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A Google guide to summer vacation
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 2:53 AM EDT (googleblog.blogspot.com)
From the Official Google blog, here are some ideas for travel and activities during the summer.
A Date With Distraction [Comic]
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:19 AM EDT (All Things Digital)
Joy of Tech observes what should be obvious, but isn't. Note the candlesticks as they burn down.
Copper market confused by large amount of canceled warrants
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:30 AM EDT (Platt's)
The London Metal Exchange (LME) saw a very large physical copper contract cancellation which was "very strange" as the market remained in backwardation with Chinese actual demand low, according to sources.
Splunk, Big Data's First IPO, Begins Trading
Seeded on Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:20 PM EDT (All Things Digital)
Shares of the data analysis company Splunk will start trading on the Nasdaq National Market in New York, after pricing last night at $17 a share.
Why Didn't the Auditors Find the Fraud?
Seeded on Sat Apr 7, 2012 1:54 PM EDT (Fraud Files blog)
Companies hit with employee fraud, including embezzlement, misappropriation, and financial statement manipulation are often surprised. Executives and directors wonder why auditors didn’t find the fraud sooner, or at all.
Mnemonics [COMIX]
Seeded on Mon Apr 2, 2012 7:33 AM EDT (xkcd.com)
How to remember order of operations, resistor color codes, geologic time periods, other things... By Randall Munro Reproduced here und …
On Being Wrong In Paris: Finding Truth in Wrong Answers
Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:49 AM EDT (Infochimps blog)
Where is Paris?
The Power of Derived Ontology
Seeded on Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:56 AM EDT (Nectarine Imp)
An ontology can be used in a practical way for information retrieval. Meaningful relationships in time or associated to status help determine relevancy. With enough information, an association network can be used to derive the relative strengths of relationships.
Phoenix's first budget surplus in years may restore services
Seeded on Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:58 AM EDT (The Arizona Republic)
Some city services are being restored in the Phoenix area as the city announces a balanced budget, for the first time since 2008-2009.
SEC takes Wells Fargo to court to enforce subpoenas
Seeded on Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:45 AM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)
The SEC issued six subpoenas to Wells Fargo since September 30. The SEC said in its complaint it wants the bank to provide the documents in 14 days.In the complaint, the SEC notified Wells Fargo that it was considering filing a civil suit for securities law violations.
Is the CIA in your kitchen?
Seeded on Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:18 AM EDT (Fox News Opinion)
Why would anyone connect a dishwasher or oven to a PC? if your microwave, burglar alarm or dishwasher is of recent vintage, and it is connected to your PC, a CIA spy can tell when you are in the kitchen and what you are doing
Mexico hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake
Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:07 PM EDT (alJazeera Magazine)
Acapulco cut off from outside world due to downed phone lines. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says no danger of tsunami but some chance of local wave effects.
Farewell to Needlebase
Seeded on Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:41 PM EDT (Signs and Sigils blog)
Google will shut down useful and user-friendly Needlebase data analysis tool on June 1.
Does the Tail Wag the Dog? The Effect of Credit Default Swaps on Credit Risk
Seeded on Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:56 PM EDT (New York Society of Security Analysts)
Concerns have been raised, especially since the global financial crisis, whether credit default swaps increase credit risk... We present evidence that the probability of credit rating downgrade and bankruptcy increased after the inception of CDS trading.
Chinese official defends country's rare earth export policies
Seeded on Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:39 PM EDT (Platt's)
In response to complaint filed yesterday by USA, Japan and EU to WTO.
A New Venn Of Access Control For The API Economy
Seeded on Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:46 PM EDT (Forrrester)
Venn diagram time! OpenID Connect + OAuth2 + UMA Refining authentication and secure log-in.
Tax Code Faces Another Year of Reckoning
Seeded on Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:17 PM EDT (The New York Times)
For two decades, politicians have promised to make the tax code simpler and fairer, but this time they have a deadline of sorts, with the scheduled expiration of tax cuts. On Jan. 1, 2013, a major part of the current code turns into a pumpkin. That is when income ta …
Notes on the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report, Part 3
Seeded on Mon Mar 5, 2012 12:51 PM EST (Aleph blog)
Warren Buffet's acquisitions since 1953 are reviewed here
The First Google Maps War
Seeded on Thu Mar 1, 2012 5:04 PM EST (The New York Times)
Did Google Maps almost cause a war in 2010? And several other times too? Well, not exactly. But map making IS a serious business.
Porn site security breach exposes users private info
Seeded on Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:13 AM EST (msnbc.com)
YouPorn.com security breach results in thousands of users' email addresses and passwords posted on line yesterday.
Inside the Biological Countermeasures Unit
Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:45 PM EST (FBI)
An interview with the director of the Biological Countermeasures Unit, whose objective is to coordinate:
My Apology To My Friends In The Newsvine Photographers and Everyone Else I Offended In The Events Leading Up To and The Aftermath of My Unceremonious Booting For "Blatant and Unapologetic Copyright Infringement"
Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:39 AM EST
For anyone that doesn't know last year I was banished from my favorite group on the vine and from the Foto-Friday feature that was a mainstay of my column every week.
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Feedback Loops
Seeded on Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:47 AM EST (msnbc.com)
Feedback loops are very important for a system since they allow the system to evolve and adapt to change.
Bees Attack in Mesa Neighborhood
Seeded on Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:54 PM EST (Fox Phoenix News)
A Mesa, Arizona neighborhood was swarmed by killer bees Sunday afternoon, when a hive was disturbed by a bee exterminator.
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- Copper market confused by large amount of canceled warrants
The London Metal Exchange (LME) saw a very large physical copper contract cancellation which was "very strange" as the market remained in backwardation with Chinese actual demand low, according to sources.
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