In the world of social media, it can feel bizarre that potent evidence of grieving from one friend is followed so quickly by pictures of oven-fresh cookies from another.
– Paul Ford, Facebook and the Epiphanator
My father died almost twenty years ago, after an illness spanning decades. My...
The machinery of human affairs churns blindly on and on
In 2006, Twitter and its related lexicon had not yet crept into the global consciousness, but the site was home to a variety of early adopters and businesses looking to expand their social networks. The tweets written then are mostly still around,...
At the Farnborough International Airshow this week, Virgin Galactic announced the LauncherOne — an air-launched rocket designed to take small satellites into space for less than $10 million. The LauncherOne can carry payloads of up to 500 pounds and is launched from Virgin's WhiteKnightTwo.
Customers are already interested in taking advantage of the LauncherOne — Skybox and Sierra Nevada...
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