Bad passenger, bad! - Salon.com
Ah, the glamorous life of the flight attendant, where you get punched, kicked and defecated upon.
Hasnain says:
This is just crazy. First time I've heard of someone taking a dump in flight (and I don't mean in the toilet)
Posted on 2011-06-21T19:55:05+0000
http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/395/ErlangandFirst-PersonShooters.pdf
erlang-factory.com
Hasnain says:
Interesting distributed systems stuff. Makes me want to intern there.
Posted on 2011-06-19T21:55:30+0000
The Most Highly Cited Paper in Publishing History: Protein Determination by Oliver H. Lowry
Protein Measurement with the Folin Phenol Reagent (Lowry, O. H., Rosebrough, N. J., Farr, A. L., and Randall, R. J. (1951) J. Biol. Chem.193, 265–275)
Hasnain says:
"As of January 2004, it was cited 275,669 times."
that's just insane.
Hackers steal quantum code
Unseen eavesdropper makes perfect copy of secret key
Hasnain says:
Really nice read on an exploit that affects current quantum key exchange schemes.
Posted on 2011-06-18T18:23:58+0000
Clay Shirky on The Cognitive Surplus | Bruce's Blog
This blog post was written by Clay Shirky and can be found here. Do yourself a favour and read it and then start thinking about how you can apply your cognitive surplus. Maybe you can change a little (or a big) piece of your world!
WAR! Zynga Sues The Hell Out Of Brazilian Clone Vostu
techcrunch.com
Hasnain says:
Interesting to see a company that made its money by copying off others now have to resort to suing companies that are copying it.
Posted on 2011-06-16T22:12:57+0000
Lewin gives final lecture In emotional goodbye, physics prof. wows 26-100 - The Tech
With a crown of tousled grey hair on his head, a shroud of rainbow-stripes on his shoulders, and a large plastic fuchsia ring twisting around his left middle finger, legendary physics professor Walter H. G. Lewin set down his piece of dull yellow chalk for the last time, marking the completion of hi
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Posted on 2011-06-15T12:16:23+0000
The Veiled Muslim Bogeygirl - Bikya Masr
I understand that “we’re” very much a novelty here. And I understand that our presence here is extremely important to break the stereotypes, misconceptions, prejudices, etc etc against veiled women. I am extremely grateful to the Anna Lindh Foundation for granting me the amazing opportunity of
Doorbell that tricks burglars into thinking you're home invented by schoolboy Laurence Rook, 13
Smart Bell, designed by Laurence Rook, dials the homeowner's mobile phone when pressed, allowing them to talk to whoever is outside their front door.
Hasnain says:
13 year old kid invents something, earns £250,000. Interesting.
Posted on 2011-06-12T12:45:46+0000
A new way to make lighter, stronger steel -- in a flash
A Detroit entrepreneur surprised university engineers here recently, when he invented a heat-treatment that makes steel 7 percent stronger than any steel on record in less than 10 seconds.
Hasnain says:
It's interesting to see that even in such a developed field as steel making; an amateur can come along and make such big improvements in the process. (7 percent stronger; made in less than 10 seconds, compared to an average of a few hours to days for other steels).
Posted on 2011-06-12T10:21:51+0000