A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics | Simons Foundation
Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space, time and particles are fundamental constituents of nature.
Left with nothing
Too old, too tired and not enough money to fight. The District sold their small debts to investors, now their homes are gone for good.
http://www.ukuug.org/events/agm2010/ShortestPath.pdf
ukuug.org
Hasnain says:
Who knew the shortest path problem could lead to so much interesting complexity.
Posted on 2013-09-04T12:02:18+0000
http://kitkat.com/#/home
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Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn - Telegraph
Those who think they're unlucky should change their outlook and discover how to generate good fortune, says Richard Wiseman
Schneier on Security: Our Newfound Fear of Risk
We're afraid of risk. It's a normal part of life, but we're increasingly unwilling to accept it at any level. So we turn to technology to protect us. The problem is that technological security measures aren't free. They cost money, of course, but they cost other things as well. They often don't prov...
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Posted on 2013-09-03T18:18:57+0000
Probabilities in the Game of Monopoly®
Probabilities in the game Monopoly including land on frequencies, expected earnings, and payback times.
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Posted on 2013-09-03T16:54:52+0000
Curses! The birth of the bleep and modern American censorship
The Enlightenment sages who wrote the First Amendment into the US Constitution in 1791 created the most secure legal foundation for a real democracy in history thus far. By refusing to grant...
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Posted on 2013-08-31T23:10:29+0000
Raise the Crime Rate
From 1980 to 2007, the number of prisoners held in the United States quadrupled to 2.3 million, with an additional 5 million on probation or parole. What Ayn Rand once called the “freest, noblest country in the history of the world” is now the most incarcerated,and the second-most incarcerated count...
Hasnain says:
"After asking around, and performing some calculations, the Justice Department came up with a new number: 216,000. That’s 216,000 victims, not instances. These victims are often assaulted multiple times over the course of the year. The Justice Department now seems to be saying that prison rape accounted for the majority of all rapes committed in the US in 2008, likely making the United States the first country in the history of the world to count more rapes for men than for women."
This is from 2012, but wow.
Posted on 2013-08-31T21:26:05+0000
Moserware: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Jeff Moser on software development