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Counting Antsgrahamshawcross.com
Counting Ants This is not about how to count ants but how ants count. The post follows research by Zhanna Reznikova and Boris Ryabko that investigates the numerical capacities of ants using ideas f... -
Fixstars announces six-terabyte Solid State Drivetechxplore.com
The world's first 6TB Solid State Drive (Fixstars SSD-6000M) is accepting orders and it will be shipped to customers in the United States in late July. That's the news from Fixstars, which has announced a 2.5' SSD with a capacity of 6TB. The announceme... -
Wind Power Without The Millsforbes.com
Vortex Bladeless is a radical company. It wants to completely change the way we get energy from the wind. Think wind stick instead of a massive tower with blades that capture blowing winds. Wind stick. Really. Lest you think I’m mad, I've included a pi... - better-error-pages.statuspage.io
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Museums Can Change—Will They?democracyjournal.org
I tell my students, and only somewhat flippantly, that arts policy is the most important policy arena. Seriously? Well, most people think health policy is right up there—but why live longer if life isn’t worth living? And if you don’t - news.ycombinator.com
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Russian WW2 parade: A tank-spotter's guide - BBC Newsbbc.com
Russia's Armata T-14 tank is among new weapons systems featuring in a giant Red Square parade on 9 May, to mark World War Two Victory Day. - okor.github.io
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PyCon 2015: Are we still changing the world?blog.lisnr.com
My thoughts around PyCon 2015: language traction, hipster stacks, and the future of Python. -
Self-driving cars getting dinged in California; 4 have had accidentsstartribune.com
Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads. -
How do you get initial traction as a B2B-startup?kukuruku.co
Initial traction for a B2B-startup basically defines its existence and has to be delivered straight away. The problem is that -
SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 daysibtimes.co.uk
Storage on Solid State Drives halves for every 5 degrees Celsius temperature increase where it is stored. -
Coolors - The super fast color schemes generator!coolors.co
Generate infinite color palettes for your designs and share, export or save it in your profile. -
Funds sought for tiny £6 computer - BBC Newsbbc.co.uk
A Californian start-up is seeking cash to make a computer that only costs $9 (£6) in its most basic form. - carol-nichols.com
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A sucky situation.... (part one) | foofoolmom.comfoofoolmom.com
It's been a while that I've been debating whether to write a blog entry on a topic that keeps us awake at nights. It's a topic that many of you will sympathize and understand, and that many more of you may be confused and angry about. It's all regardin... -
CloudFlare "Interview Questions"blog.cloudflare.com
For quite some time we've been grilling our candidates about dirty corners of TCP/IP stack. Every engineer here must prove his/her comprehensive understanding of the full network stack. For example: what are the differences in checksumming algorithms b... - lists.cs.uiuc.edu
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A Bitcoin Technology Gets Nasdaq Testwsj.com
Nasdaq OMX Group is testing a new use of the technology that underpins the digital currency bitcoin, in a bid to transform the trading of shares in private companies.