Archive for March, 2013
Another way to think about geeks and repetitive tasks | Jon Udell
Sunday, March 31st, 2013The Dawn of Genome Trolling
Sunday, March 31st, 2013related to the Hela genome controversy
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/512966/the-dawn-of-genome-trolling/#comments
Putting genome data into the public domain advances science, but nearly all of it can be linked to someone.
Last week European scientists were shamed into cutting off public access to a genome sequence. As far as I know, it’s the first instance of a genome pulled from the public record….
Web Privacy, and How Consumers Let Down Their Guard – NYTimes.com
Sunday, March 31st, 2013Hitched to an Aging Star – Anatomy of a Deal, and Doubts – NYTimes.com
Sunday, March 31st, 2013Cloud and Big Data, Together: A Huge Springboard to Innovation – Forbes
Saturday, March 30th, 2013Free open data streams, some from gvt.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2013/03/17/cloud-and-big-data-together-a-huge-springboard-to-innovation/
Where we could put all that grant money
Saturday, March 30th, 2013How about a 40-inch surface computer? đŸ™‚
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/pixelsense/WhatIsSurface.aspx
In Asteroid’s Aftermath, a Sigh of Relief – NYTimes.com
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013Nice to average the destructiveness over all possible impact locations
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/science/space/in-asteroids-aftermath-a-sigh-of-relief.html?smid=tw-nytimes