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The Most Epic Instagram Travel Photos From 2019

Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher born in 544 B.C.E. said, No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. 2564 years later, the same can be said about each plate of food we get served, each cute baby we…

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

Orangutan

Here’s how to set New Year’s resolutions that you can actually keep

Your New Year hangover has finally worn off. Armed with a clear head and the bright hope and enthusiasm of a child, you draw up a list of New Years resolutions which will be dominated by the wholesome trinity: exercise more, lose weight, drink less alcohol. …

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

Times Square

9,300 stores closed this year, up 63 percent…

A record number of retail stores closed this year, capping off a decade of dramatic changes to consumer preferences as a result of online shopping that roiled the industry. Retailers announced more than 9,300 store closures this year, a 63 percent increase f…

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

VR

TechCrunch Include yearly report

Welcome to the third annual TechCrunch Include Progress Report. Our editorial and events teams work hard throughout the year to ensure that we bring you the most dynamic and diverse group of speakers and judges to our event stages. And finally, at the tail en…

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

NSA

Update: A few comments on the Seasonal Pattern for House Prices

CR Note: This is a repeat of earlier posts with updated graphs. A few key points:1) There is a clear seasonal pattern for house prices.2) The surge in distressed sales during the housing bust distorted the seasonal pattern.3) Even though distressed sales are…

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

Black Hole

NASA reveals galactic ‘fireworks’ in stunning new image

A new image released by NASA shows a gorgeous display of fireworks in a galaxy located about 23 million light-years away. However, it's not paper, powder and actual fire that's creating this stunning image, but a huge black hole, shock waves and vast amounts…

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

Star Wars

The ending of ‘The Mandalorian’ season 1 explained

The ending of 'The Mandalorian' season 1 explained

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

Economic Bubble

The ’20s have always been a time of change — from economic spikes to world-changing exploration

Posted January 01, 2020 05:00:59 Now that it's 2020 and we into its third decade (or close enough for the sticklers), we're starting to see how the 21st century is shaping up. But in its previous iterations, the '20s have been a massive time of change fr…

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

Astroturfing

State of the Empire: Reviewing 2019

Annual Review of 2019: The State of the Empire at the End of a Decade This year marks the end of the second decade of the 21st-century, and as we enter the third decade one prediction seems to be warranted: the 2020s will see the most marked and unambiguous …

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

Tech Companies Build Big Brother Surveillance While Congress Paralyzed By Impeachment

Lawmakers are too busy wrestling with matters related to President Donald Trumps impeachment to address issues related to the governments deployment of facial recognition technology. Big tech is selling such technological know-how to police agencies and embe…

bubmagDecember 31, 2019

The Most Epic Instagram Travel Photos From 2019

Here’s how to set New Year’s resolutions that you can actually keep

9,300 stores closed this year, up 63 percent…

TechCrunch Include yearly report

Update: A few comments on the Seasonal Pattern for House Prices

NASA reveals galactic ‘fireworks’ in stunning new image

The ending of ‘The Mandalorian’ season 1 explained

The ’20s have always been a time of change — from economic spikes to world-changing exploration

State of the Empire: Reviewing 2019

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