The Oracle of Ice Hockey
How a 70-year-old Finnish goalie coach is transforming a global sport
Hasnain says:
I am not a fan of hockey, but this is mesmerizing.
"For the past quarter century, Canadians like me have been especially smug about what seemed to be an endless supply of elite goaltenders from Quebec. Yet at the same moment that Finland’s goalies have glided so effortlessly onto hockey’s biggest stages, a crisis of confidence has begun to emerge in Canada.
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A bunch of half-cocked theories have emerged to explain how these Finnish goaltenders came to be. People I asked would cite everything from the welfare state to the stoic national character. Then I began to hear too about Urpo Ylönen, the old man who lived on Finland’s southwestern coast. People who knew hockey and Finland spoke of him the way Jedis would talk about Yoda or Obi-Wan Kenobi. That they referred to him simply as Upi only added to the mystique."
Posted on 2014-02-23T05:25:04+0000
Lockerbie: A story beyond tragedy, a story of curling and Olympic pride
Jeff Passan returns to Lockerbie, only this time to tell a story of sporting excellence rather than tragedy. Continue reading →
ImperialViolet - Apple's SSL/TLS bug
Yesterday, Apple pushed a rather spooky security update for iOS that suggested that something was horribly wrong with SSL/TLS in iOS but gave no details. Since the answer is at the top of the Hacker News thread, I guess the cat's out of the bag already and we're into the misinformation-quashing stag...
A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: Cryptographic obfuscation and 'unhackable' software
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Facebook Buying WhatsApp For $16B In Cash And Stock, Will Keep The Messaging Service Independent...
Facebook is purchasing messaging giant WhatsApp for $16B in cash and stock, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is being cut for $12B in Facebook..
Hasnain says:
[bleep] [bleep]-ing [bleep]
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Posted on 2014-02-19T22:19:35+0000
Google will explore bringing Fiber to 34 new cities including Portland and Atlanta
Google just announced that it's invited cities in nine metro areas across the US to explore "what it would take" to bring its Google Fiber gigabit internet service to more locations. "People are...
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Hasnain says:
Really long, really captivating, and really sad at the same time.
(also facebook this is not a 404)
Posted on 2014-02-16T23:57:19+0000
Good Samaritan Backfire
or How I Ended Up in Solitary After Calling 911 for Help
Valentine's Day on Facebook
Facebook's latest news, announcements and media resources
Hasnain says:
These stats are pretty interesting. Also, I find it funny that I live about halfway between Man Francisco and Man Jose.
"Most single males per single female:
1. San Francisco, CA
2. San Jose, CA
3. Seattle, WA
4. Salt Lake City, UT
5. San Diego, CA"
The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life
Approximately one hour after Justin Carter posted a sarcastic comment on a Facebook thread, his life began to unravel. The first reaction occurred behind the scenes, in another country. The 18-y...