A Plug In Lamborghini – That Cant Be Right
PARIS — Lamborghini unveiled its Asterion LPI 910-4 concept, the automaker’s first plug-in hybrid, here Wednesday at a sneak preview before the official press days of the 2014 Paris Motor Show. The 910 in its nomenclature refers to the total horsepower output from the combination of its 5.2-liter V10 engine and three electric motors. The…
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Things I Am Going To Read This Weekend
Why people believe things you don’t believe – BoingBoing The Cost of the Header – The New Yorker Finding Alibaba: How Jerry Yang Made The Most Lucrative Bet In Silicon Valley History – Forbes How Chris McCandless Died – The New Yorker
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What I Learned By Waking Up At 4:30 A.M. For 21 Days
On April 2, I put myself to a new challenge. It was one of the biggest life hacks I’ve ever done. The challenge was simple: waking up 21 consecutive workdays at 4:30 a.m., a challenge I gave the name of #21earlydays. I was already used to waking up early (6 a.m. almost every day), but…
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Ebola and Innumeracy
The current awful situation with Ebola interests me not only from the perspective of a past professional life but also because of the profound idiocy that surrounds the disease. I had been looking around for a piece that encapsulates the actual facts about Ebola and as chance would have it a More or Less podcast…
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Desert Island Discs
I have long been a fan of Desert Island Discs on he BBC So I thought as a thought experiment it might be interesting to see what I would select and to look at my rationale for doing so. So in no particular order of importance. 1. London Calling – The Clash. Who would have…
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