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It takes more than practice to excelsciencedaily.com
Psychologists have overturned a 20-year-old theory that people who excel in their fields are those who practiced the most. -
FCC chair accuses Verizon of throttling unlimited data to boost profitsarstechnica.com
Wheeler: Verizon must explain why throttling policy doesn't violate FCC rules. - andrewalexanderprice.com
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Lytro’s Illum Is a Camera for Serious Photographersnytimes.com
The Illum, made by Lytro, allows users to switch the focus between subjects after taking a photo, but it is hampered by some quirks. - github.com
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How Internet Providers Get Around War Zonesbuzzfeed.com
Internet disruptions wreak havoc on global economies. Avoiding them is dangerous, but lucrative. - github.com
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You Know Nothing About Codealexparker.me
Guess what? Neither did that friend of yours that makes a salary of $150k writing code every day. The more you know, the more you realize how much you don’t know — the less you know, the more you think you know. - David T. Freeman Nearly every day... - newyorker.com
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App loyalty needs to stop so we get better appsyouscare.me
Apples App Store has been around for six years now — almost exactly to the day. Six years in which apps have changed dramatically. There are apps like Twitter, Instagram, Evernote, Foursquare and Yelp... - bits.debian.org
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Loops | BonesMoses.orgbonesmoses.org
Programming is fun. I love programming! Ever since I changed my career from programming to database work, I've still occasionally dabbled in my former craft. As such, I believe I can say this with a fair amount of accuracy: programmers don't understand... -
How Much Money Do You Pay to Live For One Day?year26.com
If you want to have money, by definition you need to live by the following equation: Money In > Money Out It doesn't matter if the Money In is $2. As long as the Money Out is $1, you're in good ... -
micro heaters cut 87% off my electric heat billrichsoil.com
REALLY saving energy by heating the person instead of the whole house - secupwn.github.io
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- en.wikipedia.org
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404 Page Not Found Simulator404simulator.com
This is the definitive way to safely test 404 pages and find out what happens when a file is not available, instead of deleting random files on your real web server and face the consequences. -
Lords: right to be forgotten is wrong, unworkable, unreasonable (Wired UK)wired.co.uk
Europe's right to be forgotten ruling, which states that everyone has the right to wipe their digital slate clean, is simply "wrong", a House of Lords report has concluded