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ianes

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ianes··on Powa: The startup that fell to earth
For those interested in seeing Dan Wagner in action, this is a video Christmas message (4.44 mins) sent to all staff in December 2015. Powa went into administration in February.

http://youtu.be/sWhI5YK-_No

ianes··on Powa: The startup that fell to earth
interesting insight here into how Powa's management tried to manipulate the reviews on the Glassdoor site, written by an ex-CFO of Powa.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/powa-glassdoor-reviews-were-m...

ianes··on Physics in 100 Years
I like his suggestion to replace 'Standard Model' with the name 'Core Theory'

"The quantum revolution gave this revelation: we’ve finally learned what Matter is. The necessary equations are part of the theoretical structure often called the Standard Model. That yawn-inducing name fails to convey the grandeur of the achievement, and does not serve fundamental physics well in its popular perception. I’m going to continue my campaign, begun in The Lightness of Being, to replace it with something more appropriately awesome: Standard Model → Core Theory"

ianes··on Password Security: Why the horse battery staple is not correct
I'd be interested to know how common "correcthorsebatterystaple" has become as a password now.
ianes··on Why do baseball games take so long?
the big difference is that 5 days are scheduled for a game of test cricket, everyone's expecting it and enjoy it accordingly, if it's not finished after 5 days the game is declared a draw.