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  1. @mediatemple - the system incident page is returning a 404 due to wordpress database error. Related to cluster1 availability issues?
  2. Royal Soc. of NZ Distinguished Speaker "Einstein's Blunder Undone: Exploding Stars & the Accelerating Cosmos" http://bit.ly/1QAABB [Wed PM]
  3. NYT unemployment graphic by demographic http://bit.ly/3dLjAe (via @samfromwgtn @DanielPink) [49% for black 15-24yo males w/o highschool)
  4. On the heels of yesterday's Open NZ Data announcement, a nice story on what the Aussies are doing with theirs. http://bit.ly/2esEX2
  5. Behold: the wonder of Goog book search. Do a standard search on "Destruction straight shall dog them at the heels"... visit the 1st result.
  6. Interesting note about brand names and text mining problems. http://bit.ly/4028dl [not that I think brands should be decided based on this!]
  7. @samfromwgtn There is a small economic benefit to those who recycle under the scheme: reduces number of rubbish bags they have to buy.
  8. You a rugby fan still scarred by the 1995 loss to SA? http://bit.ly/hclaZ ...dust off those food poisoning conspiracy theories.
  9. @timhaines some geek list suggestions... @trentmankelow @Valuecruncher @BenHealey (I think I qualify?)
  10. Damn, I can't hear this. Means I am old or gullible (or both). http://bit.ly/AwAzP Apparently classical music is also used as a deterrent.
  11. Overview of browser support for CSS3 and HTML5. IE continues to do its bit to hold back widespread uptake. http://bit.ly/2aDUGk
  12. Amazon releases relational database component to their scalable storage/computing solutions. Looks good. http://bit.ly/1WSkC9
  13. Something just went wrong with my brain. The word 'field' looks really strange all of a sudden. Hate when that happens.
  14. Data geeks: Get "Elements of Statistical Learning" in PDF format for free here (legitimate, from Stanford). http://bit.ly/hmBvL
  15. @timhaines You've got to admire their ambition. They can handle just under 10 quadrillion customers before they have to mod the ID field.
  16. That last quote was from here: http://bit.ly/6WkJ2
  17. "With this sector, I can't win.." Education Minister Anne Tolley. Get the sense the relationship is tense?
  18. RT @MktgExperiments Google adds more flexibility and intelligence to Analytics and Website Optimizer. http://bit.ly/3B8CYl
  19. @rowansimpson I'd stop drinking coffee, but I'm no quitter.
  20. New blog post: The Five-Point Rating House of Cards http://wp.me/pnqr9-2u