Chinese "dead" baby wakes up before cremation

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/20/c_132904590.htm

Facebook open sources its SQL-on-Hadoop engine, and the web rejoices

http://gigaom.com/2013/11/06/facebook-open-sources-its-sql-on-hadoop-engine-and-the-web-rejoices/

Craig Venter: On the verge of creating synthetic life

Who is Genius !

Netflix Encoding History

You can download David’s slides from the presentation here.

Energy consumption per capital

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_consumption_per_capita

http://www.indexmundi.com/map/?v=81000

10 ways to speed up Windows 7

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-ways-to-speed-up-windows-7/3332?tag=nl.e101 http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-windows-7-services-you-may-not-need/3146

Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday Objects

Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions?

Clothing Giant H&M Defends ‘Perfect’ Virtual Models

Also “completely virtual” are the models at the center of H&M’s swimsuit and lingerie online campaigns, the Swedish-based retailer confirmed.

“It’s not a real body; it is completely virtual and made by the computer,” H&M press officer Hacan Andersson told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet in an article questioning the company’s picture-perfect online models.

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H&M under fire for using 'completely virtual' models