merraksh

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CERN leaves Microsoft programs behind for open-source software(zdnet.com)
1 points by merraksh 7y ago|0 comments
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The Preregistration Revolution(pnas.org)
3 points by merraksh 7y ago|0 comments
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by merraksh 8y ago
Got a PhD in Europe and later moved to the US for postdoc, then visiting asst. prof. then tenure-track asst. prof. All of these were very positive experiences, teaching- and research- wise. I switched to industry while in 3rd tenure-track y
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Our university should once again belong to the academics, not the bureaucracy(ugent.be)
2 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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Google+ bug exposes non-public profile data for 52M users(arstechnica.com)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|1 comments
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Math Lingo vs. Plain English: Double Entendre (1997)(cut-the-knot.org)
13 points by merraksh 8y ago|4 comments
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Nasdaq Acquires Quandl(finance.yahoo.com)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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Environmental Groups Sue Newark Over Lead in Drinking Water(nextcity.org)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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Spice: a lethal epidemic fuelled by austerity(theguardian.com)
3 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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by merraksh 8y ago
This will display the video as ASCII art: vlc -V aa <youtube link> For color ASCII he suggests vlc -v caca <youtube link>
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by merraksh 8y ago
Agreed, but even if we got voting machines to the level of resiliency of aircraft engineering, the effort of a determined adversary would still carry enormous consequences.
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by merraksh 8y ago
No technology (aerospace engineering, building engineering, voting machines) is 100% resilient as long as there is an entity with tools, money, and knowledge to bring it down. I guess the comparison holds here because voting machines can be
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Lemming Suicide Myth: Disney Film Faked Bogus Behavior(adfg.alaska.gov)
192 points by merraksh 8y ago|101 comments
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Facebook alerts 14M to privacy bug that changed status composer to public(techcrunch.com)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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Swedish Speed-Camera Pays Drivers to Slow Down(wired.com)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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SageMath 8.2 is released(sagemath.org)
4 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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by merraksh 8y ago
Long debates about philosophy might not have been what the public wanted, but BBC bosses thought they were good for us. I think a form of education is one of the primary purposes and responsibilities of a country's national TV. Manag
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Obituary: Ninalee Allen Craig, Subject of Iconic ‘American Girl in Italy’ Photos(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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A puzzle that tiles infinitely across both sides, based on the Klein Bottle(n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com)
271 points by merraksh 8y ago|51 comments
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Cheating at UK's top universities soars by 40%(theguardian.com)
3 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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The world's oldest spider has died, aged 43(brisbanetimes.com.au)
2 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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Bulldoze the business school(theguardian.com)
344 points by merraksh 8y ago|156 comments
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Ford Australia fined $10m for mishandling complaints over faulty gearboxes(theguardian.com)
3 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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The truth about college (as told by a graduating senior)(algebraandcombinatorics.wordpress.com)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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by merraksh 8y ago
Record yourself while reading a random page from a book and then listen to the recording. When I did, I found a few defects and managed to fix them, though it took some time.
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Scorching Opening Address to the APE (Academic Publishers in Europe) Conference(svpow.com)
1 points by merraksh 8y ago|0 comments
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Driver dies after Tesla Model X catches fire in California(theweek.co.uk)
4 points by merraksh 8y ago|3 comments
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Zuckerberg says sorry in full-page newspaper ads(cnn.com)
3 points by merraksh 8y ago|1 comments
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by merraksh 8y ago
Duplicate of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16670291
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by merraksh 8y ago
Italians use "water" (spelled váter") or WC (spelled "vee-chee"), rarely "tazza" or the less elegant "cesso".

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