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Объемно, рельефно,эпохально.

В раннем детстве меня, как и многих девочек, в неуклюжей зимней одежде часто принимали за мальчика. Сидуация усугублялась, с одной стороны, тем, что кутали меня всерьез, с другой стороны —…

Gun-loving Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson was not the kind of guy you would want to get on the wrong side of, so imagine how the technicians at the video-install place felt when they picked up…

Infer what you will from this latest polling of Dumb America. Probably the simplest and therefore most correct explanation is, “Whoa shit, lesbians! Nice!!” [CBS News]

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_wants_to_be_your_one_true_login.php
Несчастной статье не повезло попасть на самый верх гугловых результатов по запросу “facebook login”. Всем читать…

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“Removing part of the brain can induce inner peace” - хм, кто бы сомневался…

It’s the ultimate movie-plot threat: terrorists using child porn:

It is thought Islamist extremists are concealing messages in digital images and audio, video or other files.

Police are now…

Quantum cryptography is back in the news, and the basic idea is still unbelievably cool, in theory, and nearly useless in real life.

The idea behind quantum crypto is that two people communicating…

Airport security in America is a sham—“security theater” designed to make travelers feel better and catch stupid terrorists….

OH NY GOD…READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From The Economist:

In economic theory the winner’s curse refers to the idea that someone who places the winning bid in an auction may have paid…

How the classical concert took shape.

So, apparently Lawrence Summers was correct:

Wall Street Journal — Girls and boys have roughly the same average scores on state math tests, but boys more often excelled or failed,…