“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice.” – T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets – Language is humanity’s ultimate killer app and Merriam-Webster’s recent addition of 840 words to its dictionary came with...
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This Friday, as you prepare for the upcoming three-day weekend, I bring you an unexpected story of disruption wrought by a Belgian dentist. You’ve probably never heard the term “Fastest Known Time” (FKT) unless you’re into trail running or backpacking....
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“The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.” – Sun Tzu – Iran needs (and has designed) a new jet fighter but due to sanctions can’t produce the airplane bodies (airframes)....
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