The Day US Customs Found A Bullet In My Pocket | Wandering Earl
On the flight from Delhi to Washington D.C., I spent a good two hours staring at the customs form that I was required to fill out. I had completed every
Well, today was the day
My name is Michael Roberts, and I am a pilot for ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., based in Houston (that is, I still am for the time being). This morning as I attempted to pass through the security line for my commute to work I was denied access to the secured area of the terminal building at Memphis Inte...
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"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin.
Apply that to this story...
Posted on 2010-10-18T21:46:12+0000
Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Monday Master Class: How to Solve Hard Problem Sets Without Staying.
Last weekend, I sat down for a cup of coffee with Jake from College Chronicles fame. We were discussing a computer science course that was giving him trouble. The problem sets, as is often the case, were killer.
Bizarre sea slug is half plant, half animal | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Scientists discover chlorophyll-producing sea slug that can carry out photosynthesis using genes swiped from plants.
Caught Spying on Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back
A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a friend posted photos of it online. The
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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/fbi-tracking-device/
Posted on 2010-10-08T06:05:02+0000
xkcd: Online Communities 2
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How does this guy get the time to do stuff like this?
Posted on 2010-10-06T17:05:06+0000
Hit-and-run victim was quiet and dependable, co-workers say - St. Petersburg Times
About 11 p.m. Sept. 12, a car struck Neil Alan Smith and threw him off his bicycle on Fourth Street N, killing him. The car didn't stop, and police have not located the driver. ST. PETERSBURG — About 11 p.m. Sept. 12, a car struck Neil Alan Smith and threw him off his bicycle on Fourth Street N. The...
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Something to think about when deaths are treated just as another statistic.
Posted on 2010-10-02T07:41:46+0000
John Graham-Cumming: The Myth of the Boy Wizard
If you enjoyed this blog post, you might enjoy my travel book for people interested in science and technology: The Geek Atlas
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http://blog.jgc.org/2010/09/myth-of-boy-wizard.html
Posted on 2010-09-15T19:41:09+0000
How Apple plays the pricing game - Business - Bloomberg Businessweek - msnbc.com
Apple is a master of using pricing decoys, reference prices, bundling and obscurity to make you think its shiny aluminum toys are a good deal. These methods could help your business follow in the tech company's pricing footsteps.
Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits
Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong.
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Posted on 2010-09-07T12:39:48+0000