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Energy Storage Investments Boom as Battery Costs Halve in the Next Decade
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BloombergNEF
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BNEF’s annual Energy Storage Outlook revises up its forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, and sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale.
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Russia Says Five Died in Blast Where Radiation Spike Reported
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Debunking the Stanford Prison Experiment [pdf]
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OSF
Debunking the Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) is one of psychology’s most famous studies. It has been criticized on many grounds, and yet a majority of textbook authors have ignored these criticisms in their discussions of the SPE, thereby misleading both students…
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The Door Problem of Combat Design
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GAMASUTRA
The Door Problem of Combat Design
The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. Let’s say I’m making a level for a classic first person…
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Princeton theoretical physicist Steven Gubser has died
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Princeton University
Princeton theoretical physicist Steven Gubser, outstanding scholar of string theory and black holes, dies in France
Steven Scott Gubser, a professor of physics at Princeton University and a highly accomplished scholar of string theory and black holes, died as a result of a rock-climbing accident on Saturday, Aug. 3, in Chamonix, France. He was 47 years old. At the time…
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Our Brains Tell Stories So We Can Live (2013)
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Nautilus
Our Brains Tell Stories So We Can Live
We are all storytellers; we make sense out of the world by telling stories. And science is a great source of stories. Not so, you…
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Prisoners Endure a Nightmare 'Gulag' in Lower Manhattan (2018)
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Google Launches ‘Live View’ AR Walking Directions for Google Maps
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TechCrunch
Google launches ‘Live View’ AR walking directions for Google Maps
Google Maps is also getting a number of other upgrades, including a one-stop “Reservations” tab in Maps for all your stored flights, hotel stays and more — plus it’s backed up offline. This, and a new redesigned Timeline, which is airing on Android devices…
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Telegram introduces feature to prevent users from texting too often in a group
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TechCrunch
Telegram introduces a feature to prevent users from texting too often in a group
Telegram, a popular instant messaging app, has introduced a new feature to give group admins on the app better control over how members engage, the latest
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It’s All Greek to You and Me, So What Is It to the Greeks?
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Atlas Obscura
It's All Greek to You and Me, So What Is It to the Greeks?
A close look at a strangely global idiom about how little we understand each other.
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Cisco is making it more difficult to use used hardware
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iFixit
Cisco Is Making It More Difficult to Use Pre-Owned Hardware [Updated]
Older switches like the Catalyst 2960 series could be bought and sold easily on the used market. With newer switches forced onto Smart Licensing…
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The Deadly Boredom of ‘A Meaningless Life’
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Quillette
The Deadly Boredom of ‘A Meaningless Life’
Before a youth makes the decision to murder, before the gun is stashed in his backpack, before his state of mental health is so deteriorated that he commits the unthinkable, what has happened to him?
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Parallelism in PostgreSQL
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Percona Database Performance Blog
Parallelism in PostgreSQL
Parallelism in PostgreSQL was implemented as part of multiple features which cover sequential scans, aggregates, and joins.
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We Analyzed the 527,350 Facebook Ads Placed by the US Presidential Candidates
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Medium
We Analysed the 527,350 Facebook Ads placed by the US Presidential Candidates. Here Are The Results.
Using the Facebook Ad Library API to reveal how each candidate is using social media to attract voters.
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How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day [video]
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Ars Technica
Video: How Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day
War Stories sets its sights on Command & Conquer's CD-ROM and pathfinding challenges.
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Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to Invest
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New research on PTSD in elephants and other animals
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www.cbc.ca
New research shows that elephants and other animals can suffer from PTSD
A century ago, elephant superstar Jumbo suffered from night rages. Science is now suggesting that the traumatic experiences of his capture and life in captivity caused PTSD.
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The Problem at Yale Is Not Free Speech
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Palladium Magazine
The Real Problem at Yale Is Not Free Speech
When I saw him, he was outside Payne Whitney. Nothing about the tall, gray façade suggests it is the university gym, unless there is a new trend of contractors housing athletics departments in Gothic cathedrals. You wouldn’t guess by looking at the frosted…
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Show HN: Historical order book reconstruction API for crypto markets
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Tardis.dev
The most granular data for cryptocurrency markets — Tardis.dev
Historical tick-level order book data, trades, funding, liquidations, options chains and more. API access and downloadable CSV files. Real-time consolidated market data streaming API via client libraries that connect directly to exchanges' WebSocket APIs.…
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Creeping Normality
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A Map That Made Los Angeles Make Sense
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CityLab
The Map That Made Los Angeles Make Sense
For generations in Southern California, the Thomas Guide led drivers through the streets of Los Angeles. Now apps do that. Did something get lost along the way?
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