why aren't all 7 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Assertion Supported
Copeland: Dell buying EMC is the largest tech deal in history
“We just witnessed the largest tech deal in history when Dell bought EMC.”
Assertion Supported
Copeland: Past 40 years saw more job creation than any previous period
“The evidence is there's been more jobs created and more job creation in the last, you know, 40 years than, you know, ever, right?”
Assertion Partly supported
Felix Baumgartner Reached 833.9 MPH During Stratospheric Jump
“During his leap from the stratosphere, Felix Baumgartner fell faster than the speed of sound, reaching an estimated speed of 833.9 miles per hour, plummeting from the edge of space. Baumgartner's return trip to Earth lasted just over nine minutes, but there wa…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Iguodala joined the Golden State Warriors partly for the Silicon Valley scene
“What you may not know is that Iguodala signed with the Warriors in part to be near Silicon Valley and the tech scene.”
Assertion Supported
Copeland: Smartphones dwarfed all prior computing platforms in scale
“And then came the mobile phone, which, in the form of the smartphone, has dwarfed them all.”
Assertion Supported
UC Berkeley's AMPLab Is the Birthplace of Apache Spark
“The place where Apache Spark was born, UC Berkeley's Amplab has not just created a major open source software platform, it's spun out more than its share of groundbreaking companies.”
Assertion Supported
Adam Back invented Hashcash, used in Bitcoin mining
“Back invented Hashcash, a proof-of-work system, which, among its other applications, is used in Bitcoin mining.”