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Building Skills in Python - free book online, for programmers(homepage.mac.com)
5 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments
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Google Earth helps discover rare hominid ancestor in South Africa(googleblog.blogspot.com)
38 points by limist 17y ago|2 comments
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by limist 17y ago
Innovative and impressive new forms of input/interaction. Maybe this could diminish some forms of RSI too. And the potential for new slang is incredible, of course: "High 5" or "Get some skin in the game" may never be the same. :)
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Skinput: Using the Body as an Input Surface(chrisharrison.net)
4 points by limist 17y ago|1 comments
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'Spacetown' counts down to an uncertain future(news.yahoo.com)
1 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments
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Japan: 'Lonely Deaths' Rise Among Unemployed, Elderly(news.yahoo.com)
19 points by limist 17y ago|8 comments
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Appeals Court Throttles FCC’s Net Neutrality Authority(wired.com)
1 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments
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Online Education Catering To Demand In Critical Areas(sramanamitra.com)
3 points by limist 17y ago|1 comments
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Mind over matter? How your body does your thinking(newscientist.com)
4 points by limist 17y ago|1 comments
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by limist 17y ago
The title is Sivers' roundabout way of saying he's getting married today - while sharing a useful perspective for everyone else. :)
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Architecture awards and relationships (Derek Sivers married today)(sivers.org)
55 points by limist 17y ago|13 comments
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by limist 17y ago
I echo your choice of "green smoothies" - they're an outstanding solution to the cheap, fast, and healthy requirements. Though like you, the reactions I get from people generally involve disgust, even when those same people will happily pa
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by limist 17y ago
Cheap, fast, and potentially very healthy: smoothies. One basic recipe: 2 cups fruit juice, e.g. orange juice or apple juice 2-3 tablespoons ground flax seed (omega-3, trace minerals, fiber) 2-3 tablespoons protein powder (soy, hemp, whate
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by limist 17y ago
I think this is what you're referring to: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ag-R_ZlGO21NdE9HSWRk...
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by limist 17y ago
"Ain't we got all the fools on our side? and ain't that a majority in any town?" - Twain
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by limist 17y ago
Have you tried/seen LiveMocha? http://www.livemocha.com It's social networking for language learners, mixing and matching native speakers (I have no affiliation with them).
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[You, not I, are] killing people on a grand scale(thelastpsychiatrist.com)
7 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments
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by limist 17y ago
Many of the students and academics from the older engineering fields (e.g. mechanical, chemical) don't know of python either. When I tell them (python + numpy + scipy + matplotlib) is as potent as MatLAB for most situations, and far more f
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Python Packages for Social Scientists(drewconway.com)
60 points by limist 17y ago|13 comments
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Revealed: why hot water freezes faster than cold (newscientist.com)
8 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments
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'Junk' DNA gets credit for making us who we are (newscientist.com)
1 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments
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GAO Sting Finds EnergyStar Program in Need of Independent Review(cleantechnica.com)
1 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments
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by limist 17y ago
Thanks for playing psychiatrist. I'm not sure why you think I'm emotional about this. Are you? BTW, if you do research solely by what you find interesting, more power to you. But to propose that most or all researchers do so, while not c
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by limist 17y ago
If you are referring to my point 3, there are plenty of problems (cancer, biotech, AI, energy) that are both interesting, and have the possibility of a large pay-off, while NOT suffering ridicule from the mainstream - in fact, while enjoyin
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by limist 17y ago
This is the new blog of Lee Sheldon, the professor mentioned in Jesse Schell's popular talk on the future of games. Sheldon gave out experience points to his students in lieu of the typical grades, making his course on game design a game i
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by limist 17y ago
Doubters and such should note several things about this press release: 1. It's from the American Chemical Society. While no one is infallible, they're not exactly flakes. 2. There are some serious names and institutions involved. Same cav
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Mentions of Lee Sheldon's Game Design Class, XP in lieu of grades(gamingtheclassroom.wordpress.com)
1 points by limist 17y ago|1 comments
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“Cold fusion” moves closer to mainstream acceptance(portal.acs.org)
32 points by limist 17y ago|40 comments
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by limist 17y ago
As a non-specialist, I enjoyed your blog and site writing, thanks for sharing. In particular, your classification of problems and problem domains is compelling, and another confirmation that reductionist approaches seem to be hitting dimi
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New "Smart Meters" for Energy Use Put Privacy at Risk(eff.org)
2 points by limist 17y ago|0 comments

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