Francesco Zantedeschi (August 20, 1797 – March 29, 1873) was an Italian priest and physicist. In 1829 and again in 1830, Zantedeschi published papers on the production of electric currents in closed circuits by the approach and withdrawal of a…
Francesco Zantedeschi (August 20, 1797 – March 29, 1873) was an Italian priest and physicist. In 1829 and again in 1830, Zantedeschi published papers on the production of electric currents in closed circuits by the approach and withdrawal of a…
“Zinke fingered in Bears Ears” is a phrase which derives from “Zinke fingered in Bears Ears corruption probe over uranium mining interests”, the title of a post on the popular blog Boing Boing. Exerpt: An energy firm linked to uranium…
Charles Étienne Louis Camus (25 August 1699 – 2 February 1768) was a French mathematician and mechanician who was born at Crécy-en-Brie, near Meaux. He studied mathematics, civil and military architecture, and astronomy after leaving Collège de Navarre in Paris.…
Giordano Bruno, born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and cosmological theorist. He is known for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then-novel Copernican model. He proposed that the stars were just distant suns surrounded…
A denial-of-service attack is a cyber-attack where the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users, such as to temporarily or indefinitely interrupt or suspend services of a host connected to the Internet. Denial…
Timber Sycamore is a classified weapons supply and training program run by the United States Central Intelligence Agency and supported by various Arab intelligence services, most notably Saudi Arabia’s. Launched in 2013, it supplies money, weaponry and training to rebel…
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. In the 1950s, Disney…
“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” – Mark Twain
One player to a hand is an important poker rule designed to promote fair play that is universally applied in casino play. It states that all game decisions about the play of each hand must be made by one player…
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