• The Crisis Comes Ashore | The New Republic
  Al Gore
• [TxMt] Unit Testing Grammars: GrammarTestMate
• sketch.processing.org
• Researchers show how to use mobiles to spy on people
  Researchers have demonstrated how it is possible to use GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) data along with a few tools to track down a person’s mobile phone number and their location, and even listen in on calls and voicemail messages.
• TurKit Homepage
  TurKit is a Java/JavaScript API for running iterative tasks on Mechanical Turk. You can safely re-execute TurKit programs without re-running costly side effects on Mechanical Turk, like creating new HITs, but still write your program in a straightforward imperative manner—there is no need to unravel the program into a state machine. For a detailed description, please read the paper.
• Grammar Nazis – CollegeHumor video
• George Steinmetz – Empty Quarter
• Distributed Systems – Google Code University – Google Code
  One of the most important recent developments in computing is the growth in distributed and parallel applications.
  Tutorials
  Contributed course content
  Hadoop tools and resources
  Video lectures
• AJAX Programming – Google Code University – Google Code
• Web Security – Google Code University – Google Code
  web security course
• Shareable: Can I Offset All My Cheating?
• BBC News – Eating nuts can lower cholesterol, say experts
• BBC News – Fossil reveals early bird plumage
  A new study of a 150 million year old fossil of an Archaeopteryx has shown that remnants of its feathers have been preserved.
• Geek Power: Steven Levy Revisits Tech Titans, Hackers, Idealists | Magazine
  Nice article about the 25th anniversary of Hackers by @stevenjayl
• Asparagus with tomato salsa and crumbled cheese recipe | Yotam Ottolenghi | Vegetarian | Life and style | The Guardian
• Webcast: What is Gov 2.0?
  What is the open govt revolution & why should technologists care? Join me for a Gov 2.0 webcast tomorrow #gov20
• 5 Ways Government Works Better With Social Media
  Nice examples: 5 Ways Government Works Better With Social Media #gov20
• Head First Excel
  – O’Reilly Media
  RT @OReillyMedia #Ebook Deal of the Day: Head First Excel – Only $9.99 use code DDHFE
• 10 Days In a Carry-On – Slide Show – NYTimes.com
  Excellent tips: how to pack 10 days worth of clothes in a carry-on.

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