Archive for October, 2016

Lincoln Ristorante | Italian Lincoln Center Restaurant

Sunday, October 16th, 2016

Expensive lunch. Formal but lots of tables.
https://www.patinagroup.com/lincoln-ristorante

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life, Ed Yong – Amazon.com

Sunday, October 16th, 2016

https://www.amazon.com/Contain-Multitudes-Microbes-Within-Grander-ebook/dp/B01824YMCM

Prick up your ears | The Economist

Saturday, October 15th, 2016

Prick up your ears
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21707955-wireless-headphones-and-smart-speakers-herald-new-class-devices-prick-up-your-ears To come for #headphones: layered listening (audio augmented reality), nod detection, assistants

A Google Maps For The Human Body – The Atlantic

Friday, October 14th, 2016

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/a-google-maps-for-the-human-body/504002/

Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize, Redefining Boundaries of Literature – The New York Times

Friday, October 14th, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/arts/music/bob-dylan-nobel-prize-literature.html?_r=0

Bob Dylan 101: A Harvard Professor Has the Coolest Class on Campus – The New York Times

Friday, October 14th, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/arts/music/bob-dylan-101-a-harvard-professor-has-the-coolest-class-on-campus.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Yale University set to move ahead with three major New Haven projects

Friday, October 14th, 2016

Yale…set to move ahead with 3 major New Haven projects
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20160905/yale-university-set-to-move-ahead-with-three-major-new-haven-projects Tit-for-tat negotiations to start on the new science bldg

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“In the next several months complex issues of contracts with the Yale unions, purchase of medical practices by the Yale New Haven Health System and recognition of a graduate student union are expected to add to the tensions.

City officials confirmed that Yale also threatened to delay a voluntary $5.6 million payment to the city until October, which was first reported by the New Haven Independent.

This payment, negotiated by the last administration, historically has arrived in August to balance the books for the previous fiscal year. A delay would have had a negative impact on the city’s bond ratings.

When assurances were forthcoming that the Gibbs project would be able to move ahead as anticipated, the check arrived in August.

The moves and countermoves appear to be a tit for tat in a game of hardball between the city and its largest employer.”
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New study claims Apple Watch is the most accurate wrist wearable for fitness tracking | 9to5Mac

Thursday, October 13th, 2016

https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/12/most-accurate-fitness-tracking-wearable/

Humans Won’t Ever Live Far Beyond 115 Years – The Atlantic

Thursday, October 13th, 2016

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/humans-wont-ever-live-far-beyond-115-years/502967/

Dennis Ritchie, Father of C and Co-Developer of Unix, Dies | WIRED

Thursday, October 13th, 2016

https://www.wired.com/2011/10/dennis-ritchie/