Newsletter 79
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Cintra Wilson | Out | 18 August 2010
Meet Alex and Erastes, two women of a certain age living conventional
family lives in Cambridgeshire, and writing erotic man-on-man fiction
for other women
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Does the Past Exist Yet?
Robert Lanza | HuffPost | 18 August 2010
Fanciful extrapolation of principles of quantum physics to macro world.
"Historical events, such as who killed JFK, might depend on events that
haven't occurred yet"
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Inside A Knockoff Factory
Nicholas Schmidle | NYT | 21 August 2010
informative exploration of counterfeit goods industry, starting at
factory in China which ships fake Nikes, promising: "the only difference
is the smell of the glue"
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Best Hangman Words
Jon McLoone | Wolfram Blog | 13 August 2010
As identified by a serious geek. So expect algorithms, game theory,
Monte Carlo analysis, and a Nash equilibrium or two. Spoiler: "jazz"
wins for most game sizes
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