The life of a data scientist

The Examined Life of Rachel Kalmar: Data Scientist
D.C. Denison, makezine.com

Rachel Kalmar will be easy to spot at the Hard­ware Inno­va­tion Work­shop next week. She will be the one wear­ing eleven health mon­i­tor­ing devices: three on each wrist, four on her belt, and one on her upper arm.

That ele­gant alu­min…

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Your digital footprint

5 Places to Look for Your Digital Footprint
TechNewsDaily, mashable.com

Recently, many iPhone and iPad users were incensed to learn that Siri — the personal digital assistant for iOS devices — has an eerily long memory. Unbeknownst to Apple customers, Siri sends all your queries directly to Apple’s company’s servers,…

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BioAid app turns iPhone into hearing aid

BioAid app turns the iPhone into a hearing aid
Ben Coxworth, gizmag.com

It’s so obvious when you think about it. The iPhone has a microphone, a computer that can process audio, and earphones – why not use it as hearing aid? That’s just what a group of scientists from the University of Essex have done, with their BioAi…

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iBeetle: Apple meets Volkswagen

Volkswagen and Apple come together in the iBeetle
David Szondy, gizmag.com

With the burgeoning Chinese car market seeing a large percentage of cars being snapped up by younger people, it’s no surprise Volkswagen chose the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show as the location for the world première of its iBeetle – a marriage of…

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ProScope micro mobile iPhone mega close ups

ProScope Micro Mobile lets your iPhone get mega-close-ups
Ben Coxworth, gizmag.com

Optics manufacturer Bodelin is no stranger to hand-held microscopes, having previously brought us a series that can be connected to the USB port of a laptop. Given that smartphones are in many ways replacing laptops, however, it shouldn’t come as …

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Best grad degree programs in big data analytics

(via Institute for Advanced Analytics | Dr. Michael Rappa · Survey of Graduate Degree Programs in Analytics)

Virgin mobile overdrive 4g mobile hotspot is best deal

Get a Virgin Mobile Overdrive Pro 3G/4G mobile hot spot for $83.99
by Rick Broida, cnet.com

That’s the lowest price to date for this no-contract hot spot, which offers unlimited 4G service (where there’s coverage) for as little as $35.

Remem­ber back on Mon­day when I said I was the vic­tim of flaky hotel Wi-Fi? It’s true: I couldn’t…

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Samsung’s WiFi Home Security SmartCam — Easy Setup, Works Great | GeekDad | Wired.com

On sale a BJ’s

Samsung’s WiFi Home Security SmartCam — Easy Setup, Works Great | GeekDad | Wired.com

How much does T-Mobile’s contract-free iPhone plan save over two years?

en Lovejoy, 9to5mac.com

Now that T-Mobile offers the iPhone, how do the four nation­al car­ri­ers com­pare in terms of costs? A cou­ple of web­sites have done the sums.

Our friends over at Zagg did a blog post that sug­gest­ed three of the four net­works come out at…

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Write a good bio

The Art Of Writing Your Own Bio: How To Toot Your Horn Without Sounding Like A Blowhard
By Jonathan Rick, fastcompany.com

The problem with your bio isn’t the boasting—it’s who’s doing the boasting.

After col­lege, I did what most lib­er­al arts grads do when they come to Wash­ing­ton: I interned at a think tank. As I sub­se­quent­ly embarked on my career, I shied…

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