Archive for August, 2013

The Economist explains: Why don’t Americans ride trains? | The Economist

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/08/economist-explains-18

‘Genome – Unlocking Life’s Code,’ at the Smithsonian – NYTimes.com

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/arts/design/genome-unlocking-lifes-code-at-the-smithsonian.html?smid=tw-share

A Quest to Make Gruff Service in France More Gracious – NYTimes.com

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/world/europe/can-the-gruff-frenchman-become-the-gracious-frenchman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes

Denmark’s bike share will be equipped with tablets – Salon.com

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/20/denmarks_bike_share_will_be_equipped_with_tablets/

PasswordBox Answers the Question ‘What Is My Password Again?’ – Katherine Boehret – The Digital Solution – AllThingsD

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://allthingsd.com/20130820/the-answer-to-what-is-my-password-again/?mod=tweet

How to Keep the NSA Out of Your Computer | Mother Jones

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/08/mesh-internet-privacy-nsa-isp

U.K. Ordered Guardian to Destroy Snowden Files Because Its Servers Weren’t Secure | Threat Level | Wired.com

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/guardian-snowden-files-destroyed/?mbid=social11010824

Does big data have us ‘fooled by randomness’?

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/08/19/big-data-random-facebook-nsa-linkedin/2670667/

Girls are crushing boys in high school report cards.

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2013/08/20/girls_are_crushing_boys_in_high_school_report_cards.html

Waze traffic app integrated in Google Maps

Saturday, August 31st, 2013

http://phys.org/news/2013-08-waze-traffic-app-google.html