Archive for March, 2016

Tech Companies, New and Old, Clamor to Entice Cloud Computing Experts – NYTimes.com

Friday, March 11th, 2016

Tech Companies…Clamor to Entice #CloudComputing Experts
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/07/technology/tech-companies-new-and-old-clamor-to-entice-cloud-computing-experts.html $300k-$1M salaries for those with 5+ years of experience

DNA Under the Scope, and a Forensic Tool Under a Cloud – The New York Times

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

DNA Under the Scope &…Under a Cloud by @carlzimmer
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/science/dna-under-the-scope-and-a-forensic-tool-under-a-cloud.html Highlights the technical challenges of sequencing w/ few copies

The Economist explains: Why fashion week is passé | The Economist

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

Why #fashion week is passé
http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/03/economist-explains-5?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/whyfashionweekispass Technology is making the timing of big shows irrelevant

Staying Afloat in the Rising Tide of Science: Cell

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)30192-1

The Echo From Amazon Brims With Groundbreaking Promise – The New York Times

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/technology/the-echo-from-amazon-brims-with-groundbreaking-promise.html?_r=1

The Economist explains: Why fashion week is passé | The Economist

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/03/economist-explains-5?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/whyfashionweekispass

Twisted Math and Beautiful Geometry » American Scientist

Sunday, March 6th, 2016

Twisted #Math & Beautiful Geometry
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/id.16146,y.2014,no.2,content.true,page.1,css.print/issue.aspx nice overview of 4 tricky shapes: cycloids, epicycles, spirals & steiner prisms

Photo Requirements for passport photos

Sunday, March 6th, 2016

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/photos/photos.html

Mad Men’s 1960s New York Real Estate, in Google Map Form – Curbed NY

Sunday, March 6th, 2016

http://ny.curbed.com/2012/6/5/10365370/mad-mens-1960s-new-york-real-estate-in-google-map-form

‘Mad Men’ Mapped: A Guide to NYC Hot Spots Frequented by Our Favorite Characters – Google Fusion Tables

Sunday, March 6th, 2016

https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1aulTA_wdab-BAFyod8olKRQqXhX2FvxO1IQ5ZnA#map:id=3