing division of the acquiring company
Blythe Masters
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20 books
first published 11 May 2009 added 26 Feb 2018
first published 11 May 2009 added 26 Feb 2018
a British former banker and entrepreneur, known for her work on credit derivatives at J.P. Morgan
sentiment analysis
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78 books
first published 30 Apr 2009
first published 30 Apr 2009
use of natural language processing, text analysis and computational linguistics to identify and extract subjective information in source materials
Hans Rosling
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58 books
first published 15 Mar 2009
first published 15 Mar 2009
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker
person
Steve Bannon
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159 books
first published 15 Feb 2009 added 21 Oct 2020
first published 15 Feb 2009 added 21 Oct 2020
American media executive & political strategist (born 1953)
person
access to a mobile phone
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19 books
first published 15 Feb 2009
first published 15 Feb 2009
availability and use of mobile phone technology
James Webb Space Telescope
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40 books
first published 3 Feb 2009 added 17 Jul 2022
first published 3 Feb 2009 added 17 Jul 2022
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
Ian Bogost
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44 books
first published 9 Jan 2009 added 1 Aug 2021
first published 9 Jan 2009 added 1 Aug 2021
American philosopher, video game designer
starchitect
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50 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 27 Apr 2018
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 27 Apr 2018
portmanteau used to describe a famous architect
Wang Chuanfu
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8 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 21 Feb 2026
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 21 Feb 2026
Chinese chemist and manager, founder of BYD
person
business
US Airways Flight 1549
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36 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 12 Feb 2017
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 12 Feb 2017
2009 aircraft accident in New York, USA
Kiva Systems
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35 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 12 Feb 2022
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 12 Feb 2022
company that manufactures mobile robotic fulfillment systems
Eyjafjallajökull
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38 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 20 Feb 2022
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 20 Feb 2022
ice cap in Iceland covering the caldera of a volcano
Ben Horowitz
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51 books
first published 2009 added 9 Mar 2018
first published 2009 added 9 Mar 2018
an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
Rochdale Principles
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4 books
first published 2009 added 30 Aug 2023
first published 2009 added 30 Aug 2023
organizing guidelines for a co-op
social discount rate
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8 books
first published 2009 added 2 Nov 2021
first published 2009 added 2 Nov 2021
rate used for discounting future benefits or costs to society
Anne Wojcicki
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24 books
first published 2009
first published 2009
American biotech analyst, biologist, businesswoman, and co-founder of 23andMe
bonus culture
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45 books
first published 2009
first published 2009
a corporate culture in which bonuses are expected, possibly to the detriment of basic salary or long-term stability
When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure
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17 books
first published 2009 added 8 Jul 2021
first published 2009 added 8 Jul 2021
the effectiveness of a metric for assessing performance is undermined when it is used as a goal to be achieved
Sheryl Sandberg
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189 books
first published 2009 added 26 Oct 2021
first published 2009 added 26 Oct 2021
American technology executive, activist, and authors
person
Michael Shellenberger
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29 books
first published 27 Dec 2008 added 24 Oct 2022
first published 27 Dec 2008 added 24 Oct 2022
American writer and environmental policy advocate
Home mortgage interest deduction
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56 books
first published 27 Dec 2008
first published 27 Dec 2008
a tax deduction for homeowners based on the interest paid on a home mortgage
Quicken Loans
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19 books
first published 17 Dec 2008 added 9 Aug 2023
first published 17 Dec 2008 added 9 Aug 2023
American mortgage lending company
algorithmic management
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42 books
first published 17 Dec 2008 added 19 Mar 2022
first published 17 Dec 2008 added 19 Mar 2022
the delegation of managerial functions to algorithmic and automated systems
land value tax
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35 books
first published 16 Dec 2008 added 1 Mar 2017
first published 16 Dec 2008 added 1 Mar 2017
levy on the unimproved value of land
Multi Fibre Arrangement
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6 books
first published 16 Dec 2008 added 11 Aug 2023
first published 16 Dec 2008 added 11 Aug 2023
an international trade agreement on textiles and clothing that was in effect from 1974 to 2004
Food sovereignty
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36 books
first published 16 Dec 2008
first published 16 Dec 2008
right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems
anti-pattern
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42 books
first published 8 Dec 2008
first published 8 Dec 2008
common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective or counterproductive
infinite scroll
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23 books
first published 8 Dec 2008 added 25 Feb 2025
first published 8 Dec 2008 added 25 Feb 2025
design pattern in computer programming
Bus Rapid Transit
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44 books
first published 15 Nov 2008 added 20 Oct 2023
first published 15 Nov 2008 added 20 Oct 2023
a public transport system using buses in a manner similar to a light rail or metro system, often using exclusive lanes and elevated platforms
