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It was last November, and Mr. Weinstein, a wunderkind of the New York hedge fund world, had spied something strange across the Atlantic. http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/business/how-boaz-weinstein-and-hedge-funds-outsmarted-jpmorgan.html&OQ=_rQ3D3Q26pagewantedQ3Dall&OP=58a3207fQ2FTQ26Q5CvTIbyzQ7BbbwBTBiQ2BBTi6TBLTvqzSQ7CQ5CzzTQ27bQ262vbEl2Q26Q5CSQ7CzwQ5CSQ7C2EQ7CI2Q27Q5CIQ23Q5C2eqQ7CIz2bqwzREQ7BwQ5CI2NQ7DRbQ7BQ23EQ7CQ25Q27wRp

How Boaz Weinstein and Hedge Funds Outsmarted JPMorgan

How I Accidentally Kickstarted the Domestic Drone Boom | Danger Room

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/ff_drones/ At last year’s Paris Air Show , some of the hottest aircraft were the autonomous unmanned helicopters—a few of them small enough to carry in one hand—that would allow military buyers to put a camera in the sky anywhere, anytime.
Google scientists working in the company's secretive X Labs have made great strides in using computers to simulate the human brain. Best known for inventing self-driving cars and augmented-reality eyewear, the lab created a neural network for machine learning by connecting 16,000 computer processors and then unleashed it on the Internet.

Google scientists find evidence of machine learning | Cutting Edge

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American Cinema of the 1910s

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Fogler Library: Computer Science Resources

http://www.library.umaine.edu/science/compsci.htm Computer Science Resources The following are selected resources that are available at Fogler Library or on the Internet. If you have questions about finding information related to Computer Science, please contact the Science and Engineering Center at 581-1691 or email Martin Wallace .

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free

post written by: Marc Email All education is self-education. Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. http://www.marcandangel.com/2010/11/15/12-dozen-places-to-self-educate-yourself-online/
Are you a student or a professional? Well, this question in today’s advanced world of education and tech-ridden society stands no importance. Yes, Online Learning Programs has effectively bridged the gap that so long existed in pursuing education. Regardless of their differences in statuses of life, distance learning makes it possible for all educational enthusiasts to pursue their dreams of education for career enhancement. From schools to colleges to universities – educational institute of all levels have opened their doors to online learning opportunity to make education accessible for all.

Online Learning Programs – Benefiting One and All

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Computer science is an interesting field to go into. There are a number of opportunities in computer science that you can take advantage of. With computers increasingly becoming a regular part of life, those who can work with computers have good opportunities. You can find a good salary with a program in computer science, and as long as you are careful to keep up your skills. http://www.mastersincomputerscience.net/top-50-free-open-source-classes-on-computer-science.html

Top 50 Free Open Source Classes on Computer Science : Comtechtor

Protocols in multi-service networks

People have always communicated with each other – initially by face-to-face communication through gestures and sounds, then over a distance through written messages and signals in the form of fires, lights or flags.

100+ Free Sites to Learn about Anything and Everything

Learn Origami Online - Search for diagrams and find out how to fold them LearnToDance - These online dance lessons will teach you the basic dance steps and styling for the dance style you choose Learn to play the piano - A video course
I’ve been a fan of open education for some time and recently have been intrigued by the revival of the “free” business model debate by Chris Anderson and Kevin Kelly , among others. So, conflating the two, I decided to undertake what turned into a “pulling a thread on a sweater” exercise and see how many free places to learn things I could find on the Web relatively quickly. I’ve included some notes and observations on this exercise below, but first I’ll cut to the chase and offer a brief table of contents for what follows:

100+ Free Online Learning Sites | Online Education Courses

20 Social Networks for Lifelong Learners

This is a guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. When most people think of social networks, they think of Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, or similar sites, but there are many other types of social networks popping up on the web. Some of the fastest growing networks are designed specifically for education.