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NASA provides funding for way-out space proposals, including a flying boat for Titan

GeekWire

million to 14 teams in support of experimental projects that would be right at home in the pages of a science-fiction novel — including a plan to send a flying boat to study the smoggy atmosphere and hydrocarbon-rich lakes of Titan. NASA says it’ll distribute up to $2.45 NASA Image via Ryan Weed).

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Self-publishing in a networked world: The case study of David Maister - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

In my book Living Networks I proposed a basic “Creative Career” trajectory, illustrated below. In the early stages, use the free flow of the networks to distribute direct, demonstrate that you can tap an attractive market, and attract the interest of a publisher. This will give David 50,000 x $12 = $600,000.

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Is Elon Musk calculated or crazed? Walter Isaacson discusses his new book on the GeekWire Podcast

GeekWire

Musk prevailed in the contest, and ultimately won the operating system argument, as well, recounts Walter Isaacson in his new biography of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and X (Twitter) owner. ” What can you say to that after spending two years with Elon Musk, and writing more than 600 pages about him? ” Isaacson writes.

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Data mining for B2B churn and loyalty management in India and South Asia

TM Forum

Whereas postpaid customers may be characterized by their affordability, high propensity to call ‘on-net’, i.e., to their family or friends from within their network of provider, a rich residential location, etc. Postpaid subscribers will stay, but today the network coverage is very bad for all the operators. external_url.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Computer Weekly

Even still there are some people who study foreign words for the perfect meaning behind their chosen business. I came up with my business name Aging Youthful when the network marketing company I am involved with came out with a product for youthful aging. An X has a similar effect. The name of our street was Avenue X.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Scanning the Internet

ForAllSecure

Perhaps there was a bulletin board behind it, or perhaps there was a corporate network. We try to understand as much as possible about the network protocol and the malicious activity that this particular malware does. Vamosi: ISPs don't like their users scanning from their network for various good reasons. Vamosi: In many cases.

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Instagram’s political awakening

Vox

Black Lives Matter Los Angeles’s account has gone from around 40,000 followers on Instagram to 150,000 in the past few weeks, surpassing the popularity of its Facebook page , which has about 55,000 followers. Selena Gomez , for example, has handed over her account to professor and author Ibram X. And then there’s a secondary problem.

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