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What Do Guns Say?opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
The guns brandished by Cliven Bundy’s supporters at the standoff in Bunkerville, Nev., blurred the line between expressing ideas and making threats. -
We Just Ran Twenty-Three Million Queries of the World Bank's Website - Working Paper 362cgdev.org
Much of the data underlying global poverty and inequality estimates is not in the public domain, but can be accessed in small pieces using the World Bank's PovcalNet online tool. -
Social Media Mining with R | Packt Publishingpacktpub.com
Learn how to face the challenges of analyzing social media data Get hands-on experience with the most common, up-to-date sentiment analysis tools and apply them to data collected from social media websites through a series of in-depth case studies, whi... -
Things that correlatetylervigen.com
Why do these things correlate? These 20 correlations will blow your mind. (Is this headline sensationalist enough for you to click on it yet?) -
Against Merit | Gabriel Zaid | The Bafflerthebaffler.com
The National Lottery of Mexico is a government institution that organizes drawings for cash prizes. Introduced in 1770, the lottery was once a monopoly that sold tickets in even the smallest of cities. It fell... Read More » -
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Color for the Colorblindboingboing.net
Kelly Kittell's EnChroma CX Receptor colorblind-correcting sunglasses arrived with the following warning: When first trying on the lens, the unusual appearance of colors may be visually distracting. "It’s a bit of an understatement. The first time I s... -
Oracle Wins Appeal In Google Android Suit, Court Rules It Can Copyright Java APIscrn.com
Court rules in favor of Oracle in its lawsuit against Google over Java patents in the Android mobile operating system. -
Federal Agents Seek to Loosen Rules on Hacking Computersbloomberg.com
A U.S. proposal to expand the U.S. Justice Department’s ability to hack into computers during criminal investigations is furthering tension in the debate over how to balance privacy rights with the need to keep the country safe. -
Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine would both take senior positions with Apple in Beats dealonline.wsj.com
Rap star Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine are both likely to take senior positions with Apple assuming it completes an acquisition of Beats Electronics. The duo would commute to Silicon Valley—or meetings elsewhere—as needed. -
'We Kill People Based on Metadata' by David Colenybooks.com
A bill to rein in NSA spying on Americans’ metadata is an important first step, but it addresses only one part of the NSA’s surveillance activities. -
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$6,800 Elio Motors Vehicle Takes Step Closer to Realityedmunds.com
The $6,800 Elio Motors three-wheeled vehicle took a step closer to reality on Thursday with word that the start-up company has agreed to buy a former General Motors assembly plant near Shreveport, Louisiana to build the vehicle. -
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Are you paid to look busy?pbs.org
The expansion of our days with meaningless work and the growth of entire industries that shouldn't exist fuel resentment toward "real" professions like teaching. -
Bol V1.1techautismandme.wordpress.com
Bol is a software which was created specifically for kids with autism. Autistic kids are not be able to speak properly sometimes totally non verbal. Here is a YouTube video, how computer changed he... -
us8676045 - Photography lighting (Amazon) - Issued Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST - Ask Patentspatents.stackexchange.com
sorry to ask this but unless I've missed something fundamental in that massively overly complicated and distracting description of a setup that, with probably small adjustments in lighting position... -
Get ready for a quantum computing software companygigaom.com
An Australian company called Aerospace Concepts is partnering with Lockheed Martin to perform research on its quantum computer that could result in the world’s first quantum computing software company. Aerospace Concepts specializes in complex system d...