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571.
by ximeng 12y ago
Not sure how much of an impact someone at that level leaving will have on the day-to-day operations and how the timing will work out. Any thoughts (in general terms)?
572.
Microsoft's man in China defects to search powerhouse Baidu(scmp.com)
37 points by ximeng 12y ago|26 comments
573.
'Smart' chopsticks unveiled in China(bbc.com)
2 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
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by ximeng 12y ago
Also uses template to overload operator ->* https://github.com/philsquared/Catch/blob/785db43bb2cd64bfe7...
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Tire makers race to turn dandelions into rubber(reuters.com)
38 points by ximeng 12y ago|9 comments
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by ximeng 12y ago
Some good news in there though: "Treatment for this disease has become so effective that 80% of patients with metastatic testicular cancer can now be cured. Thirty-five years ago, 95% of these patients died, usually within 1 year of di
577.
by ximeng 12y ago
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/cancer-advances... 5-year survival rates has gone from 50% to 68%, other statistics are improving as well, although not particularly quickly.
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by ximeng 12y ago
Possibly related? http://noc.c4l.co.uk/2014/08/cisco-infrastructure-emergency-... Following today’s impact to service, engineers have identified that the following emergency maintenance is required: Location: Cisc
579.
by ximeng 12y ago
There are rumours of funding from Goldman Sachs: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/03/us-goldman-messagi...
580.
Perzo: a military-grade messaging service(techradar.com)
5 points by ximeng 12y ago|2 comments
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Microsoft says government officials make sudden visits to China offices(reuters.com)
2 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
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by ximeng 12y ago
"It is at a later stage that matters become risky. Britain has created plenty of tech millionaires, and politicians are easily smitten by these inspirational business people. But the question they should ask is not “How can I help this
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Countries can thrive without creating tech billionaires [sign-up](ft.com)
2 points by ximeng 12y ago|1 comments
584.
Plugs face revolution as slimline, foldable Mu grows in popularity(theguardian.com)
1 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
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Interactive SICP(xuanji.appspot.com)
35 points by ximeng 12y ago|7 comments
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Understanding the Y Combinator – a programmer-friendly perspective [2011](hisham.hm)
2 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
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How tall can a Lego tower get? (2012)(bbc.com)
1 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
588.
by ximeng 12y ago
What is the best way to get data on who is litigating, who is being sued, and over what patent? For only 5000 lawsuits it would be relatively easy to understand the scope of the problem.
589.
by ximeng 12y ago
Unsurprising to see a link to Michael Kaplan in there. His blog was taken down due to what sounds like a dispute over patents with his boss. See this twitter conversation between Spolsky and him: https://twitter.com/spolsky&
590.
by ximeng 12y ago
"The IRS fined him more than $172,000, roughly eight times his back taxes" - this also seems to require some justification.
591.
by ximeng 12y ago
Love the uk's understated battle with the US over Latin letter middle dot. Man in business suit levitating is another great character. Amazing that this is someone's job.
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Hong Kong to lobby Google over the 'right to be forgotten'(scmp.com)
2 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
593.
Lego Earth project(kohsuke.org)
2 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
594.
by ximeng 12y ago
Denmark at the top as well. This is a nice visualisation too (linked from that page). https://www.jasondavies.com/maps/voronoi/airports/
595.
by ximeng 12y ago
Chinese will probably take a good couple of thousand hours to learn solid basics. A new programming language probably less than fifty.
596.
by ximeng 12y ago
Can anyone explain the vertical lines in the space time diagrams? Presumably not infinite velocity?
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Time Zones Considered Harmful(blog.assaflavie.com)
6 points by ximeng 12y ago|3 comments
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More Google 'forget' requests emerge after EU ruling(bbc.com)
5 points by ximeng 12y ago|0 comments
599.
by ximeng 12y ago
Same in Chinese: 剪刀石头布: scissors stone cloth
600.
by ximeng 13y ago
Am in Tokyo for the week. Signed up and should be there at least for the first couple of hours.

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