Author: Quinn
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Holiday Gift Cards for First Responders
I spent a few days last week driving around to various fire and police departments to offer our first responders holiday gift cards and informing them that they will forever receive 20% off all of our services. The responses intrigued me and resulted in this post. Holiday Gift Cards Cannot be Accepted One message I…
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Dedicated Lottery Storefronts – A New Industry
The concept of the lottery allows one to chase a dream. While, you’re likely to lose, businesses and states guarantee funding. When a store (a gas station in this example) sells a winning lottery ticket, they earn ~1% of the funding. Since they aren’t buying the ticket themselves, there is no risk. The incredibly brief…
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The Real Answer to the Purpose of Life – QFramework Guide
Struggling to understand one’s place in the world is natural, but many say that there is no single purpose of life. While I believe that is partially correct, I also believe that it is more false than true. I’ll explain the roadmap to find your purpose and the thought behind how I landed on this…
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The Myth of Social Awkwardness – Building Strong, New Connections
Spontaneity Reduces Social Awkwardness Planned social gatherings – from scheduled coffee dates to networking events – often carry an air of awkwardness that spontaneous run-ins or unplanned chats seem to avoid. Many people report that post-pandemic, even basic socializing feels more difficult; in one survey 59% said they found it harder to form relationships after…
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Invisibility Cloak – The Technology is here
The idea of an invisibility cloak has been a futuristic dream of many. That technology is now here! Below I briefly detail the design for such a product and explore opportunities to improve upon the model! The Skinny The basic concept of this invisibility cloak is to have a screen with backwards curving ‘infinity’ edges.…
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Why are you Taught not to be Human
We are taught not to be human. What does that mean? Imagine a world without laws, without preconceptions. Sadly, humans would perform horrendous actions. There would be more murder, there would be more theft, there would be more abandonment. Clearly society has some benefits. But do the social norms and the rights/wrongs that are instilled…
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Proving Undeniable Fairness in Games of Chance – Online Casinos
I’ve always been curious how you would know for a fact if an online game of chance was fair. Casinos have many of these games of chance, so I figured that is a good place to start looking. Many sites have statements of “provable fairness” but when you look into that, it gets rather complex…