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Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet

Annals of Technology How do we fix life online without limiting free speech? March 12, 2018 “The Internet started as a bastion for free expression,” a former Reddit C.E.O. wrote. These days, “the trolls are winning.”Illustration by Javier Jaén Which Web sites get the most traffic? According to the…

Mar 28, 2018

‘This Route Doesn’t Exist on the Map’

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By 7 p.m., the sun had set and groups of young men had begun to gather inside a small, nameless restaurant on a narrow street in Tapachula, Mexico. Anywhere else in the city, a hub of transit and commerce about ten miles north of the Guatemalan border, there would be no mistaking that you were in…

Mar 18, 2018

The Slick Science of Making Olympic Snow and Ice

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The Beijing Winter Olympics A Smithsonian magazine special report Winter Olympics Crafting the ideal ice rink or bobsled course takes patience, precision and the skill of an Ice Master Behold, the unsung hero of the Winter Olympic Games: ice. Vadym Cherenko / Alamy No one thought Brian Shimer had a…

Mar 17, 2018

Why OpenStreetMap is in Serious Trouble — Emacsen's Blog

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I was a contributor for OpenStreetMap for a long time, and I advocated for OpenStreetMap for a long time, but the project has stalled while the proprietary mapping world has continued to improve in data quality. For those of us who care about Free and Open data, this is a problem. In this article, I…

Mar 17, 2018

Prozess um ermordeten Rentner in Berlin: Zehn Jahre in der Tiefkühltruhe

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Er wurde Joschi genannt. Die Menschen im Viertel kannten ihn vom Sehen, manche hatten auch direkt mit ihm zu tun. Den Joschi konnte man anrufen, wenn es in der Wohnung etwas auszubessern gab, wenn ein paar Fliesen verlegt werden mussten, ein Klo verstopft war. Man sah ihn oft im Blaumann vor seinem…

Mar 17, 2018

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights?

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Originally, only the wealthy could afford bed coverings. Maria Morri/ CC BY-SA 2.0 Late July. New York City. A bedroom on the top floor of a four-story building in which I installed an air conditioner with several thousand too few BTUs. I barely know what a BTU is. The temperature that day reached…

Mar 17, 2018

How 4,000 Physicists Gave a Vegas Casino its Worst Week Ever

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September 30, 2022 For over 20 years, PhysicsCentral has communicated the excitement and importance of physics to the public. While this site is now retired, The American Physical Society maintains its commitment to public outreach and engagement in physics. We encourage you to learn more and get…

Mar 7, 2018

Behind-the-scenes look at mixing the clay for Wallace and Gromit

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When producing their claymation-style feature films or Wallace and Gromit & Shaun the Sheep animations, Aardman Animations goes through 100s of pounds of modeling clay. As Adam Savage learned on a recent visit to Aardman, bulk clay from the factory is run through several processes to ensure that…

Feb 20, 2018

What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn

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Credit...Photo illustration by Sara Cwynar Feature American adolescents watch much more pornography than their parents know — and it’s shaping their ideas about pleasure, power and intimacy. Can they be taught to see it more critically? Credit...Photo illustration by Sara Cwynar By Feb. 7, 2018 Leer…

Feb 19, 2018

Why Don't Babies Smile from Birth?

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February 6, 2018 Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why Don't Babies Smile from Birth? Their facial muscles work fine, but the neural networks that let them recognize the feeling of happiness take a while to develop Join Our Community of Science Lovers! This article was published in Scientific American’s…

Feb 19, 2018

Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly - YouTube

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When it comes to repair, farmers have always been self reliant. But the modernization of tractors and other farm equipment over the past few decades has left most farmers in the dust thanks to diagnostic software that large manufacturers hold a monopoly over. In this episode of State of Repair,…

Feb 19, 2018

Hear the Otherworldly Sounds of Skating on Thin Ice | National Geographic - YouTube

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This small lake outside Stockholm, Sweden, emits otherworldly sounds as Mårten Ajne skates over its precariously thin, black ice. “Wild ice skating,” or “Nordic skating,” is both an art and a science. A skater seeks out the thinnest, most pristine black ice possible—both for its smoothness, and for…

Feb 19, 2018

Inside the Olympics Opening Ceremony World-Record Drone Show

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The opening ceremony of any Olympics provides pageantry at a global scale, a celebration that, at its best, can create moments every bit as indelible as the games themselves. For the Pyeongchang Games, those watching the curtain-raiser at home also witnessed a sight never seen before: a…

Feb 16, 2018

Im Kolonialismus geraubte Körperteile: Wem gehört der Schädel?

