Canada’s reluctance to celebrate itself is actually something worth celebrating. It has become abundantly clear in 2017 that patriotism is for losers. Patriotism is for people and for countries that need to justify their existence through symbols rather than achievements. Canada is doing well enough that it doesn’t require spackled vanity. It doesn’t need six-story-high rubber ducks.
Friday, June 30, 2017
Canada Doesn’t Know How to Party - The New York Times
Canada Doesn’t Know How to Party - The New York Times:
Monday, June 26, 2017
These hologram-like projections are so good they’ll make you question reality
These hologram-like projections are so good they'll make you question reality
From Picks, a Flipboard magazine by Mike McCue
These projections are so convincing they'll make you question reality. Visual Studio THEORIZ developed technology that…
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Sunday, June 25, 2017
Here's a comparison of bitcoin and all of the world's money
Here's a comparison of bitcoin and all of the world's money
From Business Insider, a Flipboard magazine by Business Insider
As you see on this head-spinning graph below, the total amount of money in the world is $84 trillion . But that includes money in the bank.…
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Slack is reportedly raising another huge $500M round of funding
Slack is reportedly raising another huge $500M round of funding
From All About Apps, a Flipboard magazine by TechCrunch
Slack is in the midst of raising another $500 million in financing at what could be a $5 billion valuation — money it will likely…
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Brexit talks start Monday. The U.K. still lacks a plan
Brexit talks start Monday. The U.K. still lacks a plan
From Business on Flipboard
Britain has three days to figure out its Brexit plan. The U.K. confirmed Thursday that official divorce talks with the European Union will start…
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Solar Power Will Kill Coal Sooner Than You Think - Bloomberg
Solar Power Will Kill Coal Sooner Than You Think - Bloomberg
From Solar Energy, a Flipboard magazine by Anton Prodanovic, Ph.D.
Solar power, once so costly it only made economic sense in spaceships, is becoming cheap enough that it will push coal and even natural-gas…
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Friday, June 02, 2017
Dutch households will use servers to heat their showers for free
Dutch households will use servers to heat their showers for free
From Science News on Flipboard
A small trial for a clever idea You know just from using a laptop that computers give off a lot of excess heat. For data centers…
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