The word taboo came to English from the islands of the Pacific, brought back by Captain Cook, the eighteenth-century explorer. It names…

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Denis Villeneuve's Sicario (2015) is a police thriller, and what is sometimes called a neo-Western. It follows the hunt for a Mexican drug…

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The second law of thermodynamics is often used by literary types like me to explain away some phenomena they decry. The second law of…

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"The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all" Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister FUD is a useful acronym used…

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In a world of constant change and finite resources, we face a choice: we can do what most people do—congratulate ourselves when things go…

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Curiosity will get us out of trouble. No need to insist or speak louder. But being curious is difficult: we must let others speak, encourage…

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That's the message Leo Herzog wants to get across. He's an IT specialist working at a college in Michigan, and his little website gives us…

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What do the founder of PayPal, the French president, and a media tycoon have in common? Peter Thiel (PayPal, Palantir), George Soros, Carl…

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Comparing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with the tidal cycle illuminates an obscure aspect of the profession. If you live far…

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First part of a series on integrating artificial intelligence into DevOps practices I believe the formalization of the DevOps engineer role…

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Knowing how to listen and understand before acting is the key to avoiding missteps and progressing, whether in sales or in life. The…

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Spoiler alert! Released in 1998, "Following" is the first feature film by English director Christopher Nolan. It’s a low-budget neo-noir…

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Exploring the reign of Persian king Cambyses II, particularly in the context of Darius' rise, offers insights into the potential dangers of…

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Before interrupting someone or diving into an argumentative debate, it’s essential to pause and suspend our judgment. This article explores…

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"Elon Musk threatens FBI agents and air traffic controllers with forced resignation if they do not respond to an email." Employees and the…

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"The Taoist tradition is one of the three pillars, along with Confucianism and Buddhism, of Chinese thought. This philosophy appeals to our…

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My Book of the Year - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter in its…

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(updated with new words: garbo) Youth always had its own private language. In my younger days, I remember moving to a new city and…

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Employers go to great lengths to ensure a perfect match in the recruitment process. But what about job seekers? The job market has become…

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Software is driving every aspects of the economy. At the bottom of the industry are the software developers. Developers are software…

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Professional software developers occupy a paradoxical position on the totem pole. We are both at the top ... and more often at the bottom…

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Imagine entering an unfamiliar house and immediately you notice that a step is missing from the main staircase. You worry out loud about the…

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Against a commonly accepted ideology imposing self-actualisation and perpetual state of hustling as moral values, lays a calm principle…

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In the Italy of Renaissance, small northern city-states were in a constant state of war with each other. These cities were commercially…

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Gift Culture, also known as Gift Economy, is a social exchange system adopted by some human societies when resources are in abundance. In…

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