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111 years ago almost to the day, a murder was committed which ultimately led to the first criminal trial to use fingerprints as evidence. We've all since watched enough crime shows to understand that
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(Photo: Alexander_P/shutterstock.com) In 1920, the popular newspaper comic strip Jerry on the Job was adapted by Bray Studios into a few animated films. In “The Bomb Idea,” Jerry and another character
Perhaps you’ve noticed that ebooks are awful. I hate them, but I don’t know why I hate them. Maybe it’s snobbery. Perhaps, despite my long career in technology and media, I’m a secret Luddite. Maybe I
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Clayton Christensen, a Harvard Business School professor named one of the best thinkers in the field of management, said that we don’t really buy products or services. Rather, we “hire” something to g
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On the evening of 7 December 2010, in a hushed San Francisco auditorium, former Google engineer Patri Friedman sketched out the future of humanity. The event was hosted by the Thiel Foundation, establ
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Um 7.30 Uhr macht Christian Schulz das erste Mal Feierabend. Zwei Stunden hat er an diesem Montagmorgen im Licht der Neonröhren die Parkgarage eines Einkaufszentrums gesäubert. Mit Laubbläsern hat er
This hard-hitting blogpost by Ken Murray, a retired Los Angeles family doctor, helped open up discussions about why doctors routinely administer treatments to dying patients that they would adamantly
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Hi, if you are reading this essay then congratulations, you are still alive. And if you are alive, then you have either gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, or you still have the opportunity to get the vaccin
Das Projekt OpenStreetMap ist wohl die detailreichste und aktuellste Karte der Welt. Zusammengestellt wird sie von Freiwilligen – denen manchmal sture Verwaltungen im Weg stehen. Vor allem Waldwege kö
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Coronazertifikat: Grosse Worte um den kleinen Piks Nr. 35 – 2. September 2021 Von Der Bundesrat zögert mit der Einführung einer erweiterten Zertifikatspflicht. Dabei wäre jetzt der richtige Zeitpunkt.
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