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You're Missing Out if You Filter by Hotel Star Rating | Virgo Travelwp.virgo.travel
Comparing a 4-star vs. a 3-star, having more stars does not necessarily mean best value or imply a better product. - pairjam.com
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The Unusual Language That Linguists Thought Couldn’t Exist - Facts So Romantic - Nautilusnautil.us
In most languages, sounds can be re-arranged into any number of combinations. Not so in Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language.Brian Goodman… -
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Scientists Have an Answer to how the Egyptian Pyramids Were Builtdaily.jstor.org
Using sand, water, and a scale model of an ancient Egyptian transport sled, a team of Dutch engineers have answered an enduring question: "How on Earth were the pyramids of Egypt built?" The ancien... -
Araq/Nimrodgithub.com
Nim (formerly known as "Nimrod") is a compiled, garbage-collected systems programming language which has an excellent productivity/performance ratio. Nim's design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, elegance (in the order of priority). -
The American Middle Class Hasn’t Gotten A Raise In 15 Yearsfivethirtyeight.com
In 1988, the typical American adult was 40 years old, white and married, with a high school diploma. If he was a man, he probably worked full time. If she was a woman, she probably didn’t. Twenty-f... -
Nikola Tesla - Master of Lightning | Tribute by Aziz Natourtesla.aziznatour.com
An interactive website tributed to the genius inventor Nikola Tesla, the father of modern life and electricity. -
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Instant Criminalmaggiemcneill.wordpress.com
This essay first appeared in Cliterati on August 17th; I have modified it slightly to fit the format of this blog. I've written on many occasions about what I call universal criminality, the crowni... -
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What are hedge funds, and what social functions do they serve? | Dan Wangdanwang.co
(Published in prettier formatting on Medium.) J. Pierpont Morgan died in 1913 with a fortune of about $1.5 billion in today’s dollars. For his sway over Wall Street he was nicknamed “Jupiter,” after the Roman king of the gods. In 2013, four hedge fund ... -
Google and Apple Won't Unlock Your Phone, But a Court Can Make You Do It | WIREDwired.com
Silicon Valley's smartphone snitching has come to an end. Apple and Google have promised that the latest versions of their mobile operating systems make it impossible for them to unlock encrypted phones, even when compelled to do so by the government. ... -
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