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This hilarious graph of Netflix speeds shows the importance of net neutralityknowmore.washingtonpost.com
Since Netflix gave into Comcast’s demands for payment in exchange for a promise to deliver movies smoothly over the Internet to Netflix’s customers, speeds on Comcast for Netflix users have rocketed upward. Speeds on the larger service providers have b... - cacert.org
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IBM invents ’3D nanoprinter’ for microscopic objects | KurzweilAIkurzweilai.net
Illustration: a hot tip triggers local decomposition and evaporation of chip substrate material to etch patterns (credit: Advanced Materials) IBM scientists -
Half-Billion-Year-Old Heart Found More Complex than Today’sbiosciencetechnology.com
520 million years ago, the first known animal heart, the heart of an ancient shrimp, was formed. Now, it, and its vascular system, have been found to be more complex than that of modern shrimp, researchers report. -
Spark of life: Metabolism appears in lab without cells - life - 25 April 2014 - New Scientistnewscientist.com
Complex processes that support all life have been serendipitously spotted with no cells needed, hinting that life could have started spontaneously in early - windowsphone.com
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Thoughts on Facebook Q1 2014 earningsbeyonddevic.es
Along with Apple's earnings yesterday, which I commented on here, Facebook also announced its results for the first quarter of 2014. Here are a few charts and thoughts on Facebook's results and its... -
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U.S. judge rules search warrants extend to overseas email accountsreuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet service providers must turn over customer emails and other digital content sought by U.S. government search warrants even when the information is stored overseas, a federal -
Amazon quietly tests own delivery network in quest for same-day shippingonline.wsj.com
Amazon is testing its own delivery network for "the last mile," the final leg of a package's journey to consumers' doorsteps. The new delivery efforts will get Amazon closer to a holy grail of e-commerce: same-day shipping. -
Bug #1308572 “Ubuntu 14.04: security problem in the lock screen” : Bugs : “unity” package : Ubuntubugs.launchpad.net
affects ubuntu Hello, I am running Ubuntu 14.04 with all the packages updated. When the screen is locked with password, if I hold ENTER after some seconds the screen freezes and the lock screen crashes. After that I have the computer fully unlocked. --... -
Scientists characterize a new shape using rubber bands | Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciencesseas.harvard.edu
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Permissions in Mobile Ad SDKs - Avocarrotavocarrot.com
If you’ve ever tried to integrate a mobile ad SDK into your application, then you’ve definitely had to declare a few permission for it to work. Permissions in mobile platforms such as Android and iOS have been baked in from day one as a mean to control... -
Hello World | Rust by Examplerustbyexample.github.io
Rust is a programming language with a focus on type safety, memory safety, concurrency and performance.