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The MP3 Is Officially Dead, According to Its Creators

Posted by stardotstar on Friday May 12, 2017 @12:37AM
from the npr.org dept.

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/11/527829909/the-mp3-is-officially-dead-according-to-its-creators

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IBM's 1960 Project – TACT(Technical Automated Compatibility Testing)

Posted by stardotstar on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @12:42PM
from the twitter.com dept.

https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/798935635855835136

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“If Japan Can Why Can't We” – NBC Documentary 1980

Posted by stardotstar on Saturday September 24, 2016 @03:29AM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcG_Pmt_Ny4&t=2684s

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Zimbabwe to print own version of US dollar bill

Posted by stardotstar on Friday September 16, 2016 @02:45AM
from the rt.com dept.

https://www.rt.com/usa/359474-zimbabwe-printing-own-us-dollar/

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Excel Errors and Science Papers

Posted by stardotstar on Thursday September 08, 2016 @05:35AM
from the economist.com dept.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/09/daily-chart-3

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The sickness at the hearts of Flipkart and Snapdeal

Posted by stardotstar on Thursday March 17, 2016 @03:14AM
from the qz.com dept.

http://qz.com/628977/the-sickness-at-the-hearts-of-flipkart-and-snapdeal/

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People who block ads are the actual targets for marketers

Posted by stardotstar on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @09:34AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/16/ad-blocking-advertisers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_twicca

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BP makes biggest loss for 20 years and axes thousands of jobs

Posted by stardotstar on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @05:32AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/02/bp-annual-loss-biggest-for-20-years-axes-thousands-of-jobs-deepwater

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The man who cycled from India to Europe for love

Posted by stardotstar on Saturday January 16, 2016 @04:51AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-35299608

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Motorola brand to cease to exist

Posted by stardotstar on Friday January 08, 2016 @08:26AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/08/motorola-brand-killed-off-lenovo?CMP=twt_gu

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Support Ending for the .NET Framework 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1

Posted by stardotstar on Thursday December 10, 2015 @12:23AM
from the blogs.msdn.com dept.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/archive/2015/12/09/support-ending-for-the-net-framework-4-4-5-and-4-5-1.aspx

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The Arithmetic of Compassion

Posted by stardotstar on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @11:07PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/opinion/the-arithmetic-of-compassion.html

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Planning Fallacy

Posted by stardotstar on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @09:43AM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_fallacy

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Re:PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech on Monday January 26, 2015 @02:37AM (#8945917)

Are there any tablets that offer E-ink display? I own a kindle and browsing the internet is a big pain on the stock browser of the device

Shutting down Uber in India was unwise

Posted by stardotstar on Sunday August 24, 2014 @11:42AM
from the ajayshahblog.blogspot.com dept.

http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/shutting-down-uber-in-india-was-unwise.html?m=1

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The ABCs of Organizational Improvement – Doug Engelbart

Posted by stardotstar on Friday August 01, 2014 @02:10AM
from the dougengelbart.org dept.

http://www.dougengelbart.org/about/abc-model.html

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Ask HN: Please recommend definitive reading material for Excel VBA programming

Posted by stardotstar on Monday June 30, 2014 @04:22PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Books or Extensive online tutorial would suffice.

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Re:Secret Service wants software that detects sarcasm on social media on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @12:31AM (#7844054)

Official link - https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8aaf9a50dd45...

Secret Service wants software that detects sarcasm on social media

Posted by stardotstar on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @12:25AM
from the washingtonpost.com dept.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-secret-service-wants-software-that-detects-sarcasm-yeah-good-luck/2014/06/03/35bb8bd0-eb41-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html?tid=hpModule_ba0d4c2a-86a2-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394

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Re:Safari to Include DuckDuckGo as a Built-In Search Option on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @12:35AM (#7838172)

Wow! Look at the surge in the traffic after "Surveillance revelations". Future look very optimistic for DDG.

How LinkedIn Knows What Jobs You Are Interested In

Posted by stardotstar on Thursday May 22, 2014 @02:34PM
from the blog.udacity.com dept.

http://blog.udacity.com/2014/05/how-linkedin-knows-what-jobs-you-are.html

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Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing

Posted by stardotstar on Friday March 14, 2014 @11:34AM
from the bits.blogs.nytimes.com dept.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/techs-favorite-cartoonist-enters-mainstream-publishing/

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Re:What Dreams May Come on Friday March 14, 2014 @12:57AM (#7397072)

Reminded me of this article about Cancer Research and how we may still have a long way to go.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/world...

Are India’s IT managers holding back the country’s startup growth?

Posted by stardotstar on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @01:50AM
from the thenextweb.com dept.

http://thenextweb.com/in/2013/11/20/indias-managers-holding-back-countrys-startup-growth/

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Why does the new iPhone have a 64-bit processor?

Posted by stardotstar on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @12:32PM
from the economist.com dept.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/11/economist-explains-7?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/why_does_the_new_iphone_have_a_64_bit_processor_

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Why I like development on Firefox OS

Posted by stardotstar on Sunday November 03, 2013 @01:42PM
from the getfirefoxos.com dept.

http://getfirefoxos.com/developers/why-i-like-development-on-firefox-os/

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Interactive Icons Made for the Modern Web

Posted by stardotstar on Saturday October 12, 2013 @01:33PM
from the wired.com dept.

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/10/an-icon-set-made-for-the-21st-century/?cid=co13045964

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Re:Ask HN: How to best acquire theoretical computer science knowledge? on Saturday September 07, 2013 @02:02PM (#6345861)

SICP Videos - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB63C06FAF154F047

Ask HN: Recommend resources(books/online) for learning design patterns

Posted by stardotstar on Monday September 02, 2013 @06:17AM
from the ask-hn dept.

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The School for Poetic Computation Opens

Posted by stardotstar on Monday August 12, 2013 @11:14AM
from the bits.blogs.nytimes.com dept.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/code-to-joy-the-school-for-poetic-computation-opens/?smid=pl-share

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