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Sherpas, Death, and Anger on Everestnewyorker.com
The worst accident in Everest’s history underscores an unfortunate reality: ascents have gotten safer for Westerners, but not for Sherpas. -
F.D.A. Will Propose New Regulations for E-Cigarettesnytimes.com
The federal government is also proposing to include cigars and tobacco pipes under its regulatory control. -
The Government-Surplus Machines That Power a Cutting-Edge Science Museumcollectorsweekly.com
"I told her she can give them to us if she wants, but we won’t take care of them."But the machines used to build these machines, along wit... -
Killer dust | Mosaicmosaicscience.com
Why is asbestos still killing people? Nic Fleming finds out in a twisting tale of industry cover-ups and misinformation that spans decades. -
F.B.I. Informant Is Tied to Cyberattacks Abroadnytimes.com
While it is unclear whether the F.B.I. ordered the attacks by Hector Xavier Monsegur, the agency may have used hackers to gather intelligence even as investigators were trying to dismantle hacking groups. -
Feds Beg Supreme Court to Let Them Search Phones Without a Warrant | Threat Level | WIREDwired.com
American law enforcement has long advocated for universal "kill switches" in cellphones to cut down on mobile device thefts. Now the Department of Justice argues that the same remote locking and data-wiping technology represents a threat to police inve... -
trycatchfail.com
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Am I evil, or is killing patents just plain fun? - inventropyinventropy.us
The other day I re-discovered this post by Joel Spolsky on Hacker News, entitled “Victory Lap for Ask Patents.” I saw it when he originally posted it a while back, but it didn’t resonate with me at the time. But re-reading it today, I realized how grea... -
news.ycombinator.com
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Testing for Developers: why you should be doing Unit, Integration and QA Testingblog.rainforestqa.com
.post p img { position: relative; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 1em; display: block; } At Rainforest, we spend a considerable amount of time thinking about what the ultimate testing workflow is. Let me start by saying that the current... -
rachelbythebay.com
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The New Norm?bitsofcents.com
In the past few months I’ve noticed a trend in hardware startups. The trend goes something like this: • Hardware company raises small amount of angel / seed money • Hardware company launches... - jackkinsella.ie
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Blonk, Find your Dream Job in Secondsblonk.co
Search for jobs and like/dislike each one. Companies do the same with employee profiles. If you both say 'Yes', you're matched up to chat. Sign in with LinkedIn and be done in seconds. -
github.com
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archive.ncsa.illinois.edu
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The Face Recognition Algorithm That Finally Outperforms Humansmedium.com
Computer scientists have developed the first algorithm that recognises people’s faces better than you do - mattermark.com
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Why I threw away three Jawbone UPs, sold my Fitbit Flex and deinstalled Humanyouscare.me
I remember that I ordered my Jawbone UP the day it came out. I was excited. I couldn’t wait to get it. I love data, statistics and keeping score in general. I figured having the UP with me all the... -
dev.stephendiehl.com
