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5169 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TERABYTE PER DAY
One terabyte per day can be transmitted over a 100 megabit per second data connection.
Taed Wynnell, Software Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2010-04-24)
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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50 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING EQUIPMENT
Don't buy a new piece of equipment for your business unless it can pay for itself in three months.
Kevin Kelly, Athens, Georgia
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 33 reviews
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306 Bicycles thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A BICYCLE
An imported bicycle is always a better value than the comparable bicycle made in the United States.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 3.2 out of 10 based on 30 reviews
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562 Conversations thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING CONVERSATION
It takes eight seconds, on average, for someone you know to say something once you've entered a room. The time is less if you're staring at your watch counting the seconds.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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818 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
KEEPING YOUR CUSTOMERS
Between 54 percent and 70 percent of customers who complain to a company will do business again with the company if their complaint is resolved. That figure increases to 95 percent if the customer feels the complaint was resolved quickly.
Technical Assistance Research Programs, in Microservice Management
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1074 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANNING A FLIGHT
A fuel stop will add 45 minutes to the total trip time. The average fuel stop includes personal refreshment, at least one phone call, paying the fuel bill, and a walk around to check fuel caps and sumps. Add 10 minutes if a squall line is approaching and you are hoping to depart before the weather arrives.
Bruce Landsberg, pilot and writer
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1330 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BETSY'S OFT-OVERLOOKED RULE
Two's company, three's a crowd.
Betsy Cook, composer, Buckinghamshire, England
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1586 Management thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CRITICIZING AN EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE
In a performance review, don't offer more than three criticisms. That's all an employee can digest.
Nancy Humphries, personnel consultant, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1842 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING NEWCOMERS
Anyone who takes a photograph at a Major League baseball game is a first-timer.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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2098 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SIZING UP SOMEONE
The more a person tries to come across in a certain way, the less likely that he feels that way about himself. In other words, the bigger the bully, the more insecure he feels.
Drs. Kim and Jack Arthur, child psychotherapists, Baltimore, Maryland
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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2354 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING YOUR MONEY
A dollar bill is about six inches long.
Jeffrey?Bald, piano tuner and guitar maker, San Jose, California
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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