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On Tuesday November 04 2014, @12:15PM
Technically, this is yesterday's edition - I forgot to post it here because I...
The Plane Crash That Gave Us GPS
On Tuesday November 04 2014, @03:12PM
Sarah Laskow writes at The Atlantic about the KAL 007 incident where the Soviet...
The Effect Of Programming Language On Software Quality
On Wednesday November 05 2014, @04:06PM
A variety of debates ensue during discussions whether a given programming...
Scientists Study Frequency Distribution of Paraphilia
On Wednesday November 05 2014, @09:14PM
Antonia Molloy reports at The Independent that scientists at the University of...
Daily link dump
On Thursday November 06 2014, @12:04AM
Just going to link to my post on G+ this time, mostly because I don't feel like...
No Election 2014 Thread?
On Thursday November 06 2014, @01:34AM
Unless I missed it, it looks like neither SoylentNews nor Pipedot had a thread...
4chan-Linked Murder Suspect Surrenders in Oregon
On Thursday November 06 2014, @03:31PM
NBC News reports that a man wanted in the killing of a woman — and who may have...
We Are Running Out of Sand
On Thursday November 06 2014, @05:48PM
John R. Gillis writes in the NYT that to those of us who visit beaches only in...
Microsoft to Make Office Free on iPad, Android
On Thursday November 06 2014, @09:48PM
The NYT reports that Microsoft says that it will give away a comprehensive...
Big Data Knows When You Are About to Quit Your Job
On Friday November 07 2014, @04:01PM
Quentin Hardy reports at the NYT that a leading maker of cloud-based software...
Americans Rejoice at Lower Gas Prices
On Friday November 07 2014, @05:12PM
Drivers across America are rejoicing at falling gasoline prices as pumps across...
Missed Deadlines
On Friday November 07 2014, @07:39PM
I "finished" writing Mars, Ho! early in the summer, and since it became a...
exec irc bot: included alias definitions
On Saturday November 08 2014, @12:16AM
added an include feature when loading/rehashing the main exec file ().
syntax...
Grommler
On Saturday November 08 2014, @02:51PM
This story takes place in a bar on Mars over a century later than "Mars, Ho!".
Does Watson Have the Answer to Big Blue's Uncertain Future?
On Sunday November 09 2014, @01:57PM
IBM has recently delivered a string of disappointing quarters, and announced...
Scientists Discover Virus That Makes People Stupider
On Monday November 10 2014, @02:19PM
The Sunday Times reports that scientists have found a virus that appears to...
Mozilla Introduces First Browser Built For Developers
On Monday November 10 2014, @02:39PM
Mozilla announced that they are excited to unveil Firefox Developer Edition,...
Military 'Near Misses' Rise Dramatically Between Russia And
On Monday November 10 2014, @02:55PM
Arthur Bright reports in the Christian Science Monitor that the European...
Weird...
On Monday November 10 2014, @03:07PM
Before S/N opened, I spent a lot of time commenting at /. Any more, I check...
GM Ordered 500,000 Replacement Ignition Switches Months Befo
On Monday November 10 2014, @09:07PM
The NYT reports that according to emails to its supplier Delphi Automotive,...
My words to the universe.
On Tuesday November 11 2014, @12:13PM
Warning: if you suffer from depression, don't read this. It might mess with...
Semiliterate professional writers
On Tuesday November 11 2014, @01:04PM
This story on Slashgear about net neutrality showed up in Google News this...
exec irc bot: script startup commands
On Tuesday November 11 2014, @01:39PM
can now specify commands to run at startup inside scripts in a similar fashion...
Denmark Faces a Tricky Transition to Renewable Energy
On Tuesday November 11 2014, @04:36PM
Justin Gillis writes in the NYT that Denmark is pursuing the world’s most...
Gas Prices Are Too Damn Low
On Wednesday November 12 2014, @10:15PM
Pat Garofalo writes in an op-ed in US News & World Report that with the recent...
Gather 'round children...
On Thursday November 13 2014, @06:30PM
In every person's life, they have good times and not-so-good times. It's easy...
Stop Lying
On Thursday November 13 2014, @07:50PM
Seriously, all these people are showing up everywhere and lying all the time. ...
Window Washing A Skyscraper Is Beyond a Robot's Reach
On Friday November 14 2014, @06:19AM
Patrick McGeehan writes in the NYT that the image of a pair of window washers...
exec live scripts
On Friday November 14 2014, @11:43AM
the "~x" alias allows a bot operator to create and manage scripts from within...
What if They Build a Pipeline and Nobody Comes?
On Saturday November 15 2014, @03:24PM
Tim Mullaney reports at CNBC that as Congress rushes to approve the...
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