Friday, May 30, 2014

Mac OS X Carcosa— Jason Permenter (@jasonpermenter) May 30, 2014



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Security firm has hired the diabetic who hacked his insulin pump to show how it could be used to...



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Scientists Report Finding Reliable Way to Teleport Data http://t.co/QsV5bqqCBo— The New York Times...



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The profile of today’s heroin addicts might surprise you @NPRHealth http://t.co/AZZm4wabbr—...



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In freezer since 1/29/14. Disciples say Indian guru, not dead, just deeply meditating....



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Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Internet With A Human Face. Really, really good. Go read. http://t.co/1oXnm1slcj— Joshua...



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Sunday, May 25, 2014

How to download and use John McPhee’s dictionary. http://t.co/tFxrrr0MR4— Luke Mitchell...



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Friday, May 23, 2014

Boom! @OmniFocus 2 for Mac is here! Here’s my review, complete with dorky...



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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

"Mice came to the wheels like human beings to a health club holding a spring membership sale. They..."

“Mice came to the wheels like human beings to a health club holding a spring membership sale. They made the wheels spin. They hopped on, hopped off and hopped back on.”

- Study Shows That Mice Run for Fun, Not Just for Lab Work

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

"Letters in winning word of National Spelling Bee correlates with the number of people killed by...



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Friday, May 16, 2014

The award for best-designed analysis of the Medicare billing data goes to @ProPublica....



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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

"Some would let themselves be captured, only to use the net as a trampoline. They’d leap off the mesh..."

“Some would let themselves be captured, only to use the net as a trampoline. They’d leap off the mesh and onto the floor—and then run for it. Yes, run. “You’d chase them under the tank, back and forth, like you were chasing a cat,” Warburton said. “It’s so weird!””

- Deep Intellect: Inside the mind of the octopus

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"A post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries can kill, far from being an..."

““A post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries can kill, far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st century.””

- The Rise of Antibiotic Resistance

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A Trip In a Self-Driving Car Now Seems Routine http://t.co/ZflRA2hmOa— NYTimes Bits (@nytimesbits)...



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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

"Today the World Health Organization declared an international emergency around the resurgence of a..."

“Today the World Health Organization declared an international emergency around the resurgence of a vaccine-preventable infectious disease that can paralyze a kid within hours.”

- World Health Organization: Polio Is an International Emergency

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“Should Your Driverless Car Kill You to Save Two Other People?” http://t.co/TLdbtz7owa— Joshua...



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Monday, May 12, 2014

"The battle over Tamiflu perfectly illustrates the need for full transparency around clinical trials,..."

“The battle over Tamiflu perfectly illustrates the need for full transparency around clinical trials, the importance of access to obscure documentation, and the failure of the regulatory system. Crucially, it is also an illustration of how science, at its best, is built on transparency and openness to criticism, because the saga of the Cochrane Tamiflu review began with a simple online comment.”

- What the Tamiflu saga tells us about drug trials and big pharma

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The flavor chemicals in candy and popular drinks are added to tobacco products in high levels....



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Based on this study, doctors should sit with their patients whenever possible. (Corrected link)...



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"The ‘Spurious Correlations’ site finds hidden, totally pointless connections between...



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Based on this study, doctors should sit with their patients whenever possible....



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“We project onto the black box of our beans a potential that isn’t there, chasing dragons that...



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Sunday, May 11, 2014

"On the granite plaza of the World Trade Center memorial, families of Sept. 11 victims gathered on..."

“On the granite plaza of the World Trade Center memorial, families of Sept. 11 victims gathered on Saturday morning beneath mist-shrouded skyscrapers to watch as the unidentified remains of people killed there more than 12 years ago were moved to what may be their final resting place.”

- Remains of 9/11 Victims Are Transferred to Trade Center Site

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“Across Central America, a painful kidney disease has killed 20,000 and is the #1 cause of death in...



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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

List of lists of lists (via Wikipedia). http://t.co/mXLPdlYhhF— Joshua Schwimmer, MD...



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Thursday, May 1, 2014

A caller ID solution for the iPhone that somehow works great, @Truecaller: http://t.co/EnhchvKP6U—...



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