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Friday, January 27th, 2012 11:26 am GMT -5

What are the odds that stats would be this popular?

Arcane statistical analysis, the business of making sense of our growing data mountains, has become high tech’s hottest calling. There are billions of bytes generated daily, not just from the Internet but also from sciences like genetics and astronomy. Companies like Google and Facebook, as well as product marketers, risk analysts, spies, natural philosophers and gamblers are all scouring the info, desperate to find a new angle on what makes us and the world tick.

via What Are the Odds That Stats Would Be This Popular? – NYTimes.com.

Friday, January 27th, 2012 11:07 am GMT -5

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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 07:10 pm GMT -5

Android Sign Language Interpreting Glove

The glove uses a LillyPad Arduino to sample flex sensors, an accelerometer, and gyro into an ADK board that then talks to an Android app that translates sign language and gestures into written text. To improve performance, a neural network is fed gestures manually to compensate for varying hand sizes directly on the handset.

via MAKE | Android Sign Language Interpreting Glove.

Thursday, January 12th, 2012 07:22 am GMT -5

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Friday, December 23rd, 2011 08:12 pm GMT -5

Are urban bicyclists just elite snobs?

Urban bicyclists have an image problem. They’ve become stereotyped as pretentious, aloof jackasses, and a lot of this has to do with the changes taking place in cities right now. During the last decade, dozens of urban cores were inundated by young, well-educated newcomers. Places like Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and Washington added tens of thousands of these new residents. And one thing’s for sure: These kids really like bikes. An analysis by Atlantic Cities showed that bicycle ridership in these cities soared during this period. In some cases, it more than doubled.

via Are urban bicyclists just elite snobs? – Dream City – Salon.com.

Monday, December 5th, 2011 05:10 pm GMT -5