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721.
Help Advance the World with Advanced Linear Algebra(hornraiser.utexas.edu)
109 points by MaysonL 7y ago|32 comments
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by MaysonL 7y ago
My $140 SE from Walmart has 32GB.
723.
Robots Take the Wheel as Autonomous Farm Machines Hit Fields(bloomberg.com)
2 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
724.
Facebook Isn’t Ready for 2020(washingtonpost.com)
11 points by MaysonL 7y ago|1 comments
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Economist Raj Chetty has found a surprising tool to fight housing segregation(vox.com)
137 points by MaysonL 7y ago|115 comments
726.
Our Comrade the Electron – Webstock Conference Talk(idlewords.com)
1 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
727.
by MaysonL 7y ago
> For anything ~ 200k+ that isn't literally holding your baby hostage from imminent death, it's probably cheaper to get a degree in chemistry and some lab equipment. Or find a chemist who was tempted by Breaking Bad but found
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by MaysonL 7y ago
Should be of interest to anybody interested in this, Joe Armstrongs Ph.D. thesis: http://erlang.org/download/armstrong_thesis_2003.pdf
729.
General Electric to scrap California power plant 20 years early(reuters.com)
3 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
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by MaysonL 7y ago
See also the 10-year Treasury minus 3-month Treasury, which seems to do even better at recession indication: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10Y3M
731.
by MaysonL 7y ago
This reminds me of the way Amazon will try to get you to go to smile.amazon.com when you follow an afilliate link to amazon.com.
732.
Today, I baked with some4,500 year old yeast from Ancient Egyptian pottery(threadreaderapp.com)
2 points by MaysonL 7y ago|1 comments
733.
Porting the Basilisk II Classic Macintosh Emulator to the Browser(jamesfriend.com.au)
2 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
734.
$3M Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to Discoverers of Supergravity(breakthroughprize.org)
1 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
735.
by MaysonL 7y ago
See also Bloom's two-sigma problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_2_sigma_problem
736.
by MaysonL 7y ago
My mother worked for years as secretary for an EdD who was unable to draft a coherent paragraph: she wrote all of his business letters for him. He did, I believe, enjoy being referred to as "Doctor".
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by MaysonL 7y ago
And the stock increased over 4% in after-hours trading, as increases in non-iPhone hardware sales and services overcame the decrease in iPhone sales. Earnings per share slightly beat the consensus forecast. An interesting quote from Cook in
738.
by MaysonL 7y ago
I wonder if Nathaniel Bowditch was an inspiration for Heinlein's 1953 novel Starman Jones . It seems quite possible, given his Navy career.
739.
Three Hours with John Hempton of Bronte Capital(josephnoelwalker.com)
1 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
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Another brain-frying optical illusion: What color are these spheres?(syfy.com)
4 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
741.
by MaysonL 7y ago
Of course, if you look at median income, almost all of that increase came 1980-2000: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N
742.
Bury bodies along UK's motorways to ease burial crisis, expert suggests(theguardian.com)
3 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
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The Density Divide: Urbanization, Polarization, and Populist Backlash [pdf](niskanencenter.org)
1 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
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Oldest non-human stone tools outside Africa found in Brazil(nationalgeographic.com)
1 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
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by MaysonL 7y ago
Why is it less interesting that about 20% of Republicans do agree with that statement (according to the article), than that Democrats think 50% do?
746.
Our Galaxys Magnetic Center(apod.nasa.gov)
2 points by MaysonL 7y ago|0 comments
747.
by MaysonL 7y ago
This is why power paper cutters have two widely separated on buttons.
748.
by MaysonL 7y ago
If one found it impossible to get an appropriate-level job in this country, and were offered one in China, one might take it, mightn't one?
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by MaysonL 7y ago
From the current Preface: "I initially wrote this book with talented high-school students in mind, particularly those with math-olympiad type backgrounds. Some remnants of that cultural bias can still be felt throughout the book, parti
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by MaysonL 7y ago
Serious crimes with DNA evidence can also triangulate suspects via finding their relatives in the database. Finding two second cousins from different sides of a suspect's family have a guy currently on trial for murder who had never be

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