A molecule called ‘Sandman’ could help solve the ‘mystery of sleep’
Zzzzz.
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Posted on 2016-08-06T01:14:24+0000
Chicago's 'Skullcap Crew': band of police accused of brutality evade discipline
Dogged by allegations of abuse, members of the group have been named in more than 20 federal lawsuits – yet have won repeated praise from department
Hasnain says:
"The members of this crew – Edwin Utreras, Robert Stegmiller, Christ Savickas, Andrew Schoeff and Joe Seinitz – have together faced at least 128 known official allegations from more than 60 citizen-filed complaints over almost a decade and a half. They have also been named in more than 20 federal lawsuits."
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"Citizens have repeatedly accused these men of acts of brutality, intimidation and harassment – costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal settlements. Yet over the course of their careers, these officers have received little discipline – a two-day suspension, a five-day suspension, a reprimand – according to city data. Instead, they have won praise from the department, accruing more than 180 commendations."
Posted on 2016-08-06T01:01:13+0000
She Swam to Escape Syria. Now She’ll Swim in Rio.
Yusra Mardini, a swimmer who fled Syria, has become the face of a new team of refugees who will compete in Rio under the Olympic flag.
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Posted on 2016-08-06T00:22:57+0000
Missouri's Governor Wouldn't Fund Public Defenders—So He's Been Ordered to Serve as One Himself
The state's top public defender invoked a seldom-used provision to compel his political foe to come to the aid of an indigent defendant.
Hasnain says:
Sickest burn in quite a while, in response to Gov. Nixon slashing the public defender budgets.
"Therefore, pursuant to Section 600.042.5 and as Director of the Missouri State Public Defender System tasked with carrying out the State’s obligation to ensure that poor people who face incarceration are afforded competent counsel in their defense, I hereby appoint you, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Bar No. 29603, to enter your appearance as counsel of record in the attached case."
Posted on 2016-08-04T15:37:47+0000
Dentists forgot to study flossing for a century, recommended it anyway
Federal health experts dropped it from health guidelines due to lack of research.
Illegal in Massachusetts: Asking Your Salary in a Job Interview
A law taking effect in 2018 requires employers to offer a compensation figure upfront in an effort to end the wage gap between men and women.
When It Comes to China, Google’s Experience Still Says It All — Backchannel
Uber was only the latest victim of a syndrome making it tough for US firms
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Posted on 2016-08-03T21:31:43+0000
Better Exception Messages · Writing an OS in Rust
Better Exception Messages Aug 3, 2016 In this post, we explore exceptions in more detail. Our goal is to print additional information when an exception occurs, for example the values of the instruction and stack pointer. In the course of this, we will explore inline assembly and naked functions. We…
When Tenure Never Comes
Academia has become a high-stakes gamble—and the losers can barely afford pants
Hasnain says:
"Then I asked if she could substantiate rumors that the position would eventually translate into tenure-track position. This answer was more troubling. “Universities aren’t really looking to make thirty-year commitments anymore,” says the beneficiary of such a sinecure. In the space of five minutes this Dean had summarized my plight: because I’ve never held a tenure-track position, my decade of productivity put me in no greater standing for a job than someone fresh out of grad school; and those tenure-track positions—the only means to vindicate that work—aren’t in the interests of higher-education administrators."
Posted on 2016-07-31T16:27:37+0000
High frequency security bug hunting: 120 days, 120 bugs
1) Intro & Motivations 2) Findings 3) Analysis 4) Methodology 5) Advice 6) Notable bug I: Second order subdomain/page takeovers 7) Notable bug II: DOM Based XSS via subtitle tracks 1) Intro & Motivations At the start of of this year, I set myself a personal goal of finding