Friday, April 26, 2019

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners | CrimeReads

https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-edgar-award-winners/


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There is a tide in the affairs of men - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes


Brutus:
There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.

Julius Caesar Act 4, scene 3, 218–224

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Monday, April 22, 2019

TechRepublic: How to flash a Linux ISO image to USB with Popsicle


How to flash a Linux ISO image to USB with Popsicle
Creating a bootable Linux USB flash drive isn't a challenge with the help of Popsicle.

Read in TechRepublic: https://apple.news/Ace2N5mLXN7izESEPWUW0Lw


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Thursday, April 18, 2019

National Geographic: Three top mountain climbers presumed dead in avalanche


Three top mountain climbers presumed dead in avalanche
The alpinists are among the most accomplished of their generation.

Read in National Geographic: https://apple.news/AtuJ2LuE_TxOTnSae85w-Eg


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VICE: Long Lost ‘Zork’ Source Code Uploaded to GitHub, But Few People Understand It


Long Lost 'Zork' Source Code Uploaded to GitHub, But Few People Understand It
With access to the source code, a group of dedicated fans is now tinkering with the Zork Implementation Language (ZIL).

Read in VICE: https://apple.news/ARRMbGh1VT-KV5BfslDGHYg


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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Is Dentistry a Science? - The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/05/the-trouble-with-dentistry/586039/


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All-Natural Bacon & Prepared Products | Niman Ranch

https://www.nimanranch.com/products-recipes/natural-prepared-meats-2/


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Interesting quote from "Sunday Silence: A Novel (A Frieda Klein Novel Book 7)"

Hi - I'm reading "Sunday Silence: A Novel (A Frieda Klein Novel Book 7)" by Nicci French and wanted to share this quote with you.

"As always, she had to ignore the ache of disappointment that came as she started to draw. Before, in that moment of thought, the drawing could have been anything, but now it was already limited by the frailty of her fingers. It was already starting to fail."

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Saturday, April 13, 2019

iOS Security Feature Destroys 66,000 iPhones -- How To Ensure Yours Isn't Next

In order to turn off Find My iPhone or factory reset the iPhone in order to erase all data, the Apple ID password is required. This is a great security feature as you can easily put a misplaced or stolen iPhone into "Lost Mode" which locks the screen and displays a custom message to help recover it if found. Apple says "While Activation Lock works in the background to make it more difficult for someone to use or sell your missing device, Lost Mode clearly indicates to anyone who finds your device that it still belongs to you and can't be reactivated without your password."

iOS Security Feature Destroys 66,000 iPhones -- How To Ensure Yours Isn't Next
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/04/13/ios-security-feature-destroys-66000-iphones-how-to-ensure-yours-isnt-next/

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In Defense of the Blurry Black Hole Photo | The New Republic

https://newrepublic.com/article/153545/defense-blurry-black-hole-photo


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Friday, April 12, 2019

We now know how insects and bacteria control ice

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-insects-bacteria-ice.html


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Willie Sutton and the multivariate normal distribution

https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2011/09/01/multivariate-normal-shell/

a multivariate normal in d dimensions with d large has roughly 95% of its probability mass in a shell of radius √d with thickness 4, two standard deviations either side of √d. (I'm approximating anyway, so I approximated √(d-1) as √d to make the conclusion a little simpler.)

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

The Larder & The Delta | Arizona PBS

https://azpbs.org/platepour/2019/04/the-larder-the-delta/


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Big 5 personality

https://pages.uoregon.edu/sanjay/pubs/bigfive.pdf


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Current Recipients | MSU Alumni Association

https://alumni.msu.edu/traditions/alumni-awards/recipients.cfm?year=2005
Molly Brennan of Farmington Hills, who received a bachelor of science degree in computer science in 1982, is an engineering group manager for the Truck and Bus Division of General Motors Corp. in Farmington Hills.After a brilliant career at MSU, during which she was a two-time All-American in track and MSU Sportswoman of the Year in 1982, as well as one of the top two students academically, Brennan won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, England. She joined General Motors and won the first World Solar Challenge, setting four solar and electric land speed records in the Guinness Book of World Records. She became Tau Beta Pi's first National Laureate recipient and has served in a wide range of community positions.Brennan has been involved in both MSU athletic and academic activities.She is president of the College of Engineering Alumni Association Board of Directors and has been a member of the MSUAA's National Alumni Board. She served on MSU's Capital Campaign 2000, The Campaign for MSU committees and was a keynote speaker at MSU's 1990 fall commencement ceremonies.She and her husband, William Derlin, have made many donations to MSU and endowed a joint Honors College/College of Engineering student scholarship. She served as a national committee chairperson for the MSU Student-Athlete Academic Center campaign and many other endeavors. She has won numerous awards, including the 1996 Nell Jackson Outstanding Alumna Award and induction into MSU's Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Molly

https://www.tbp.org/memb/LaureatePDFs/1982Brennan.pdf

Friday, April 05, 2019

Racing School, Formula Cars | Allen Berg Racing Schools

https://www.allenbergracingschools.com/


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CNET: Forgot your iPhone password? Here's how to restore access when you're locked out


Forgot your iPhone password? Here's how to restore access when you're locked out
CNET

Getting back into your iPhone isn't simple, but these tips will help. Read the full story


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Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Interesting quote from "Wolf Pack (A Joe Pickett Novel Book 19)"

Hi - I'm reading "Wolf Pack (A Joe Pickett Novel Book 19)" by C. J. Box and wanted to share this quote with you.

"a Wyoming vegetarian is someone who only eats meat once a day.""

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Glamping Resorts & Camps | Luxury Campgrounds at Under Canvas®

https://www.undercanvas.com/camps/


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