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Huge rorqual whales have nerves like 'bungee cords,' UBC scientists learncbc.ca
UBC scientists have made an accidental discovery about the basic anatomy of a massive whale: nerves that stretch to double their length during feeding, and bounce back. -
World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Togetherthedailybeast.com
For one time only, Germans and Allies fought together in WWII. Andrew Roberts on a story so wild that it has to be made into a movie. -
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Performance doubling with message coalescingdatastax.com
DataStax - Software, support, and training for Apache Cassandra -
The Man Who Became Big Birdblog.longreads.com
An interview with Caroll Spinney, who, at 81, has worked at "Sesame Street" as the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for 45 years. -
Meet the 19 WWII planes of the D.C. flyoverwashingtonpost.com
A guide to recognizing WWII aircraft during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover. - core.ecu.edu
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How Solitaire Inspired the World’s Most Useful Simulation Toolmotherboard.vice.com
A brief history of the Monte Carlo method. -
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This is what happens after you diemosaicscience.com
Most of us would rather not think about what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways, writes Moheb Costandi. -
Kids hack their Dad's computer on her Raspberry Piyoutube.com
Girl pranks her Dad using a raspberry pi. http://gurgleapps.com/tutorials/kids-hack-prank-on-dad-using-raspberry-pi -
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210 Zappos employees — 14% of the staff — take buyouts after CEO ultimatum to embrace self-management or leavebusinessinsider.com
Many employees opted not to transition to the new structure, which is free of managers and job titles. - carrot-programming.org
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Helping the People Who Don’t Get Hiredwsj.com
An ex-money manager and chief executive say it's time to bring more humanity to the hiring process.