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Same happened to me. I think I may have used the social media login via Google, which I'm guessing could get your email into the leak without any password being present.

We signed an NDA so I can't say too much, but the first interview was basically an IQ screening - a full day of computer based tests for maths, physics, memory, spatial orientation…

That wasn't my experience. I got through the first 3 rounds in ESA's most recent astronaut selection, and near the end about half of the candidates were from a military or commerci…

I've seen something similar with a PNG file for user supplied profile image [1]. The image was a 10000x10000 all black PNG image which compresses to a pretty small file size. Unles…

I'm surprised that they seem to require course creators to build courses using HTML and Javascript, when most online learning environments focus on browser based course builders.

When I was in Nottingham they installed an art installation called the Sky Mirror[1] in the center of town. Somehow my PhD supervisor (who was a professor in astrophysics at the ci…

There's a solution here: http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-82501.ht... 'stty -iexten' fixed it for me on my Mac.

I learnt something handy in BASH recently - operate-and-get-next (Ctrl-o). If you type: $ echo one one $ echo two two $ echo three three Then up-arrow back to 'echo one'. Then pres…

Reminds me of these images of Russia made with Digichromatography: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

Surprising that they would choose not to take a cut of sales, as it seems like a natural opportunity to earn some revenue. Then again it might make people more willing to get start…

I'm looking to get some feedback on a map comparison site I've just built: http://www.compare-places.com/ In particular I'm interested in your thoughts on the interface: Is it clea…

I'm not sure which clients would indicate they were browsing from Antarctica. All the British stations use a satellite link to the British Antarctic Survey headquarters in Cambridg…

I agree, in previous natural cycles it did. Increased temperatures (due to orbital effect) lead to increased CO2, which increased temperatures further, releasing more CO2. A positi…

Indeed it is. This shows global CO2 and temperature data from the last 400,000 years (several ice ages and interglacials): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/6/63/200…

This link ( http://worrydream.com/MagicInk/ ) from the comments is fascinating also. A long article but well worth a read. Some of the techniques could be just what a start-up need…

I've often thought this approach makes sense and wondered why it didn't seem more common. The two challenges are gathering the information and interpreting it. Logging which links …

A very interesting article. My first thought was how it relates to Microsoft as mentioned in this article: http://seekingalpha.com/article/80363-why-microsoft-will-nev... . Their f…