Carr's book posits that the hyperlinked, short burst, info-snack way we now get information, even the way we assume snippets of information, can replace long and deep learning and is corrosive to our selves and our culture.
Supercapacitors have a big internal surface-area that allows a large amount of energy to be delivered rapidly and are used in some electric cars to provide a short burst of power for rapid acceleration and in hybrids to recover energy during braking.
Those types of collisions would produce an extremely short gamma burst with no burst of light, which is the best fit for the data.
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So often, Japanese officials had talked up the economy, but the burst of optimism was cut short as the country's recession deepened.
The burst of radiation must be relatively short, because its duration was, too.
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In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them, and create deafening sonic booms in their wake.
The pilot of an airliner that crashed and burst into flames after overshooting a short, rain-soaked runway apparently tried to take off again, barely clearing rush-hour traffic on a major highway.
This is a rather remarkable fall for Range Fuels, who burst onto the scene a few short years ago with grandiose claims of producing massive volumes of cellulosic ethanol at a lower price than corn ethanol.
Inside this short time window, the burst of neutrinos from Fermilab will be much easier to spot.
Saints regained the lead against the run of play in the 23rd minute when Leon Pryce collected a short offload from Wellens and burst through a gap to touch down.
After a Westwood burst to the line which fell just short, the ball was transferred rapidly down the line, Briers' long pass freeing King, who stepped back inside, fed Hicks and the Aussie winger dived over.
The Internet burst in 2002, they proclaimed, two short years before Facebook.
Rather than the short-sharp-shock needed to burst any bubble, Treasuries have seemingly been undergoing a slowing of demand, a release of air if you will, that may reduce the risk of any actual pop.
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And the English almost crossed for the first try of the game as center Mathew Tait brilliantly burst through several tackles before being cut down just short of the line, and the ball was flicked wide to Cueto on the left.
With the Rhinos finally starting to enjoy some field position, Jamie Jones-Buchanan almost burst through but the second rower was held up just short of the line.
The flanker ran on to Agulla's pass, burst through the Scottish defence and appeared to have fallen just short of the line with his touch down.
But for a short-lived event such as a gamma-ray burst it means that the same blast may become visible again in the future.
Two years later, just when the bubble was about to burst, the SEC removed the Depression-era protections against abuses by short sellers of securities.
Does this mean a burst is on the cards, or does it suggest selling pressure (both short and closing longs) may exert an influence at a more gradual pace?
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Short of knocking down the million unsold new homes left after the property bubble burst, that will not pick up for many years.
On the short side, the expectation of QE2 by the Fed has caused a big burst of speculation, and animal spirits have returned to many pockets of the market.
Cunningham burst over for a trademark try from dummy-half after Paul Sculthorpe had been held up just short of the line and with Saints back in the groove, Gidley was the next to score after some tired defence from the Dragons.
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The Welsh teenager burst onto the international swimming scene last December by winning silver in the 1, 500m freestyle at the European Short Course Championships in Germany.
In actual use, if you are watching something and you have a sudden burst of inspiration, all you need to do is hold the pen to the screen, and after a short wait the TV grabs a shot of the screen, much like taking a screenshot on a smartphone.
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