The Humble Airline Baggage Tag Is a Design Masterpiece
The poet Maya Angelou once said you can tell a lot about a person from the way they respond to three things: a rainy day, tangled Christmas lights, and lost luggage. Maya, Maya. Where were you at 2 a.m. the dark night I arrived in Paris without my bags? I...
Alice and Bob in Cipherspace » American Scientist
Alice hands bob a locked suitcase and asks him to count the money inside. “Sure,” Bob says. “Give me the key.” Alice shakes her head; she has known Bob for many years, but she’s just not a trusting person. Bob lifts the suitcase to judge its weight, rocks it back and forth and listens as the content...
Hasnain says:
This is a pretty good overview of fully homomorphic encryption; without any of the hairy math.
Posted on 2012-10-04T20:53:05+0000
The CIA Burglar Who Went Rogue
Douglas Groat thought he understood the risks of his job—until he took on his own employer
What College Rankings Really Tell Us
Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925
Follow a Career Passion? Let It Follow You
When it comes to careers, young people are often advised to find their true calling. But for many, the sense of fulfillment grows only over time, as they become better at their jobs.
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Posted on 2012-10-02T05:42:23+0000
Patent US6368227 - Method of swinging on a swing
A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
Hasnain says:
Someone managed to patent a method of swinging on a swing. Kudos, USPTO.
Posted on 2012-09-28T16:51:58+0000
http://www.fieldtripper.com/
fieldtripper.com
Hasnain says:
This couldn't have launched at a better time. I needed this.
Posted on 2012-09-27T20:45:49+0000
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Nature News Blog: Buddhist ‘Iron Man’ found by Nazis is from space : Nature News Blog
A Buddhist statue brought to Germany from Tibet by a Nazi-backed expedition has been confirmed as having an extraterrestrial origin. Read more
Hasnain says:
I think this is definitely in the running for the most attention grabbing headline of the month.
Posted on 2012-09-27T00:07:07+0000
Project Clean For Peace. #MuslimLove
"Here's the other side of Newsweek's Muslim Rage photo. Something the mainstream media wouldn't be too keen to show you in highlighted characters and red strips.…
Hasnain says:
It's good to see a positive response in the midst of all that insanity.
Posted on 2012-09-23T21:50:50+0000