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   by aho 16y ago

   Is it possible that digestion uses resources that could otherwise be used for thinking?
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   by aho 16y ago

   The map is based on the distribution of photos from http://www.panoramio.com , a photo-sharing website. The site was originally based in Spain, so perhaps there are relatively more photos from European users.
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   Computer program writing great, original works of classical music(slate.com)

   49 points by aho 16y ago|37 comments
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   Introduction to the Polymath Project & "Density Hales-Jewett and Moser Numbers"(michaelnielsen.org)

   3 points by aho 16y ago|0 comments
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   Medical devices lag in iPod age(boston.com)

   1 points by aho 17y ago|0 comments
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   by aho 17y ago

   In what ways does a Stradivarius sound different from a normal violin? I'm curious because according to Wikipedia, "In a particularly famous test on a BBC Radio 3 program in 1977, the great violinists Isaac Stern and Pinchas Zukerman and t
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   by aho 17y ago

   I was surprised to learn how just little computerization there is in the ER. Each medical device is basically a standalone unit, with its own input and display. There is no central computer system that automatically alerts doctors if the d
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   by aho 17y ago

   There is a draft of Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications by Richard Szeliski available for free online http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/szeliski/Book/ . It's good overall, but some sections are still incomplete (missi