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"When the technologies we use every day collapse our experiences into 24/7 availability, platforms for personal branding, and products to be monetized, nothing can be quite so radical as . . . doing nothing. Here, Jenny Odell sends up a flare from the heart of Silicon Valley, delivering an action plan to resist capitalist narratives of productivity and techno-determinism, and to become more meaningfully connected in the process"--
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Appointed as ethicist to Project Trinity, Dr. David Tennant finds himself in a pressure cooker of groundbreaking science and colossal ambition. When a fellow scientist is murdered, David turns to Rachel Weiss, the psychiatrist probing the nightmares that have plagued him during his work at Trinity.
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2019.
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English
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Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world. In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives. Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations...
4) The Circle
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Widescreen version.
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English
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When Mae is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her...
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"In this motivational handbook--both a business how-to and self-help guide--the New York Times bestselling author of Dot Complicated takes on the fallacy of the 'well-balanced' life, arguing that the key to success is learning to be well-lopsided"--Publisher's annotation.
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- Conocer el funcionamiento básico de los elementos que conforman el equipo informático disponible en el desarrollo de la actividad administrativa, con el fin de garantizar su operatividad.
- Utilizar las herramientas de búsqueda, recuperación y organización de la información dentro del sistema, y en la red –intranet o Internet–, de forma precisa y eficiente.
- Utilizar las funciones de las aplicaciones de correo y en procesos tipo de recepción,...
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580L
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English
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Did you know that computers are around us almost all the time? They're in cars, streetlights, and even the grocery store checkout! Learn all about the computers that help us every day and the computer code that makes them work. Then, using the link in this book, you can try out your new skills and design your own helpful machines!
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Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation and offers his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies. He examines how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform, how they must 'hit refresh' in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet he feels strongly that one of our essential qualities -- empathy -- will become ever more valuable....
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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First edition.
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xxxii, 319 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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A forward-thinking manifesto from three Stanford professors-experts who have worked at ground zero of the tech revolution for decades-which reveals how big tech's obsession with optimization and efficiency has sacrificed fundamental human values and outlines steps we can take to change course, renew our democracy, and save ourselves.
In no more than the blink of an eye, a naïve optimism about technology's liberating potential has given way to a...
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
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First edition.
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xviii, 237 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"While a wealth of literature has been devoted to life with the Internet, the deep philosophical implications of this seismic shift have not been properly explored ... Demonstrating that knowledge based on reason plays an essential role in society and that there is much more to 'knowing' than just acquiring information, ... philosopher Michael Patrick Lynch [posits that] our digital way of life makes us overvalue some ways of processing information...
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You can thrive and excel when you're working remotely, if you adopt the mindset, habits and tech tools of professionals who are even more productive outside the office: Learn to think like a "business of one," and that entrepreneurial mindset will transform your experience of remote work.
It's not enough to stay sane while you're working from home: You deserve to thrive and excel. But that's hard to do when you, your boss or your team are still trying...
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In Detail Social media in the classroom provide unique opportunities for teaching and learning. This book helps you break through the hype, and shows you how to build a site in Drupal that incorporates the Web in your class, on your terms, to achieve specific learning goals. This book provides the essential details to get the most out of your Drupal site. In clear, step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to build a site that is easy to use,...
16) Modelo estructural de los observatorios de ciberseguridad: Perspectiva desde la dinámica de sistemas
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Español
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Este texto expone la definición de un Modelo Estructural de los Observatorios de Ciberseguridad (MEOCi), el cual es el resultado del proyecto de investigación "Análisis sistémico de los Observatorios de Ciberseguridad (OCi)" desarrollado como tesis de la maestría en Ingeniería Electrónica de Diego Javier Parada Serrano, con la dirección de Angélica Flórez Abril y la codirección de Urbano Eliécer Gómez Prada, profesores de la Universidad...
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If you are a technology manager, congratulations, you've landed one of the most difficult and demanding jobs in modern history. The challenges in sustaining critical business infrastructure while helping business leaders realize their strategic visions are often difficult to overcome. Consider these examples of obstacles IT managers must contend with: • Consumerization of technology drives unrealistic expectations on the part of the customer that...
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Français
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L'informatique durable est l'effort de réduction de la consommation d'énergie des ordinateurs par l'efficacité. Elle suit l'idéal de développement durable : le progrès sans compromettre le futur. Même si les ordinateurs n'utilisent que 3% de l'énergie aux Etats-Unis, les solutions informatiques permettent d'avoir une plus grande influence sur l'informatique durable.
Les termes informatique durable, informatique verte, numérique responsable...
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This book will provide you with step-by-step instructions to get started with Mahara and create an impressive electronic portfolio. The book is packed with many useful examples and screenshots for easy and quick learning. Pick this book up if you want to get started with Mahara. This book is for you if: You are a student/learner wanting to maintain online documentation of your projects and share it with a particular teacher/trainer for feedback, You...
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This book presents step-by-step guidance through the installation and configuration process with the help of numerous screenshots. It contains many snippets of information and guidance on decision making. As every eventuality can't be covered, there are links to online information as well as pointers to forums the author personally interacts with to answer additional questions. This book is designed for anyone who needs to install and configure SBS...
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