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In folklore, a silver bullet is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf, vampire, witch, or other supernatural beings. [ 1][ 2] The term silver bullet is also a metaphor for a simple, seemingly magical, solution to a difficult problem: for example, penicillin circa 1930 was a "silver bullet" that allowed doctors to ...
Law of the instrument. The law of the instrument, law of the hammer, [ 1] Maslow's hammer, or golden hammer[ a] is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool. Abraham Maslow wrote in 1966, "If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail." [ 2]
The Real Love. " The Real Love " is a song by American rock band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. Frontman Bob Seger wrote the track for the band's sixth studio album, The Fire Inside (1991), and it was produced by Don Was. In Europe, "The Real Love" was released as the album's second single, while in the United States, where "Take a Chance ...
No Silver Bullet—Essence and Accident in Software Engineering" is a widely discussed paper on software engineering written by Turing Award winner Fred Brooks in 1986. [1] Brooks argues that "there is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order of magnitude [tenfold] improvement ...
For the most part, people assume semaglutide gets you instant results, a silver bullet that reverses diabetes or, more annoyingly, drops 15 pounds in just a few weeks' time — and the reality is ...
“A multivitamin isn’t a silver bullet — it’s not going to prevent Alzheimer’s,” she says. “But it’s possible it could offer another layer of protection.”
Like a Rock (song) " Like a Rock " is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. The single peaked at No. 1 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart. [ 1]
Airstream Silver Cloud (1931) Even though the nation was mired in the Depression, demand for Byam's travel trailer was strong enough that he decided to open a factory in Culver City, California ...