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Living Without a Cellphonewsj.com
Some Americans have given up their cellphones to cut back on living expenses, while others have traded in their high-cost wireless contracts for more-affordable prepaid service plans. -
meteor/meteorgithub.com
meteor - Meteor, an ultra-simple, database-everywhere, data-on-the-wire, pure-Javascript web framework. - news.ycombinator.com
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Wet Wipes Box Says Flush. New York’s Sewer System Says Don’t.nytimes.com
The city’s wastewater treatment plants are little match for the wipes, which have grown in use and do not disintegrate the way toilet paper does. -
Toxicity in Reddit communities: a journey to the darkest depths of the interwebs - Idibonidibon.com
In any community there’s bound to be friction, but some… take it further than others. Reddit is a platform for thousands of online communities (known as “subreddits”), where community members can submit content, and upvote, downvote, or comment on cont... -
Browser extensions are kernel modules for browsers - composition.alcomposition.al
Back in October, after a few weeks of working on the River Trail Firefox extension, I had a trite epiphany: if a browser is an OS, then extensions … - github.com
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Why Pi Matters - The New Yorkernewyorker.com
Yes, Pi Day is again upon us. And not just any Pi Day. They’re calling this the Pi Day of the century: 3.14.15. Pi to five digits. -
Why Our Children Don't Think There Are Moral Factsopinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
On a visit to my son’s second grade classroom, I found a troubling pair of signs hanging over the bulletin board. - sourcegraph.com
- bloomberg.com
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Can Family Secrets Make You Sick?npr.org
Few doctors — and few patients — realize just how profoundly early abuse, neglect and other childhood traumas can damage an adult's physical health. - spendtree.com
- github.com
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Announcing Spark 1.3!databricks.com
Overview of Apache Spark 1.3 features, including DataFrames, MLlib, packages, and much more -
NewsCenter | SDSU | <h1>You Are When You Eat</h1>universe.sdsu.edu
A new study finds that limiting flies to specific eating hours protected their hearts against aging. - codingvc.com
- news.ycombinator.com
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The Specialists: Franklin Barbecueluckypeach.com
A day in the life of a wood whisperer at one of the country’s top barbecue spots.