[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.]
- 10 years on: free software wins, but you have nowhere to install it
- Free Software Magazine: "We are heading towards a world where we no longer own the hardware we buy — and there is no point in having free software if you can't own your hardware."
- Relatives of Those with Autism Show Eye-Movement Deficits
- [Scientific American]
The tangled web of autism symptoms and genetic markers has left researchers searching for patterns and trends in unusual places. New work examining the subtle symptoms shared by close relatives has underscored the disease's heritability…
- Space-Time "Wrinkles" Igniting Odd Gamma-ray Bursts?
- [National Geographic News]
Unusually short but intense "fireballs" in the distant universe may be triggered by vibrating cosmic strings, a new study says.
- How to win Rock-paper-scissors every time
- [FlowingData - Nathan Yau]
I admit it. When I first heard there are actual tournaments for Rock-paper-scissors, sanctioned by the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, I laughed. I mean seriously, $50k to the winner of a game that requires no skill whatsoever? Absurd. Boy was I wrong…
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