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Carnivorous Plant Is Clever Even Without a Brain(news.discovery.com)
2 points by suprgeek 12y ago|0 comments
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by suprgeek 12y ago
A good Definition (from the article): "... Success is having an interesting life. "
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British Electric Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, and Here's Why(youtube.com)
2 points by suprgeek 12y ago|0 comments
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Spotlight search in Yosemite exposes private user details to spammers(arstechnica.com)
5 points by suprgeek 12y ago|1 comments
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Association Between Dietary Whole Grain Intake and Risk of Mortality(archinte.jamanetwork.com)
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Grafted plant produces potatoes and tomatoes at the same time(opb.org)
3 points by suprgeek 12y ago|1 comments
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Uber Advises Drivers to Buy Insurance That Leaves Them Uncovered(buzzfeed.com)
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by suprgeek 12y ago
"Whoever fights with monsters must be careful lest he become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you." - Nietzsche Based on their actions (which ultimately may have not yielded anything usef
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GMO-free crop “refuges” limit bugs’ ability to develop resistance(arstechnica.com)
1 points by suprgeek 12y ago|0 comments
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by suprgeek 12y ago
This is a good first step. The GSLV has been notoriously difficult to get right for ISRO. Next step is to get the Cryogenic Upper stage to actually provide the critical thrust that will finally power it into a GesSyncronous orbit. On this m
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Glycemic index shouldn't concern people without diabetes(reuters.com)
1 points by suprgeek 12y ago|0 comments
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by suprgeek 12y ago
This is a laudable effort to bring more facts to light concerning banks & other financial institutions. Just don't expect it make a whit of difference to the "Social Contract" that is mentioned. As long as "Too-Big-t
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What we read about deep learning is just the tip of the iceberg(gigaom.com)
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Ars Technica Was Hacked(arstechnica.com)
51 points by suprgeek 12y ago|20 comments
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by suprgeek 12y ago
The concept itself is pretty exciting - A simple home based device capable of providing some bio markers that indicate different conditions. The science behind these - i.e. the correlation of said marker with the linked condition is not as
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by suprgeek 12y ago
Their troubles in India may get bigger: The Indian Govt. is thinking about banning them all across India [1] Can't come soon enough for a company that heavily advertised itself as being the Safer option in India and conveniently actua
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by suprgeek 12y ago
Every single recent (and not so recent) item about Uber screams ethically & morally bankrupt scumbags who would soon as throw you under a bus (or an Uber) if it meant making a fast buck. 1) In the New Delhi Uber rape case -they failed
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by suprgeek 12y ago
We need to be wary of drawing the conclusions drawn here - the big tip-off is this sentence from the paper: "...Runners self-reported running for exercise three or more times per week for at least 30 minutes per bout and for at least
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Operation Auroragold – How the NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide(firstlook.org)
4 points by suprgeek 12y ago|0 comments
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Is This the Last Toothbrush You’ll Ever Need?(slate.com)
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Did the government hack a CBS journalist?(arstechnica.com)
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GCHQ’s ties to telco gave spies global surveillance reach(arstechnica.com)
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12-year-old’s online life brings an abductor to her doorstep(arstechnica.com)
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Before Snowden, a Debate Inside NSA(abcnews.go.com)
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by suprgeek 12y ago
So that's it - the net legislative effect of all the "bombshell" disclosures that Ed Snowden made has been what - Nothing, NADA, Zilch. Proving once again that going thru "Official" Channels was never an option. Tha
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TripAdvisor couple fined £100 by hotel for bad review(theguardian.com)
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by suprgeek 12y ago
Just to add to the charming profile of the paragons of virtue that is senior management at Uber[1]: "...In fact, the general manager of Uber NYC accessed the profile of a BuzzFeed News reporter, Johana Bhuiyan, to make points in the co
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Uber VP: we could spend $1M to take revenge on journalists(mashable.com)
239 points by suprgeek 12y ago|104 comments
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by suprgeek 12y ago
$500, Chunky looking bracelet that can barely go for a couple of days with its battery, tied to AT&T and no Health tracking to speak of. This is a Clumsy attempt at differentiation - DOA.
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DOJ lawyer misled appeals court over National Security Letters(arstechnica.com)
2 points by suprgeek 12y ago|0 comments

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