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German author Guenter Grass diesbbc.com
Guenter Grass, German Nobel literature prize winner and author of The Tin Drum, has died aged 87. -
Disputed Shakespeare Play Is 'Proven' Genuineshortlist.com
Shakespeare 'strongly identified' as author of Double Falsehood - hubicka.blogspot.com
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7 Notes on Hillary Clinton's "#Hillary2016" Digital Campaign Launch - Dan Barkerbarker.co.uk
Hillary Clinton has officially announced she’s running for US presidency in 2016. This was all handled rather well online, with a high-production value video, a quick change of all of her social accounts, and the launch of a new campaign site. Alongsid... - manjaro.github.io
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Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill themselves?bbc.co.uk
Men are much more at risk of suicide than women in the UK. Simon Jack, whose father killed himself, has tried to find out why. - github.com
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A (tentative) technical analysis of TV5 Monde infrastructurefixsing.com
A (tentative) technical analysis of TV5 Monde infrastructure following the recent hack - typeslab.com
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How to Save a Dying Languagesmithsonianmag.com
Geoffrey Khan is racing to document Aramaic, the language of Jesus, before its native speakers vanish -
Behind Time Warner Chief’s ‘Cord-Cutter’ Pitchwsj.com
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes wants to sell HBO to people without television connections, but he must win over pay-TV providers who worry about cannibalization. - gomakethings.com
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Amazon, Google and More Are Drawn to Home Services Marketnytimes.com
Bringing the efficiency of the web to common household tasks has opened a new door to the home services industry, which is estimated to be worth more than $800 billion. - a16z.com
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From the vault: Watching (and re-watching) “The Mother of All Demos”arstechnica.com
Ars revisits a computing history classic through art, YouTube, and William English. - homes.soic.indiana.edu
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Building bug-free O-O software: An introduction to Design by Contractarchive.eiffel.com
Home page for object technology, Eiffel, software reuse, components, O-O training and consulting, with extensive online documentation,tutorials, articles and manuals. -
Japan to open first hotel entirely operated by robotsnydailynews.com
No need to tip the staff at this hotel. Japan will open the first hotel that is entirely staffed by androids this summer. -
Matthew Crawford: 'distraction is a kind of obesity of the mind'theguardian.com
Does your phone, the TV and advertising demand your attention everywhere you look? All this stimulation is triggering a social crisis, says writer Matthew Crawford. He talks to Ed Cumming about how to reconnect with reality