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Das Geheimnis der Familie Ziegenfuß wiegt 900 Gramm und lagert in einem DHL-Paket, adressiert an die Botschaft der Republik Namibia, Berlin. Ein nachgedunkelter Menschenschädel mit tiefen Augenhöhlen, Unterkiefer und Zähne fehlen, das rechte Jochbein ist abgebrochen, die Schädelnähte sind noch…

Feb 15, 2018

How did Google Talk change from a dream to a nightmare?

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Years ago, I used Google Talk with almost everyone I talked to. Nowadays, I talk with almost no one on Hangouts. Google Talk has changed from "so good I can recommend to everyone" to a nightmare called Hangouts. So how did we get to this point? After Gmail, Google came up with Google Talk which is a…

Feb 14, 2018

Bahn frei für Ärzte ohne Grenzen - Unsere Zeitung

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Natascia De Franceschi berichtet über den “Mapathon” in Wien Jeder kennt die ausgezeichnete Arbeit von Ärzte ohne Grenzen und ihren Einsatz in Krisengebieten: das Team von Ärzte ohne Grenzen wird aktiv, wenn das lokale Gesundheitssystem nicht mehr in der Lage oder willens ist, den Betroffenen zu…

Feb 14, 2018

The Biggest Wastes Of Time We Regret When We Get Older

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All of the Gawker Media titles, including Lifehacker, are gossip sites. The sites publish both rumors and conjecture, in addition to accurately reported information. Information on the sites may contain errors or inaccuracies; the sites' proprietors do not make any warranty as to the correctness or…

Feb 4, 2018

What I learned from three months of Content Moderation for Facebook in Berlin

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As a new comer to Berlin in July 2017, I found myself in a job in content moderation at Arvato. Curiosity has a been a main driver. I accepted the very unappealing job offer and entered into a world I haven't suspected the existence of. I was recruited as an outsourced reviewer and became one of the…

Feb 4, 2018

!!Con 2017: HDR Photography in Microsoft Excel?! by Kevin Chen

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HDR Photography in Microsoft Excel?! by Kevin Chen Have you ever taken a photo with areas that are too bright or too dark? As any photographer will tell you, high dynamic range photography is the right way to solve your problem. And, as any businessperson will tell you, Microsoft Excel is the right…

Jan 30, 2018

Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektroautos: Ausbau statt Sicherheit

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Warum das Laden eines Elektroautos unsicher ist Mathias Dalheimer Playlists: '34c3' videos starting here / audio / related events 52 min 2017-12-27 26.1k Fahrplan Wir retten das Klima mit Elektroautos — und bauen die Ladeinfrastruktur massiv aus. Leider werden dabei auch Schwachstellen auf allen…

Jan 30, 2018

Wie ich am WEF in einer Polizeizelle gelandet bin | NZZ

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Wie ich am WEF in einer Polizeizelle gelandet bin Wenn beim WEF Westschweizer Polizisten auf Bündner Globalisierungskritiker treffen, kommt ein Schaffhauser NZZ-Journalist wirklich ungelegen. Ein Erlebnisbericht. Boas Ruh, Davos24.01.2018, 17.02 Uhr Leseminuten Die Polizeiaktion am Dienstagabend in…

Jan 30, 2018

The revolutionary Project '96 GT Superbike — and its lasting impact on bicycle engineering | CyclingTips

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James Huang Published August 19, 2016 04:33PM The 1992 Olympic Games had just finished, and USA Cycling, together with a group of top industry partners, embarked on an ambitious mission to provide its track athletes with the fastest bike in the world in time for the 1996 Atlanta Games. The so-called…

Jan 28, 2018

What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? Life & Size 1 - YouTube

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Size is the most under appreciated regulators of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings. OUR CHANNELS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ German Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeDE Spanish Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeES HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US?…

Jan 23, 2018