Technology giant articles
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Giants-Pirates Series Preview - April 2024: Giants take on a heap of former Giants
The older I get, the more my dying brain cements around the idea that fans invoke “small sample size” primarily when they don’t like the results. In a small sample size, Joey Bart is doing very nicely as a new member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who’ve come to play the San Francisco Giants this weekend in a 3-game series. He’s 7-for-23 with a trio of dingers, a double, and 8 RBI to go with 5 walks against just 8 strikeouts. That’s a triple slash of .304/.429/.739 in a measly 28 PA. Now, it’s not...
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What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem – Baptist News Global
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a 5,000-word manifesto in 2023 that gave a full-throated call for unrestricted technological progress to boost markets, broaden energy production, improve education and strengthen liberal democracy.
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Giant kite festival
Participants fly Japan's largest kite, measuring 14.5 x 14.5 meters and weighing 950 kg, during the Odako Matsuri, a giant kite festival, in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Saturday. The annual festival has been passed down for more than a century as a form of prayer to help ensure a good harvest.