It’s The Future | The Circle Blog
[Editor Note: At the risk of spoiling the joke a bit, we want to make sure that everyone knows that the following is satire, and we’re actually quite fond of the companies we mention. Docker, CoreOS, Google, Vagrant/Hashicorp, Heroku, Aphyr, Amazon, Mongo, Redis—we love you really and mean you no ha…
'I've Never Thanked My Parents for Anything'
In America, saying thank you is routine, sometimes meaningless. In India, it can be insulting.
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Posted on 2015-06-09T16:00:20+0000
A Constructive Look At TempleOS
TempleOS is somewhat of a legend in the operating system community. It's sole author, Terry A. Davis, has spent the past 12 years attempting to create a new operating from scratch. Terry explains t...
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Always pretty impressive given it's mostly just one guy. I feel bad for him at times
Posted on 2015-06-09T06:33:15+0000
Lost Posture: Why Some Indigenous Cultures May Not Have Back Pain
There are a few populations in the world where back pain hardly exists. One woman thinks she has figured out why, and she's sharing their secrets. Have Americans forgotten how to stand properly?
Is Social Rejection the Key to Creativity?
On the psychology of why rejection and loneliness may be necessary evils for the creative genius “In the deepest and most important things, we are unutterably alone, and for one person to be able t...
The Batteriser Explained | EEVblog - The Electronics Engineering Video Blog
I have a 40 minute video on the recent media claims about the Batteriser, a device that claims up to 800% improvement in battery life with primary Alkaline batteries. Many people have asked for a much shorter explanation of the claims, so here we go, for those who can’t afford the 40 minutes:
How safe is air quality on commercial planes? - BBC News
Seventeen flight staff are planning legal action over the alleged contamination of air on board British flights. But what is the evidence to suggest it is unsafe?
How Math’s Most Famous Proof Nearly Broke - Issue 24: Error - Nautilus
Andrew Wiles gave a series of lectures cryptically titled “Modular Forms, Elliptic Curves, and Galois Representations” at a mathematics…
How US students get a university degree for free in Germany - BBC News
While the cost of college education in the US has reached record highs, Germany has abandoned tuition fees altogether for both German and international students. An increasing number of US students are taking advantage.
Hasnain says:
"His mother Amy is okay with that as long as her son finds a good job and doesn't struggle. She does wonder why her own country was not able to give him a similar education at a price tag that this single mother could afford.
"I feel like my child is getting an absolute wonderful education over there for free. Betrayal is too strong of a word, but why can't we do that here?""
Posted on 2015-06-09T04:29:00+0000
Here's Why The Death Penalty Is Doomed in America
5 reasons the end of a failed experiment is in sight
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Posted on 2015-06-09T04:28:23+0000