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Raspberry Pi microSD follow-up, SD Association fools me twice?
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McKinsey Advised Johnson and Johnson on Increasing Opioid Sales
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NY Times
McKinsey Advised Johnson & Johnson on Increasing Opioid Sales
In a trial in Oklahoma, records showed the firm was consulted about sales at a time when abuse of pain medicine was widespread. Cases in two other states also shed light on its role.
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Brain Simulation Promised a Decade Ago Hasn't Succeeded
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The Atlantic
The Human Brain Project Hasn’t Lived Up to Its Promise
Ten years ago, a neuroscientist said that within a decade he could simulate a human brain. Spoiler: It didn’t happen.
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Apple to acquire the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business
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Apple Newsroom
Apple to acquire the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business
Approximately 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases.
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Amazon deforestation accelerating to unrecoverable 'tipping point'
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the Guardian
Amazon deforestation accelerating towards unrecoverable 'tipping point'
Data confirms fears that Jair Bolsonaro’s policy encourages illegal logging in Brazil
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Chris Hughes, a Facebook Founder, Is Working With the Government to Break It Up
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NY Times
Chris Hughes Worked to Create Facebook. Now, He Is Working to Break It Up. (Published 2019)
Mr. Hughes has joined two leading academics to argue to government officials that Facebook has engaged in anticompetitive behavior for almost a decade.
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How to Write a Thesis (1977)
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The MIT Press Reader
Umberto Eco's Guide to Writing a Thesis
A funny and unpretentious guide by the illustrious novelist Umberto Eco, for his favorite audience: teachers and their students.
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Approaching Peak Housing Dysfunction in California
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Strong Towns
Approaching Peak Housing Dysfunction in California — Strong Towns
San Bruno, California laid out a detailed blueprint for more housing. One developer followed that blueprint. $3 million and 3 years later, the city killed his project anyway.
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Everyone Knows What Happens on Your iPhone
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Alphabet Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results [pdf]
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Valonia ventricosa: largest single cell organism
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Square’s Growth Framework for Engineers and Engineering Managers
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Square Corner Blog
Square’s Growth Framework for Engineers and Engineering Managers
A system for leveling up at Square
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Pineapple Day: How I Started a Global Holiday
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Startupandrew
Pineapple Day: How I Started a Global
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On June 27th of this year, the co-stars of Psych posted this video celebrating Pineapple Day.
They weren’t alone. Hundreds of other celebrities and brands celebrated on social media as well, including T-Mobile, The Cheesecake Factory, Malibu Rum, Eaze,…
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Tuna are spawning in marine protected areas
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MIT News
Tuna are spawning in marine protected areas
Despite being highly migratory, tuna may benefit from ocean sanctuaries, study finds.
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Alaskan glaciers melting 100 times faster than previously thought
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Environment
Alaskan glaciers melting 100 times faster than previously thought
Putting an old technology to novel use, scientists looked at how tidewater glaciers melt underwater. Their results were startling.
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LinuxWorld 1999, Torvalds and Stallman [video]
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YouTube
LinuxWorld 1999, Torvalds and Stallman
Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman at LinuxWorld 1999. Selected clips from Revolution OS.
Copyright 2001 Wonderview Productions
Note: This video may only be used for purposes such as criticism, review, private study, scholarship, or research.
Other research…
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Amazon.com
Announces Second Quarter Sales Up 20%
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Cargo ships that ‘liquefy’ (2018)
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Bbc
The cargo ships that ‘liquefy’
Solid cargoes like crushed ore or sand can suddenly turn to liquid… and cause the ship to sink. And the phenomenon happens more frequently than you might think.
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Photographers, Instagrammers: Stop Being So Selfish and Disrespectful
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Peta Pixel
Photographers, Instagrammers: Stop Being So D*mn Selfish and Disrespectful
What does it take to push a farmer to this point? The point where, fed up of thousands of disrespectful photographers, wannabe “influencers” and
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“My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanctions as I live in Crimea.”
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GitHub
Project status · Issue #289 · tkashkin/GameHub
My GitHub account has been restricted due to US sanctions as I live in Crimea. I may not be able to continue maintaining GameHub in future. I haven't been able to find an actual restrictions li...
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AT&T loses nearly 1M TV customers after raising DirecTV prices
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Ars Technica
AT&T loses nearly 1 million TV customers after raising DirecTV prices
Price increases helped drive 946,000 customers away from AT&T.
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