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Should Our Brains Count as Courtroom Evidence?motherboard.vice.com
Judges in the future could tap straight into criminal brains and nip second offenders before they’ve had a chance to do it again, says the Obama administration. -
The Secret Lives of NYC Mega-Projects, Revealed By One Photographergizmodo.com
The sprawling construction sites buried below NYC are carefully regulated places, inaccessible to the public. But one photographer has been exploring these caverns and tunnels for 15 years at the MTA’s request—and his work paints an amazing picture of ... - github.com
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Nootropic Brain Drugs Rise in Popularity for Today's Cutthroat Corporate Climbersobserver.com
Excess is out. Efficiency is in. Welcome to the world of nootropic brain drugs. -
Common Lisp as a Scripting Language, 2015 editionfare.livejournal.com
The first computer I used had about 2KB of RAM. The other day, I compiled a 1.7KB Common Lisp script into a 16MB executable to get its startup (and total execution) time down from 2s to subjectively instantaneous — and that didn't bother me the least, ... - joi.ito.com
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Hoomi Delivers on Facebook Login's Broken Promiseblog.hoomi.co
It's been nearly a year since "Anonymous Login" was announced by Facebook at F8 2014. With F8 2015 now behind us, the product still hasn't seen the light of day. The Anonymous Login developer page ... -
ZStackzstack.org
ZStack is open source IaaS software managing resources of compute, storage, networking throughout a datacenter all by APIs. - quirksmode.org
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Q and A: What's it like to have Google and Amazon try to kill your start-up?fusion.net
Several months ago, Marco Zappacosta was the uncontested king of the hill. - sourcegraph.com
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How AeroPress Fans Are Hacking Their Way To A Better Cup Of Coffeenpr.org
Coffee aficionados say the simple, syringe-like device makes exceptional espresso and allows for countless variations on the perfect cup. Not surprising, given that its inventor is a serial tinkerer. - lwn.net
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Convergence Forces Uninformed Decisions in Higher Educationrobinsongreig.com
Viewed from thirty-thousand feet, the typical experience with the American education system is well-characterized as one of gradual convergence. Primary school is a guided introduction to a moderately-diverse cookie-cutter set of topics: science, m... -
Math Meets Football: The Transitive Property Is Realtheplayerstribune.com
Ravens offensive linemen John Urschel uses the transitive property to pick a college football national champion. - a16z.com