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porsche911 writes:
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about how the data from Implanted health devices is managed and the limitations patients run into when they want to see the data. Companies like Medtronic plan to sell the data but won't provide it to the person who generated it.
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porsche911 writes:
A hacker group called "Parastoo" have broken into an International Atomic Energy Agency computer and released details of more than 100 IAEA experts. They are asking the experts to criticize Israel's nuclear arsenal. Original article in German here: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/un-atombehoerde-hacker-brechen-in-iaea-netzwerk-ein-1.1535207
Google translation:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/c8da9sd
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porsche911 writes:
Stephen Wolfram has been collecting his own data for over 20 years. I wonder how many of us have left the same trail through our lives but don't even know it?
http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2012/03/the-personal-analytics-of-my-life/
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porsche911 writes:
"Steve Kordek, who revolutionized the game of pinball in the 1940s by designing what became the standard two-flipper machine found in bars and penny arcades around the world, died on Sunday at a hospice in Park Ridge, Ill. He was 100."
“Steve’s impact would be comparable to D. W. Griffith moving from silent films through talkies and color and CinemaScope and 3-D with computer-generated graphics,” Mr. Sharpe said. “He moved through each era seamlessly.”"
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porsche911 writes:
Good article comparing the innovation strategies of Google and Apple.
“There is nothing democratic about innovation,” says Paul Saffo, a veteran technology forecaster in Silicon Valley. “It is always an elite activity, whether by a recognized or unrecognized elite.”
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porsche911 writes:
It looks like the NYTimes have been hacked and a large number of subscribers spammed with messages about cancelation of their service. The phone system is overwhelmed as well.
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-times-hacked-spam-home-delivery-2011-12
