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The Wall of Soundmotherboard.vice.com
The untold story of the Grateful Dead's short-lived mega PA, arguably the largest, most technologically innovative sound system ever built. - github.com
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The Causes, Costs and Consequences of Bad Government Datagoverning.com
States and localities are embracing the promise of big data. But just how good is the information they’re collecting in the first place? - news.ycombinator.com
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Regulators Probe Marketing of Hot Private Tech Shareswsj.com
Securities regulators have launched a broad investigation into whether hedge funds and other investors are improperly selling hot private technology stocks amid a boom in the trading of such shares, people close to the probe say. -
Essential facts about floating point calculationsmortoray.com
Floating point numbers are everywhere. It's hard to find software that doesn't use any. For something so essential to writing software you'd think we take great care in working with them. But gener... - forsaetisraduneyti.is
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SQLAlchemy in batches: Generating a top playlistcode.oursky.com
We built a popular iOS application with a song recommendation system that suggests a top list for 20 songs. How to do this properly with SQLAlchemy? -
Yanis Varoufakis Abruptly Resigns as Greek Finance Ministernytimes.com
The combative minister had threatened to quit if voters approved a referendum on a European bailout, but his resignation after a “no” vote was unexpected. - github.com
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Open Labware: 3-D Printing Your Own Lab Equipmentjournals.plos.org
Free-and-open online designs for self-built, sophisticated lab equipment provide access to teaching and research tools for an increasingly broad audience worldwide. -
Supercharged Tuberculosis, Made in Indiascientificamerican.com
A patient with extensively drug-resistant TB flew from Mumbai to Chicago, and the deadly disease could become an infamous export due to problems in India's public health system - blogs.warwick.ac.uk
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Seahorse tails could inspire new generation of robotsnewsstand.clemson.edu
Inspiration for the next big technological breakthrough in robotics, defense systems and biomedicine could come from a seahorse’s tail, according to a new study reported Thursday in the journal Science. The research centers on the curious shape of seah... -
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis resigns despite referendum no votetheguardian.com
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The Strange World of "Reward Deficiency Syndrome" (Part 2) - Neuroskepticblogs.discovermagazine.com
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The Netherlands: A Look At The World’s High-Tech Startup Capitaltechcrunch.com
It’s a fascinating time to take stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands, a rare turning point where you can watch the hard work of the past give way..