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Computer outage briefly grounds flights on several airlines
From Phys.org Technology News

Computer outage briefly grounds flights on several airlines

Airlines are dealing with another computer outage that is disrupting flight schedules heading into the weekend.

$12.9B, 4.5 acres: Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier
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$12.9B, 4.5 acres: Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier

The Navy refers to its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, as "4.5 acres of sovereign U.S. territory." The $12.9 billion warship—the first of the Navy's...

After off-mark polls, some question value of 'big data'
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After off-mark polls, some question value of 'big data'

For an American public that relies on data for everything from where to find the best taco to the likely victor in a baseball game, Election Day offered a jarring...

America's aging voting machines managed to survive another election
From Phys.org Technology News

America's aging voting machines managed to survive another election

During this year's voting, the vast majority of states used outdated voting machines perilously close to the end of their projected lifespan. Back in April, we...

Print newspapers are dead? Not after historic elections
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Print newspapers are dead? Not after historic elections

Print newspapers may be disappearing like the home telephone, but not after Election Day.

Language Identification
From The Noisy Channel

Language Identification

Queries are the primary way that searchers communicate with search engines. But it’s difficult to get started with query understanding… Continue reading on Query...

Overcoming Information Asymmetry
From The Noisy Channel

Overcoming Information Asymmetry

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post entitled “Information Asymmetry in the Workplace” that discussed compensation in the Alliance… Continue reading on »

Safety chief: Honda must do more to fix dangerous air bags
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Safety chief: Honda must do more to fix dangerous air bags

Honda must do more to track down owners of 300,000 cars with highly dangerous Takata air bag inflators and make sure they are repaired, the nation's top auto safety...

Aviation professor expects boost in fliers for the holidays
From Phys.org Technology News

Aviation professor expects boost in fliers for the holidays

Increases in summer airline travel could be an indicator of things to come for flying during the holiday season.

Postdocs (Rabin and other) for this year
From My Biased Coin

Postdocs (Rabin and other) for this year

The Theory Group at Harvard has put out its ad for postdocs again this year.  It will be our second year for the Rabin Postdoc in theoretical computer science.here...

Introduction
From The Noisy Channel

Introduction

Search engines are so core to our digital experience that we take them for granted. Most of us cannot remember the web without Google to… Continue reading on Query...

'Invisible': A rousing all-round thriller in virtual reality
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'Invisible': A rousing all-round thriller in virtual reality

Here's a series that aims to break rules in every direction.

Washington's version of Silicon Valley startup founders
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Washington's version of Silicon Valley startup founders

The Obama administration's "18F" program to create its own version of a high-tech startup for government digital projects has foundered since its launch in 2014...

Report: Gunmen still control metals mined for modern gadgets
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Report: Gunmen still control metals mined for modern gadgets

Violent gunmen still menace pick-and-shovel miners in eastern Congo, a new report finds, despite years of efforts to loosen their grip by local reformers, Western...

IP addresses might only be accurate to the city level.
From The Noisy Channel

IP addresses might only be accurate to the city level.

But that’s still useful, e.g., for determining that New York Pizza (http://www.nypizza.info/) Continue reading on »

Data Recycling
From The Noisy Channel

Data Recycling

One technique I’ve seen succeed again and again is data recycling. You may be doing it already. If not, you should add it to your toolbox. Continue reading on ...

Groundbreaking review on counteracting mobile phone distraction while driving
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Groundbreaking review on counteracting mobile phone distraction while driving

With mobile phone use by drivers now a reality, a groundbreaking QUT review looking at the issue as a task-sharing problem has recommended further research into...

Underwater drone to investigate sonar contacts in MH370 hunt
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Underwater drone to investigate sonar contacts in MH370 hunt

A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with a drone that will examine several sonar contacts of...

Great post!
From The Noisy Channel

Great post!

http://thenoisychannel.com/2012/03/18/facing-prosopagnosia Continue reading on »

Software firm's glitch stops travelers from booking tickets
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Software firm's glitch stops travelers from booking tickets

A technology company says it's fixed a problem that had prevented travelers from booking trips with some U.S. airlines this week.
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