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Meet the woman behind Ikea's living wage calculatormarketplace.org
Ikea will use an MIT project to set wages in its stores across the U.S. - davdroid.bitfire.at
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Music 'hackers' unleash new generation of cool and bizarre instrumentscnn.com
Music Hackspace and over 1,000 workshops can turn everyday objects into musical instruments. Some respond to physical movement, some are activated by light. -
15 Million Pages of Medical History Are Going Onlinehyperallergic.com
Over the next two years, the Wellcome Library, partnered with digital technology charity Jisc, is collaborating with nine institutions to put 15 million pages of 19th-century medical books online. -
How to design API function that creates Somethingsheredom.wordpress.com
I've recently become totally obsessed with API design, I think in part because I'm about to embark on some projects that I really want to nail the API for developers on, and partly because part of ... -
Medical Marijuana Research Hits Wall of U.S. Lawnytimes.com
Though over one million people are thought to use marijuana to treat ailments, there are few studies on its effectiveness. A major reason: The federal government puts tight restrictions on research. -
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Coordination and the Art of Scaling - eccc.hpi-web.de
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Low-cost 3D printers and crowdfunding suicide - 3D Prototypes and Models3dprototypesandmodels.com.au
Introduction: I am writing this article recently as I have been following the development of many Kickstarter 3D printers for over a year and the market has reached a point this month where I feel like legitimate companies are being damaged by cash-gra... -
From an Indian jail, tycoon tries to sell the New York Plazareuters.com
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - It's hardly the $30,000 a night royal suite, but after five months in India's biggest jail, the owner of the New York Plaza and London's Grosvenor House is thrilled to be able -
GUN Linux: On the range with TrackingPoint’s new AR-15sarstechnica.com
Austin company expands computer-guided weapons line-up, explores DoD contracts. - jackollander.com
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So you wanna try Deep Learning? - Exchangeable random experimentssnippyhollow.github.io
I’m keeping this post quick and dirty, but at least it’s out there. The gist of this post is that I put out a one file gist that does all the basics … -
RESERVE YOUR FAVORITE USERNAME IN NEW STARTUPSearlyclaim.com
We sign you up to new startups so that you don't get stuck with crappy usernames. - news.ycombinator.com
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Testing the Xiaomi RedMi 1S - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Labf-secure.com
F-Secure Security Labs brings you the latest online security news from around the world. Ensure that you are up-to-date with the latest online threats to guarantee your online wellbeing. - quickmailer.im
- news.ycombinator.com
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Is a Hard Life Inherited?nytimes.com
Meet Rick Goff of Yamhill, Ore. His life story is a study in the national crisis facing working-class men. - renaud.schleck.free.fr