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New comment by a_olt in "The Sad Story of Heisenberg's Doctoral Oral Exam (1998)"

a_olt — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:55:01 +0000

It represents the type of A/V cable used to connect your laptop to the projector

The Age of Cheap Oil and Natural Gas Is Just Beginning

a_olt — Sun, 08 May 2016 22:29:30 +0000

Article URL: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-age-of-cheap-oil-and-natural-gas-is-just-beginning/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11656298

Points: 1

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John Nash, Nobel Laureate in ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ Dies at 86

a_olt — Sun, 24 May 2015 15:38:01 +0000

Article URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-24/john-nash-economics-nobelist-in-a-beautiful-mind-dies-at-86

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9596535

Points: 3

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'Beautiful Mind' Mathematician John Nash Killed

a_olt — Sun, 24 May 2015 14:08:34 +0000

Article URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32865248

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9596284

Points: 15

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NSA has hidden software in hard drives around the world

a_olt — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:43:32 +0000

Article URL: http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-russian-researchers-expose-breakthrough-us-spying-program-2015-2?utm_content=bufferc0d4b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer?r=US

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9059541

Points: 4

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New comment by a_olt in "Automata: Like the Game of Life, but with violence"

a_olt — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 22:55:22 +0000

Hmm in some scenarios the colours would really benefit from forming an alliance... :) It's fun to watch how different stories unfold.

New comment by a_olt in "Automata: Like the Game of Life, but with violence"

a_olt — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 22:47:40 +0000

Without pausing, just by rapidly adding pink cells at the borders between two colours, it is possible to make one of them go extinct.

http://i.imgur.com/q2OIJNh.png

Here’s All The Best New Stuff In iOS 8

a_olt — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:40:52 +0000

Article URL: http://techcrunch.com/gallery/heres-all-the-best-new-stuff-in-ios-8/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7835702

Points: 1

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Broadcom will sell or “wind down” its cellular baseband business

a_olt — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:27:23 +0000

Article URL: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/06/broadcom-will-sell-or-wind-down-its-cellular-baseband-business/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7834306

Points: 2

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AT&T Is Offering $50K To Engineers To Make New York City Safer For Pedestrians

a_olt — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 04:05:27 +0000

Article URL: http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/01/att-is-offering-up-50k-to-engineers-to-make-new-york-city-safer-for-pedestrians/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7831822

Points: 26

# Comments: 7

100 Reasons Not to Go to Graduate School

a_olt — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:50:33 +0000

Article URL: http://100rsns.blogspot.co.uk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7805389

Points: 2

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Microsoft to fix critical IE bug that has gone upatched for 6 months

a_olt — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:44:49 +0000

Article URL: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/microsoft-to-fix-critical-ie-bug-that-has-gone-upatched-for-6-months/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7790103

Points: 1

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Report: Samsung to introduce 5th smartwatch, this one has a SIM card

a_olt — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:35:54 +0000

Article URL: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/report-samsung-to-introduce-5th-smartwatch-this-one-has-a-sim-card/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7790052

Points: 1

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French red faces over trains that are 'too wide'

a_olt — Wed, 21 May 2014 14:08:53 +0000

Article URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27497727

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7778286

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

An Adorable Android Easter Egg, Hidden In Plain Sight

a_olt — Sun, 18 May 2014 23:49:48 +0000

Article URL: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/18/an-adorable-android-easter-egg-hidden-in-plain-sight/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7764953

Points: 3

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Apple and Google settle patent row

a_olt — Sat, 17 May 2014 22:30:33 +0000

Article URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27452250

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7761310

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

For Aspiring Female Engineers, A Square Meal Of Code

a_olt — Sat, 17 May 2014 22:29:55 +0000

Article URL: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/17/for-aspiring-female-engineers-a-square-meal-of-code/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7761307

Points: 8

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What is meant by “Now you have two problems”?

a_olt — Sat, 17 May 2014 22:29:39 +0000

Article URL: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/05/what-is-meant-by-now-you-have-two-problems/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7761306

Points: 3

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New comment by a_olt in "Is a Stradivarius Just a Violin?"

a_olt — Sat, 17 May 2014 00:44:14 +0000

The last sentence in this article is pure psychological gold:

    "Sometimes when you debunk a myth, you realize part of you kind of liked the myth."

Is a Stradivarius Just a Violin?

a_olt — Sat, 17 May 2014 00:43:36 +0000

Article URL: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/05/16/313099219/is-a-stradivarius-just-a-violin?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140516

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7758786

Points: 12

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