10 #Algorithms That Dominate Our World
http://io9.com/the-10-algorithms-that-dominate-our-world-1580110464 Unfortunately, not making the cut: Metropolis Monte-Carlo, Quicksort & the FFT
No Exit: Apparently real #Startup hardships of boomtrain. Perhaps it’s not such a good thing to get micro funding
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/no-exit
How the #NSA Almost Killed the #Internet: Will personal data need to be stored in country of origin?
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/01/how-the-us-almost-killed-the-internet HT @fpine (1/2)
Good qt from Myhrvold: considering… threat of terrorists with bio.. degrees… tough surveillance measures might not be so bad. (2/2)
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There are others who argue that we may regret even modest constraints on the NSA. Former Microsoft research head Nathan Myhrvold recently wrote a hair-raising treatise arguing that, considering the threat of terrorists with biology degrees who could wipe out a good portion of humanity, tough surveillance measures might not be so bad. Myhrvold calls out the tech companies for hypoc-risy. They argue that the NSA should stop exploiting information in the name of national security, he says, but they are more than happy to do the same thing in pursuit of their bottom lines. “The cost is going to be lower efficiency in finding terrorist plots–and that cost means blood,” he says. “}}
Degree Where #Techie Meets #Business Smarts
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/education/a-degree-where-techie-meets-business-smarts.html QT: Now we’re called technicians. With a masters we’re called scientists.
Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC #Skyscraper: “corner” winds on Citicorp building require reinforcement
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/04/17/the_citicorp_tower_design_flaw_that_could_have_wiped_out_the_skyscraper.html
Tried a #3DPrinter & All I Made Was Plastic Goo. Good comparison to sewing machines, ie it’s not mass-market #tech
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/03/solidoodle_4_testing_the_home_3_d_printer.html
Why #Privacy Is Actually Thriving Online. Mentions social
#steganography, using slang to hide messages in plain sight
http://prod2.wired.com/2014/03/privacy-is-dead
Automatic Link driving assistant can now auto-post: bluetooth between #car & #iPhone allows easy car data collection
http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/26/automatic-link-ifttt