Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Friday, December 15, 2017

Guest Post: What the robots of 'Star Wars' tell us about automation

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Paul Salmon , University of the Sunshine Coast Millions of fans all over the world are eagerly anticipating this week’s release of Star W...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Guest Post: The home microwave oven turns 50

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by Timothy J. Jorgensen , Georgetown University The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the home microwave oven. The ovens were first ...
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Thursday, October 08, 2009

Exposing the 'Twitter Gap'

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According to a news release from Project Virginia , a campaign consulting service, more Republican than Democratic candidates in the Old Dom...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Not Exactly Thomas Edison, But ...

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A lot of odd details about the life of the late Michael Jackson have been cropping up in the days since he died and went to Neverland, spar...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Tainted Tomatoes

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Salmonella is still in the news. Reuters reported earlier today: U.S. food safety officials on Wednesday said more than 350 people have f...
Friday, June 13, 2008

Mettez vos mains sur le volant!

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An amusing viral video that has attracted almost 200,000 hits on YouTube in about three days turns out to be a publicity gimmick by a compan...
Friday, June 06, 2008

The Jeffersoniad's Memo to Jeff Frederick

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Last weekend, Delegate Jeff Frederick of Prince William County was elected the new chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, succeeding ...
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Monday, September 24, 2007

Better Late Than Never

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City Councilor Dave Norris has announced his intention to vote against a proposed $300,000 appropriation to install so-called "anti-cri...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Technology Equalizes

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Another example of how advances in technology equalize our capabilities and reduce the cost of living for everyone in the long run comes cou...