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Monthly Archives: juli 2018

Refresh – a fresh approach to the web browser

Wat een ongelooflijk mooi concept: We spend so much time browsing the web that we hardly even think about the browser as an app. And while the web itself has undergone big changes in the last twenty years, browsers have remained largely the same. Refresh is a concept for a modern web browser based on […]

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What Stays on Facebook and What Goes? The Social Network Cannot Answer

Farhad Manjoo bij The New York Times: In exchanges with reporters and lawmakers over the past week, its leaders — including Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive — have been comically tripped up by some of the most basic questions the site faces.

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The tiny nation leading a new space race

Luxemburg, begot! There now are 10 space-mining companies (including ispace) legally domiciled in Luxembourg since the launch of the country’s space resources law in February 2016. This was fuelled by a fund worth $223m (200m euros/£176m). Alsook: Luxembourg’s Space Resources Act opened a floodgate for investment, with the ministry of economy now saying the space […]

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Zuckerberg: The Recode interview

Markske zat samen met de onnavolgbare Kara Swisher van Recode. Één van de meest belangrijke interviews van het jaar. Een stukje quoten doet het oneer aan, maar ik doe het toch: I think that the main thing that I’ve tried to internalize this year is we get that there’s a big responsibility and a lot […]

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Democracy Isn’t Perfect, But It Will Still Prevail

James Stavridis voor TIME: We can all hope that the battle to defend democracy will be less costly in the 21st century than in the previous one. We can enhance our chances of winning by empowering women, boosting programs that fight economic inequality and teaching our children the critical thinking skills they need to separate […]

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What if people were paid for their data?

Interessant gedachte-experiment bij The Economist: Labour, like data, is a resource that is hard to pin down. Workers were not properly compensated for labour for most of human history. Even once people were free to sell their labour, it took decades for wages to reach liveable levels on average. History won’t repeat itself, but chances […]

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Most Valuable Sports Teams

(via de uitstekende dagelijkse nieuwsbrief Morning Brew)

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7 Things to Start Being More Productive, Today

Dit. Dit. Dit. There’s a notable distinction between being busy and being productive. Being busy doesn’t always necessarily mean you’re being productive. Despite what some might believe, being productive is less about time management and more on managing your energy. It’s the business of life. It’s learning how to spend the least amount of energy […]

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Podcast-tip: De Social Podcast: #stormpoolen en sociale media bij de Nederlandse Spoorwegen met Gerjan Vasse

Zoals altijd een heel interessante blik bij onze Noorderburen: Jaap van Zessen was vandaag met de trein én op tijd voor zijn gesprek met Gerjan Vasse, die bij de NS verantwoordelijk is voor de digitale reputatie. Welke afwegingen maakt de NS bij de online gesprekken met mensen die hun hulp nodig hebben? En hoeveel berichten […]

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Podcast-tip: The Cycling Podcast: Kilometre 0 – Pavé

Aangename mini-aflevering van The Cycling Podcast over de kasseienrit in de Tour: In this episode of Kilometre 0, Lionel Birnie heads out on to the pavé to witness one of the most dramatic Tour de France stages in years. The morning after the French national holiday and with France playing in the World Cup final […]

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