I Saw Airbnb’s NYC Data for 30 Minutes, This is What I Learned
A brief, in-person look at Airbnb’s data reveals just how much of an impact the service has on New York City’s housing market.
December 7, 2015 at 11:21AM
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We’re Giving Away Free Stuff Because Mondays Are Hard
ICYMI we had some A+ giveaways up for grabs this weekend. Laptops, Apple TVs, hoverboards, the works. Late to the party? Well, good thing we’re giving you one last chance to win. Giveaway ends today, so get gettin’.
December 7, 2015 at 06:33AM
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Are algorithms racist – and can we fix that?
“Big data is very exciting for lots of reasons. It gives us capacities that we simply didn’t have before. But there is also this little trap that we can tend to look at large collections of data as somehow being more objective and more representative when this is not necessarily the case.”
December 6, 2015 at 09:02PM
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Humans Successfully Launched A Commercial Rocket Today
The Cygnus resupply rocket took off successfully, today, to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. This is the first successful Cygnus launch since the Antares rocket explosion last October.
December 6, 2015 at 04:35PM
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The winding, telephonic odyssey of Joybubbles, the original phone phreak
Blind from birth, at an early age he’d learned that just by whistling he could make ordinary telephones obey him. That was in the 1950s; he may have been the first person to whistle his way down the labyrinthine passages of that proto-Internet, the global telephone system.
December 6, 2015 at 12:59PM
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Win The World’s Most Viral Scooter
Part Segway, part skateboard, part Jetsons-level-future-shit, these scooters are a blast. You’ve seen them scootin’ down the street, and now’s your chance to get one. For free.
December 6, 2015 at 08:03AM
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The Best Gear for Hacking the Hell Out of Your Christmas Lights
If you’re the Lightmaster for your household, here’s some gear to improve your display — as well as some high-tech tricks to level up your light show.
December 5, 2015 at 10:36PM
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Storing Data Safely For Centuries — In DNA
The raw storage capacity of DNA is staggering compared with even the most advanced electronic or magnetic storage systems.
December 5, 2015 at 03:03PM
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Anonymous Divided: Inside the Two Warring Hacktivist Cells Fighting ISIS Online
Anonymous was running its anti-ISIS game the same way it had been for months: finding jihadists online, hitting their websites with attacks and getting their accounts taken down. Then, in June, the hacktivist group stumbled on something dark, volatile and unexpected.
December 5, 2015 at 02:15PM
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Watching Milling Machines Eat Through Steel Is So Incredibly Satisfying
13 soothing, satisfying minutes of milling machines cutting through metal like butter? Yes, please.
December 5, 2015 at 12:53PM
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