David Lidsky's Blog, page 3209
July 22, 2014
Google Announces $1 Million Engineering Challenge
The task: Build a laptop-size power inverter.
Google has $1 million with your name on it: All you have to do is prove you're nothing short of an engineering god.
The TSA Wants You To Redesign Its Slow Lines
TSA PreCheck, the fast-lane program for frequent travelers, is far from ready to justify its $85 price tag. Enter crowd-sourcing.
The Transportation Security Administration has been proudly touting its TSA PreCheck program for months, promising low-risk travelers "expedited, more efficient security screening" in exchange for $85 and a background check. Too bad nobody bothered to design how the two-tier system would work in practice.
Museums And Heritage Sites In Syria Are Under Siege
Experts are training locals to preserve and protect art and antiquities.
The civil war devastating Syria and spilling into Iraq has claimed yet another casualty: museums and cultural heritage sites. As evidence of destruction mounts, the international community is moving to action.
What we're doing is cultural triage.
Why Yahoo Acquired Flurry, In Plain Speak
Spoiler: China has something to do with it.
Yesterday evening, news broke that Yahoo will be acquiring mobile analytics company Flurry for an estimated $200 million to $300 million. But what does that mean? Why does that matter? And wtf is a "flurry" anyway? Allow me give you a play-by-play of the insider baseball.
The Environmental Protection Agency Is Just Like Us, Can't Quit "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood"
Who among us can really cast the first stone?
"Changing your look and buying nice clothes can get you noticed by the media."
Banksy, Bitcoin, And The Winklevoss Twins: An Online Art World Love Story
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are backing online auction house Paddle8--and peddling Banksy, Claes Oldenburg, and Andy Warhol this week.
Somewhere Andy Warhol is smiling a crooked smile.
Delta Cancels All Flights to Israel
Reports cite a rocket attack near Tel Aviv's airport.
Delta has canceled all flights to Israel indefinitely with reports of a rocket near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, according to the Associated Press.
Saudi Arabia's $530 Billion Stock Market Will Open to Foreign Investors
Starting next year, foreigners can tap into the Kingdom's flush bourse.
Saudi Arabia is opening its $530 billion stock market to foreign investors for the first time in a move meant to shift its economy away from dependence on oil revenue. News of this expansion, slated for the first half of 2015, sparked a nearly 3% uptick in the Tadawul at close yesterday.
Relive Your Best (Or Worst) Years Through Music With The Nostalgia Machine
Want to relive college? Visit your ninth-grade self? This site generates a playlist of the hottest jams from any year in the past 5 decades.
One of my most vivid music-related childhood memories is of watching the Thompson Twins on the 1984 season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Their performance of "Hold Me Now" (along with the Men's Synchronized Swimming sketch from the same episode, and the Padres' playoff victory) solidified that year in my mind as one of major pop-culture awakening.
Is Seven Hours A Night The Optimal Amount Of Sleep?
New research zeroes in on the time you should spend snoozing--but take it with a dose of skepticism.
You're probably not getting enough sleep, but you might not be as far off the mark as you think.
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