Electricity usage doesn’t seem to be affected by electric cars so far.
Since electric cars lessen dependence on fossil fuels, what effect are they having on power consumption? The concern is that the large numbers of electric cars will increase the demand for electricity and overwhelm power grids — despite studies to the contrary.
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Gladwell lays out his argument for being a big fish in a little pond.
Attending an elite college or working for a famous company could kill your dreams is what Malcolm Gladwell seems to think. The popular author lays out his argument for being a big fish in a little pond in his latest book, “David and Goliath,” a work that aims to overturn conventional notions about what makes for a disadvantage and who should be considered an underdog.
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Solid Concepts 3D printed metal gun.
The first 3D printed gun was the Liberator pistol. Then came the Grizzly, a 3D printed rifle. Now a third one has surfaced, and it’s a doozy. This one is printed entirely out of metal and the gun’s design was copied from a classic 1911 model. (Video)
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Sono
Living in a city has plenty of perks. You have convenient metro systems, plenty of gourmet dining choices and endless shopping destinations. But with all that activity comes a whole lot of noise pollution. The noise is an unavoidable side effect of living with millions of other people. That noise is likely to permeate your living space unless you’ve gone through the trouble of retrofitting your home with some kind of soundproofing. (Video)
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 22 percent growth in programming jobs in by 2020.
Steve Jobs said, in the now infamous “Lost Interview,” “Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.” We all know that learning to code is one of the most hyped skills right now – and for good reason, considering the insatiable demand for developers.
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China has highest percentage of self-made billionaires in the world.
China is second only to the U.S. in sheer numbers of billionaires, with 157 billionaires compared to 515 in the states, according to a new report on the number of super-rich around the world.
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Some desperately need–their morning coffee.
When is the best time to drink your cup of coffee? it is probably not a good idea to drink part of your daily dose of caffeine in the afternoon. Especially if you have problems sleeping. But, have you ever drink your cup of coffee and felt like it just didn’t work?
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Much like Dr Frankenstein, she was determined to bring her old clothes back to life!
Quote of the Day: “We’ve all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.” – Robert Wilensky
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54% said they felt obliged to work during the weekend because there is too much to do.
Office workers in the UK are so focused on managing email traffic and attending internal meetings, they struggle to find time to produce anything really meaningful, according to research released this week.
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Between the ages of 25 and 34, 41.3% percent of Americans will spend at least a year earning less than 150 percent of the poverty line.
In the world’s richest country, poverty is an astonishingly common experience. Almost 40 percent of American adults experience it for at least a year by age 60. But poverty is especially common among young adults in America.
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NSA
During the last presidential election, did the Obama Administration ever spy on Mitt Romney? The question was raised by Alex Tabarrok at the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and he acknowledges that it is provocative. Until recently, he would’ve regarded it as a “loony” question, he writes, and he doesn’t think that President Obama ordered the NSA to spy on Romney for political gain.
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The “sharing economy” is revolutionizing the way Americans think about ownership and commerce.
In New York City, you can rent a room on Airbnb, catch a ride with Uber, sell your old threads on Modabound, and leave your nine-month-old with a shared nanny. The “sharing economy” is revolutionizing the way Americans think about ownership and commerce. It’s also poised to make a handful of venture capitalists in Palo Alto and Tribeca very, very rich. Airbnb is estimated to be worth $2.5 billion. Uber’s valuation is rumored to be $3.5 billion.
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