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If you are standing, your heart is roughly four feet above your feet, so there’s a lot of gravity to overcome on the return trip. Imagine squeezing a pump the size of a grapefruit with enough force to move a fluid four feet up a tube. Now do that again once every second or so, around the clock, unceasingly, for decades, and see if you don’t feel a bit tired.
Identify and eliminate barriers to entry for procurement contracts. Construct scopes of work for projects and programs that don't exclude start-ups and cutting-edge approaches. Consider pilot projects, internal team trainings, technology exchanges, and "entrepreneur- in-residence" programs.
The Art of Learning by Example
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By analogy, if you’re trying to tighten a bolt and use a wrench, you’ll do better than someone who has a pair of pliers, but it wouldn’t be fair to say you’re stronger. You have a tool that offers you greater mechanical advantage; it’s only when we give your competitor the same tool that we can fairly judge who is stronger.
Why Computers Won’t Make Themselves Smarter
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