Day: January 21, 2013

Culture Excersize

Hacking your body: Lance Armstrong and the science of doping

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As reported on The Verge. By Tim Carmody Athletes use drugs, transfusions, and science to perform better. But how do they do it, and how are they caught? By now it’s widely known that Lance Armstrong finally admitted to doping in an interviewwith Oprah Winfrey that will air tonight and tomorrow. Armstrong’s confession is notable in part because no athlete has fought charges of doping as hard as he has, from public denials to libel suits as…

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Student expelled after exposing security flaw in college computers

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris Last fall, Ahmed Al-Khabaz and a fellow student discovered “sloppy coding” in their college’s computer system that jeopardized the security of over 250,000 students’ personal information. After testing to confirm the issue was real, Al-Khabaz was congratulated for raising the issue with the relevant authorities, but has since been expelled from Montreal’s Dawson College with failing grades.   MINUTES AFTER TESTING THE FLAW, AL-KHABAZ WAS ACCUSED OF LAUNCHING…

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Eric Schmidt’s daughter reports on creepy North Korea trip, says the country is like ‘The Truman Show’

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As reported on The Verge. By T.C. Sottek After returning from a private mission to North Korea, Eric Schmidt says he sternlywarned North Korean officials that their country risks falling further behind economically without a connection to the global internet, but didn’t elaborate much further on the trip. Schmidt’s daughter Sophie was also with the delegation, and in a lengthy Google Sites post titled “It might not get weirder than this,” she describes a trip full of “highly staged…

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The World’s First 3D-Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome)

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK Sure, 3D printing is fun and cute. And products like the Makerbot and Form 1 will most certainly disrupt manufacturing, even if it’s only on a small scale. But the possibilities of 3D printing stretch far beyond DIY at-home projects. In fact, it could entirely replace the construction industry. We’ve already seen folks at MIT’s Research Labs working on ways to 3D print the frame of a home in a day, as opposed…

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HTC M7 purportedly spied brandishing Sense 5.0 Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas It’s that special time again — that time when Mobile World Congress looms, and HTC fans wonder what design philosophy they’ll live with for the next year. We might have just been given a peek at their future. Android Police claims to have a photo and screenshots for the M7, a prototype HTC smartphone that previously only existed in a slightly sketchy 3D render. The design appears to take a handful…

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Atari files for bankruptcy, hopes to survive by selling off Pong and other assets

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Atari Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, looking to separate from its not-so-profitable French owners and pitch for independent funding. In the process, theelder statesman of gaming has secured $5.25 million of debtor-in-possession financing and will aim to sell assets, including its famous logo (which is already licensed out) and games like Pong, Asteroid and Tempest, in the next 90 to 120 days. In the last few years, Atari Inc. has shifted its focus from traditional retail…

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