Author Archives: Ralph

Global warming causes Chris Tucker to misspell Al Gore’s name [pic]

http://twitter.com/#!/realctucker/status/394943447187980288 “Do you understand the words that are comin’ outta Chris Tucker’s tweet?” Effective book promotion involves spelling the name of the author correctly, but actor/comedian Chris Tucker made up for the error by also covering up part of the title of Al Gore’s new book “Mega-Wealth Through Shameless Hypocrisy” “The Future: Six Drivers of…

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Data Lakes

The concept of a data lake is less than 10 years old, but they are already hugely implemented within large companies. Their goal is to efficiently deal with ever-growing volumes of heterogeneous data, while also facing various sophisticated user needs. However, defining and building a data lake is still a challenge, as no consensus has…

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Merry Christmas in Dominoes! 🎅🏻 (Christmas Card)

Merry Christmas! Share this Christmas card with someone you love! 💕 ►http://bit.ly/2BUEGVb This project spells out “Merry Christmas” in 7,000 dominoes and incorporates various Christmas-related objects including ornaments, Santa, a mistletoe, and Christmas lights 🙂 Watch my other Christmas domino specials here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkvvRvqRS14&list=PLNPDtUHUkSPb-IZVGtuQGkYM5L6aOkevw&index=1 For a while I’ve wanted to try building large fancy font freehanded…

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Food Culture in Germany

The grown-up Germany of today is able to explore its cultural identity, including its food culture. For some years now, German food has seen a return to regionalism, and beloved traditional dishes have been rediscovered and revived, counteracting to some extent the effects of globalization and industrialization. As well, a host of new culinary traditions…

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My Dark Vanessa

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Russell manages a brutal originality. . . . [an] exceedingly complex, inventive, resourceful examination of harm and power.” —The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice “To call this book a ‘conversation piece’ or ‘an important book’ feels belittling . . . [it] is so much more than that. It’s…

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