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Maximally Powerful, Minimally Useful - Higher Orderblog.higher-order.com
It’s well known that there is a trade-off in language and systems design between expressiveness and analyzability. That is, the more expressive … -
Centaurs, Soviets, and Seltzer Seas: Mariner 2's Venusian Adventure (1962) | WIREDwired.com
Hydrogen is the most common kind of normal matter in the universe. Perhaps the universe is trying to tell us something, for the most common chemical element makes an excellent energetic rocket fuel. That does not mean, however, that it is easy to manag... - conferences.computer.org
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FAUXTRIBUTION?krypt3ia.wordpress.com
Well here we are... It's the beginning of the cyber wars my friends. POTUS came out on stage and said that we would have a "proportionate response" to the hacking of Sony and that in fact the US be... -
Double-Typed Relations for Partial Data Representationkukuruku.co
In the previous article about constructing types in Scala we’ve reviewed the idea of constructing types that are similar to -
Why Bitcoin’s Erratic Price Doesn’t Matterblogs.wsj.com
Bitcoin prices have dropped almost 60% since January, outpacing the Russian ruble. Critics say that’s proof digital currency has failed. Ignore them. Bitcoin’s price is irrelevant to the key question of whether the underlying technology will disrupt fi... -
BIOFABRICATE: There’s a bio-revolution on the horizon!makezine.com
If you missed BIOFABRICATE you missed out! Researchers, artists, designers and entrepreneurs are growing building materials, packaging, and lighting products from mushrooms. They're painting with b... -
LittleBits Hue Lighting Controllerjeremyblum.com
My (Open Source) LittleBits Hue Lighting Controller project leverages the LittleBits Arduino Bit, a small linux computer (like a BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi, or UDOO), and the Philips Hue Hub to easil... -
Suddenly There's A Meadow In The Ocean With 'Flowers' Everywherenpr.org
You are on the cold ocean, staring at a thin sheet of ice, when suddenly, from literally out of the air, beautiful flowerlike objects start growing in front of you. The sea has become a meadow. But those strange "flowers" have a secret. - github.com
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Shape Security - Technologyshapesecurity.com
Shape Security provides a revolutionary new product to protect websites against the most dangerous cyber attacks. -
Japanese activist challenges secrets law with whistleblower toolreuters.com
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese Internet activist and academic is challenging a new state secrets law by setting up a website aimed at making it easier for government officials to leak sensitive information - journal.stuffwithstuff.com
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When Threatened By Worms, Bacteria Summon Killer Fungiphenomena.nationalgeographic.com
When you’re the size of a human, you worry about lions and tigers and bears. But if you’re a bacterium, a tiny nematode worm, just a millimetre long, can be a vicious predator. Nematodes are among ... -
Should Cities Give Hackathons Another Look to Improve Digital Infrastructure?citylab.com
A 36-hour coding session in Boston recently helped revamp the city's permit system. - insideclojure.org
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