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Earth science

The Rhythm of the Ice Ages: Milankovitch Cycles

Why has Earth swung back and forth between glacial and interglacial periods? This article explains the Milankovitch cycles, the slow but regular changes in Earth's orbit and axis:

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Information technology

Slowing Down Faster Than Hardware Speeds Up: Wirth’s Law

Wirth’s Law is the rule of thumb that software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. This piece covers where it came from, why software keeps getting heavier, examples arou

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Information technology

The Interest on Rushed Code: Technical Debt

Why do the shortcuts we take for speed today come back later at a high price? This article explains technical debt, the term first used by Ward Cunningham, how interest builds up,

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Business administration

What Are the Pareto Principle and the Long Tail Principle?

In this article, we will explore two principles that can be applied in various fields, including marketing in business administration, economics, and statistics: the Pareto princip