xkcd: Board Game
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Google loses data as lightning strikes - BBC News
Google has said data was wiped from disks at one of its data centres in Belgium - after it was struck by lightning four times.
Dear Jeff Bezos: My husband needed therapy after working for Amazon
If only you had asked for our feedback earlier.
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Posted on 2015-08-19T08:15:10+0000
Crowdfunding Is Driving A $196 Million Board Game Renaissance
Albert Mach wants to help you lead a Viking clan. He wants you to compete for honor and treasure and the control of islands. He wants you to tame the wild dragon. And he wants the masses of the Int…
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Posted on 2015-08-19T08:12:10+0000
San Francisco
UberEATS delivers the best dishes, from the best restaurants, in 10 minutes or less. View the menu, open your Uber app, and place your order.
OnHub
Meet OnHub, a new router from Google that’s built for all the ways you Wi-Fi.
HOWTO: Get tenure
Even though I got tenure, for reasons that will soon be obvious, I wouldn’t wish an exact repeat of the last seven years of my life on even Reviewer Number 3.
An (Important) Disproof Of The One-Time Pad
In a recent TechCrunch article I was quoted calling the one-time pad a "unicorn". Inevitably, I was roundly criticized. But what none of the commenters..
Hasnain says:
Welp, time to never use anything developed by this guy
Posted on 2015-08-19T00:07:47+0000
How we know what lies at Earth's core
We can't journey to the centre of the Earth, but that hasn't stopped us finding out what is down there
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Posted on 2015-08-17T16:40:57+0000
Intel just open sourced Stephen Hawking’s speech system and it’s a .NET 4.5 WinForms app that...
Disclaimer: This post does not constitute an endorsement of any Microsoft service, technology or product by Stephen Hawking. The purpose of this post is to discuss Intel’s communication platform for individuals with disabilities and it’s technical details. Pictures are used purely for informational…
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Posted on 2015-08-17T16:39:19+0000