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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Potential catalyst causing people to leave the military Testimony to Congress by the US Army's Chief of Staff seemed pretty contentious: “Candidly, failure to pass a budget, in my view both as an American citizen and chief of staff of the United States Army,...
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Gamers Are Not Only Athletes, But the Internet Has Changed the Definition of ‘Sports’
Via Wired.com: Because the very concept of professional gaming is so unusual to most — “people get paid to play games?” — terminology tends to unduly dominate discussion about eSports: organized video game competitions that pit world class players against each other...
Stanford Researchers: It Is Trivially Easy to Match Metadata to Real People
Via The Atlantic: Mayer and Mutchler are running an experiment which works with volunteers who agree to use an Android app, MetaPhone, that allows the researchers access to their metadata. Now, using that data, Mayer and Mutchler say that it was hardly any trouble at...
Stanford Researchers: It Is Trivially Easy to Match Metadata to Real People
Via The Atlantic: Mayer and Mutchler are running an experiment which works with volunteers who agree to use an Android app, MetaPhone, that allows the researchers access to their metadata. Now, using that data, Mayer and Mutchler say that it was hardly any trouble at...
Atlanta Battles Public Urination With Pee Detectors in Subways
Via Wired: Atlanta’s public transit authority has begun installing $10,000 urine detectors to try to stop people from relieving themselves in subway elevators. Apparently, MARTA — the eighth-largest public transit operator in the country — has a wee problem with...
Atlanta Battles Public Urination With Pee Detectors in Subways
Via Wired: Atlanta’s public transit authority has begun installing $10,000 urine detectors to try to stop people from relieving themselves in subway elevators. Apparently, MARTA — the eighth-largest public transit operator in the country — has a wee problem with...
Cormorant Fishing In China Is Dying
Via Business Insider: Fisherman set out with domesticated cormorants, a seabird, on bamboo rafts before sunrise and often in the early evening. These birds prey on fish. But the fishermen tie threads around the necks of the cormorants to prevent them from swallowing...