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Perfect Match: Brazilian Kids Learn English by Video Chatting With Lonely Elderly Americansadweek.com
It's such a great, simple idea: Young Brazilians want to learn English. Elderly Americans living in retirement homes just want someone to talk to. Why not connect them? FCB Brazil did just that with its "Speaking Exchange" project for CNA language s... - documentcloud.org
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Apple 'Closing In' On Dr. Dre's Beats For $3.2 Billionforbes.com
Could "Beats By Dre" soon be "Beats By Apple"? -
What if C++ looked more like Python or CoffeeScript? | C++ Rockscpprocks.com
This post explores how C++ syntax could be changed via significant whitespace to reduce noise and make code easier to read and write. -
DevOps in Your Job Title is Doing You Harm - Pete Cheslockblog.petecheslock.com
I used to be Director DevOps…Twice. Both times I changed my title later. I even ran a DevOps team - although the team was already called that … -
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Organize anything, together. Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, know what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process. -
Flying 3D printer could seal off nuclear waste - tech - 07 May 2014 - New Scientistnewscientist.com
An autonomous mini-helicopter can smother a container with foam before a second lifts it out of hard-to-reach spots -
Ionic Beta 4: Our Biggest Update Yetionicframework.com
Ionic makes it incredibly easy to build beautiful and interactive mobile apps using HTML5 and AngularJS. -
air travel - Staying in the toilet during landing - Travel Stack Exchangetravel.stackexchange.com
For safety purposes all airlines make you go back to your seat when you are in the toilet just before landing. But, what if you really had to go and don't come out even after persistent knocking. ... -
Urgent Security Update Regarding Your Bitly Accountblog.bitly.com
We have reason to believe that Bitly account credentials have been compromised. We have no indication at this time that any accounts have been accessed without permission. For our users’ protection,... -
Prison Play: Goldman Bets on Gang Members Staying Out of Jailbloomberg.com
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which wagered more than $300 billion last year on things like yen rates and bond spreads, just laid down a bet that guys like Nelson “Johnny” Aguilar can stay out of jail. -
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China mulls high-speed train to US: report - Business - Chinadaily.com.cnchinadaily.com.cn
As China reportedly mulls building a railway track across Siberia and Bering Strait to Alaska, in the not so distant future, people will be able to travel on a high-speed train from China to the US. -
The Dumb Way We Board Airplanes Remains Impervious to Good Databusinessweek.com
Airlines seem uninterested in superior ways to load passengers on a plane—perhaps because they are profit from the stress they inflict -
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Apple Said to Be in Talks to Buy Beats for $3.2 Billiondealbook.nytimes.com
An acquisition would be Apple’s largest ever and would see the maker of the iPhone acquire the biggest manufacturer of high-end headphones. -
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