The most recent hard numbers on China’s economy refer to the two months of January and February. Those (surprisingly good) figures already look dated, even quaint
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Radar Networks, based in San Francisco, is one example. Radar has launched a service called Twine, into which users can stuff any link, document or e-mail message they want and hope for some organising principle to emerge. If Twine fails (and reviews of the usefulness of its experimental “beta” version have been mixed) other small firms such as Powerset and Metaweb (also both based in San Francisco) and Hakia and Adaptive Blue (both from New York) stand ready to fill the breach.
Perhaps the quaintest idea, though, is that of Qitera, a German firm. While it agrees that machines should do the heavy lifting in this as in so many other applications, it also recognises the need for the human touch. Its users will therefore be able to add connections of their own to the mix, in case the software has failed to spot them. Cute.
mixed
adjective
1 showing a mixture of different feelings or opinions:
There has been a mixed reaction to the changes.
2 for both sexes:
Our children go to a mixed school.
Some of his jokes were too rude for mixed company (= a group where both males and females are present).
3 combining people of a different religion or race:
a mixed marriage/relationship
people of mixed race
mixed blessing noun [S]
something that has advantages and disadvantages:
Getting into the team is a mixed blessing - it's good to have the place, but I'll have to spend a lot of time training.
mixed metaphor noun [C]
when two or more metaphors are combined, often producing a silly or an amusing effect:
"The new job has allowed her to spread her wings and really blossom, " is a mixed metaphor.
quaint
adjective
1 attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned:
a quaint old cottage
2 Quaint can also be used to show that you do not approve of something, especially an opinion, belief or way of behaving, because it is strange or old-fashioned:
"What a quaint idea!" she said, laughing at him.
heavy lifting 似指 類似舉重 weightlifting 即吃力的運算
the human touch noun [S]
a friendly and pleasant way of treating other people which makes them feel relaxed:
He is certainly an effective lawyer but colleagues say that he lacks the human touch.
touch (ABILITY)
noun [U]
an ability to do things in the stated, especially positive, way:
He has a deft touch with tricky painting jobs.
She gave the job her own special/magic/professional/personal touch.
I admire her lightness/sureness of touch as a cook.
He used to be a good writer but I think he's losing his touch.
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