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China pulling the plug on IBM, Oracle, others

Posted by kevin818 on Friday June 27, 2014 @02:03AM
from the marketwatch.com dept.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-pulling-the-plug-on-ibm-oracle-others-2014-06-26

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Re:Blink on Thursday June 26, 2014 @10:09AM (#7949679)

Someone should make a list of all the little tricks you can use on Google, or any other site for that matter.

X-ray signal detected 240 million light years away

Posted by kevin818 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @06:24PM
from the chandra.si.edu dept.

http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2014/perseus/

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Wealth Levels, Wealth Inequality, and the Great Recession [pdf]

Posted by kevin818 on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @05:58PM
from the web.stanford.edu dept.

http://web.stanford.edu/group/scspi/_media/working_papers/pfeffer-danziger-schoeni_wealth-levels.pdf

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Former SpaceX Employee Explains What It's Like To Work For Elon Musk

Posted by kevin818 on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @11:12AM
from the businessinsider.com dept.

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-work-for-elon-musk-2014-6

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Stephen Colbert on 'Yo' app

Posted by kevin818 on Friday June 20, 2014 @03:17PM
from the thecolbertreport.cc.com dept.

http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/cbr3yz/-yo--smartphone-app

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Guy Wears Mentos Suit, Drops Into Tank Of Diet Coke

Posted by kevin818 on Friday June 20, 2014 @11:48AM
from the huffingtonpost.com dept.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/mentos-suit-diet-coke-dunk-tank_n_5513683.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

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The million-dollar app that says 'yo'

Posted by kevin818 on Thursday June 19, 2014 @07:29PM
from the money.cnn.com dept.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/18/technology/mobile/yo-app/

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Harley-Davidson announces its first electric motorcycle

Posted by kevin818 on Thursday June 19, 2014 @03:06PM
from the chicagotribune.com dept.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/la-fi-hy-harley-davidson-electric-livewire-20140618,0,2307333.story

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Expatriate Americans Break Up With Uncle Sam to Escape Tax Rules

Posted by kevin818 on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @08:44PM
from the online.wsj.com dept.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/more-expatriate-americans-break-up-with-uncle-sam-to-escape-tax-rules-1402972439

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Coke's New Low-Cal, Low-Sugar Soda Is Designed to Quiet Critics

Posted by kevin818 on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @06:40PM
from the businessweek.com dept.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-17/cokes-new-low-cal-low-sugar-soda-is-designed-to-quiet-critics

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Re:Box Acquiring Streem (YC S12) on Monday June 16, 2014 @02:21PM (#7900593)

Yes, but then I realized that wouldn't make much sense so I forced myself to read each letter :)

Meth pours into Central California as liquid

Posted by kevin818 on Sunday June 15, 2014 @01:41PM
from the sfgate.com dept.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Meth-pours-into-Central-California-as-liquid-5552400.php

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Re:Zelda: The Wind Waker – Tech and Texture Analysis on Sunday June 15, 2014 @01:10PM (#7895683)

Are these same kind of techniques applicable to mobile devices or is the hardware just not there yet? I've always wondered about whether console development and mobile development have converged or not yet.

Re:Pixel Art + Star Trek = Pixel Trek on Saturday June 14, 2014 @04:22PM (#7893588)

Well done!

Just out of curiosity, if "Pixeltrek is a private project with a non-commercial and non-profitable background", then why isn't it open source? I'm sure the community would love to play with it! :)

One of last links to Hollywood's silent-film era dies

Posted by kevin818 on Saturday June 14, 2014 @11:16AM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carla-laemmle-dead-actress-niece-711822

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China housing slump sparks fears for economy

Posted by kevin818 on Friday June 13, 2014 @11:53PM
from the komonews.com dept.

http://www.komonews.com/news/business/China-housing-slump-sparks-fears-for-economy-263047881.html

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Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core

Posted by kevin818 on Friday June 13, 2014 @07:21PM
from the newscientist.com dept.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25723-massive-ocean-discovered-towards-earths-core.html#.U5uHdJRdVF8

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Dell Exec Trash-Talks HP's Revolutionary New Computer, Calling It 'Laughable'

Posted by kevin818 on Friday June 13, 2014 @04:31PM
from the businessinsider.com dept.

http://www.businessinsider.com/dell-exec-trash-talks-hps-new-computer-2014-6

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Russian Bombers Buzz California

Posted by kevin818 on Thursday June 12, 2014 @11:45PM
from the news.yahoo.com dept.

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-bombers-buzz-california-183714570--abc-news-topstories.html

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Re:Show HN: The Rap Test on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:25PM (#7884726)

What's with the downvotes? As a big fan of Biggie I'd like to know what it means to say he's the best rapper. Lyric-wise? Entertainment-wise? Intellectual-wise?

Re:Show HN: The Rap Test on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:07PM (#7884588)

Please define best, because best could mean different things to different people :)

N.Korea's Kim blasts weather service for 'incorrect' forecasts

Posted by kevin818 on Thursday June 12, 2014 @11:05AM
from the news.yahoo.com dept.

http://news.yahoo.com/n-koreas-kim-blasts-weather-incorrect-forecasts-064710689.html

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10-Year-Old Boy Graduates From High School, Aims to Cure Cancer

Posted by kevin818 on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:25AM
from the shine.yahoo.com dept.

https://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/tanishq-abraham-taji-ten-year-old-graduates-high-school-mensa-tiara-165854664.html

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Map of the 74 school shootings since Sandy Hook

Posted by kevin818 on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @04:11PM
from the twitter.com dept.

https://twitter.com/markgongloff/statuses/476405348744843264

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Amazon Stops Taking Advance Orders for ‘Lego’ and Other Warner Videos

Posted by kevin818 on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @12:15PM
from the bits.blogs.nytimes.com dept.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/amazon-stops-taking-advance-orders-for-lego-other-warner-videos/

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Cable Companies Might Have a $7 Billion Customer Service Problem

Posted by kevin818 on Tuesday June 10, 2014 @08:55PM
from the fool.com dept.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/06/09/cable-companies-might-have-a-7-billion-customer-se.aspx

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World's Largest Video Game Collection For Sale

Posted by kevin818 on Tuesday June 10, 2014 @03:27PM
from the gamegavel.com dept.

http://www.gamegavel.com/item.cgi?show_item=958029

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Facebook Buys Land Adjacent to Menlo Park Office Campus

Posted by kevin818 on Tuesday June 10, 2014 @02:19PM
from the bloomberg.com dept.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/facebook-buys-land-adjacent-to-menlo-park-office-campus.html