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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisionsbothsidesofthetable.com
I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I've learned. I started in 2007 with a thesis that -
NISSAN DEVELOPS FIRST 'SELF-CLEANING' CAR PROTOTYPEyoutube.com
Washing a car can be a chore - and a costly one at that. In response, Nissan has begun tests on innovative paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyda... - 5f5.org
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living with laglivingwithlag.com
See four volunteers experience internet lag in real life. An Oculus Rift experiment performed by the fiber broadband provider ume.net. -
The First Look at How Google's Self-Driving Car Handles City Streetstheatlanticcities.com
The first look at the vehicle now that it's moved beyond highways to its next phase: roaming the roads of Mountain View. - jozefg.bitbucket.org
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os99, RD-180, ULA, SpaceX, Falcon 9 | Aresaviationweek.com
Draft legislation circulating in the U.S House of Representatives would bar the use of Russian rocket technology in launching U.S. Defense Department payloads as early as this year. The language -- drafted this month as the U.S. -
Elon Musk announces SpaceX's protest of Air Force award to ULA (Video) - Silicon Valley Business Journalbizjournals.com
The famed SpaceX CEO announces plans to protest the award — and uses the occasion to dish about Russian politics. VIDEO -
J.R.R. Tolkien Snubs a German Publisher Asking for Proof of His “Aryan Descent” (1938)openculture.com
As you'd expect from a man who had to create, in painstaking detail, all the races that populate Middle-Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien had little time for simple racism. -
US judge rules cloud firms including Microsoft and Google must hand over data stored overseasv3.co.uk
Landmark ruling could pose serious concerns for European firms wary of the cloud -
DigitalOcean Droplets Manager for OSX - David Hsiehdavidhsiehlo.com
A couple days ago, browsing the web, I came across thisDigitalOcean Indicator made by Andrewsomething. Which manages DigitalOcean droplets easily … -
In Defense of the Wild Childnewrepublic.com
Self-regulation is the new ideal for American school children. It does away with traditional discipline and encourages students to control their own impulses. But it turns out kids may be better off when they're allowed to act their age. -
This Bike Lock Is Unpickable - Diggdigg.com
The "forever lock" is as clever as it is confusing. We can't really do it justice, just watch how it operates and be amazed. - blog.authy.com
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Funding Your Startup With Hackathon Winningsgetvue.co
I participated in my first Hackathon about 8 months ago, and since then I have won almost $45,000 in Hackathons. Being that VUE was born from winning a hackathon I feel this is a great avenue to share some strategies I’ve used to win hackathons and fun... -
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability Being Actively Exploited | US-CERTus-cert.gov
US-CERT is aware of active exploitation of a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This vulnerability affects IE versions 6 through 11 and could lead to the complete compromise of an affected system. -
OOM relation to vm.swappiness=0 in new kernel; kills MySQL server processmysqlperformanceblog.com
This article discusses the change in behavior when setting vm.swappiness=0 in new kernels and how it may cause OOM to be invoked. - harleykwyn.com
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The Hackaday Prize - Hackaday Projectshackaday.io
This is about doing, not about about waiting for something to happen. The Hackaday Prize will send one person into space for building the next evolution of hardware.