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Kill It with Fire examines aging computer systems, the evolution of technology over time, and how organizations can modernize, maintain, and future-proof their current systems. “Kill it with fire,” the typical first reaction to a legacy system falling into obsolescence, is a knee-jerk...

In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution.

Why do some programs deliver their product under cost, while others bust their budget? Why do some deliver ahead of schedule, while others experience endless delays? And most importantly, which products work better - the quick and thrifty or the slow and expensive? Which situation leads to superior equipment? In this story-filled blend of quirky pop culture and practical engineering insight, Dan Ward presents an entertaining and useful framework for pursuing rapid, frugal innovation.

This gripping narrative history reveals how one elemental force forged human civilization and now threatens to destroy it. From the sparks that cooked the meals of early hominids to the sprawling megafires of the climate crisis, our relationship with combustion is a tale of breathtaking progress...

A thrilling and intoxicating cat-and-mouse thriller about envy, revenge and the price of perfection, from the acclaimed author of THE GOLDENS ‘An enthralling YA cat-and-mouse thriller with a toxic female friendship and a steely twist’ Guardian IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER … For reluctant online...

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous-in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors once encountered fire. If we manage AI well, it will become a force for good, lighting the way to many transformative inventions. If we deploy it thoughtlessly, it will advance beyond our control. As AI policy experts Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie show in The New Fire, few choices are more urgent—or more fascinating—than how we harness this technology and for what purpose.

The association between our ancestors and fire, somewhere around six to four million years ago, had a tremendous impact on human evolution, transforming our earliest human ancestor, a being communicating without speech but with insight, reason, manual dexterity, highly developed social organization, and the capability of experimenting with this new technology. As it first associated with and then began to tame fire, this extraordinary being began to distance itself from its primate relatives.

Best-selling author and lifestyle design expert Jonathan Green is finally ready to share the blueprint he used to escape the prison of poverty, debt, and office politics that still hold so many people imprisoned. He's not content with just sharing a few ideas - instead this traveling renegade is taking aim at every roadblock that keeps people from achieving their goals.

“In Fernanda Santos’ expert hands, the story of 19 men and a raging wildfire unfolds as a riveting, pulse-pounding account of an American tragedy; and also as a meditation on manhood, brotherhood and family love. The Fire Line is a great and deeply moving book about courageous men and women...

Explore the epic history of technology where humanity captured raw fire to forge our modern global energy systems. Perfect for your daily commute, this mind-expanding narrative transforms complex thermodynamics into a thrilling story of human ambition. Listen as the steady thunder of progress...

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Revenant--basis for the award-winning motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio--tells the remarkable story of the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history. The worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history began a half...

Experience the dramatic microhistory of how a tiny friction stick tamed fire and sparked an industrial revolution. Perfect for your daily commute or an engaging session of lifelong learning, this atmospheric narrative transforms a cheap, everyday object into a thrilling tale of human ingenuity...

Uncover the brilliant industrial microhistory of the tiny stick that allowed humanity to master portable fire. Perfect for your morning commute, this enlightening nonfiction narrative transforms an overlooked everyday object into a thrilling tale of alchemy, chemistry, and technological triumph...

Throughout history, when threatened by wildfires our only defense was to pray for rain and run—until aircraft changed the way we fight fires. Beginning with the Canadian "H-Boats" in 1924, aircraft have become indispensable in detecting and extinguishing wildfires. Fire Eaters tells the incredible stories of the Ontario Provincial Air Service, the first government aerial fire suppression organization in history; one of its pilots, Carl Crossley, who invented the water scoop-up and drop-off system; and the Canadair CL-215, the first purpose-built water bomber.

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Das Hörbuch Amazon Fire TV - Das umfangreichste Handbuch für Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV 4K UltraHD, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 2 gibt Ihnen einen Einblick, was es mit den Amazon Fire TV-Geräten tatsächlich auf sich hat. Sie erfahren Hintergrundinformationen, wobei auch auf die Unterschiede eingegangen wird, denn wer weiß schon, warum es von ein und demselben Gerät mehrere Generationen gibt? Wenn Sie unsicher sind, ob Amazon Fire TV (oder der Stick) eine sinnvolle Anschaffung für Sie wäre, dann hören Sie zuerst diesen Ratgeber.

When you ask yourself better questions, you'll get better answers and better results. This is a book for everyone with a website, regardless of what you do. It's not a technical book about programming, rather it will show you how to think differently about your website. It was designed to be a quick and easy listen as I want you to get on to taking real action. Without action there can't be any change. Whether you work with a professional website designer or you're the designer, you'll discover easy things you can do to improve your current site or help you design a new one.

Del descubrimiento del fuego a los smartphones: una breve historia de la tecnología.

Amazon Echo - was hat es mit den neuesten Geräten aus dem Hause Amazon tatsächlich auf sich? Erleichtern Amazon Echo-Geräte tatsächlich den Alltag oder geht es um ein neuartiges und außergewöhnliches Spielzeug für Erwachsene, die mitunter keinen Partner haben, mit dem sie sich unterhalten können?

Amazon Echo - was hat es mit den neuesten Geräten aus dem Hause Amazon tatsächlich auf sich? Erleichtern Amazon Echo-Geräte tatsächlich den Alltag oder geht es um ein neuartiges und außergewöhnliches Spielzeug für Erwachsene, die mitunter keinen Partner haben, mit dem sie sich unterhalten können?