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Cuba Turns On Submarine Internet Cable

angry tapir writes “A change in Internet traffic patterns over the past week suggests that Cuba may have turned on a fiber-optic submarine cable that links it to the global Internet via Venezuela. Routing analyst firm Renesys noticed that the Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica began routing Internet traffic to Cuba’s state telecommunications company, Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA). The Internet traffic is flowing with significantly lower latencies than before, indicating the connection is not solely using the three satellite providers that Cuba has relied on in the past for connectivity.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Cuba Turns On Submarine Internet Cable

Quickly Multiply Big Numbers the Japanese Way

Japanese kids learn to multiply with a completely different method than the one kids in the US do. The Japanese math voodoo/magic is more of a visual technique where you draw lines and count the intersections. More »

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Quickly Multiply Big Numbers the Japanese Way

Convert a $20 Router Into an Internet Radio

It’s not hard to find a cheap router, but you probably don’t want to use most of them for your actual network. German hacker Peter Feuerer decided to turn a $20 TP Link 703n into an internet radio using a cheap ATtiny85. More »

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Convert a $20 Router Into an Internet Radio

MyScript Calculator: Somehow Calculators Just Got Even More Convenient

Already on Android for the past few months, this conceptually simple calculator app is finally available to iOS users. What may seem basic in theory becomes extraordinary in MyScript’s execution, leaving you with a buttonless calculator you’d never think to want but can’t imagine living without. More »

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MyScript Calculator: Somehow Calculators Just Got Even More Convenient

Make Sure You’re Getting All Your Essential Vitamins from Food with This Reference Guide

The essential vitamins your body needs can all be found in readily-available foods. This handy chart shows you which foods are rich in each vitamin, so you can plan your meals accordingly. More »

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Make Sure You’re Getting All Your Essential Vitamins from Food with This Reference Guide

Ability to sit and rise from the floor is closely correlated with all-cause mortality risk

In 2002, over 2000 people between the ages of 51 and 80 were asked to sit on the floor using as little hand- or knee-support as possible. They were then asked to stand up without resorting to using their hands or knees if they were able. The results were recorded. By the end of October 2011, 159 subjects had died. It turns out that most of the people who died were the ones who needed the most support while performing the task. Only 2 of the 159 people who died had been able to sit down and stand up unsupported: “These differences persisted when results were controlled for age, gender and body mass index, suggesting that the sitting-rising test score is a significant predictor of all-cause mortality.” Test of musculo-skeletal fitness is ‘strong predictor’ of mortality in the middle-aged and older (Via Seth Robert’s Blog )

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Ability to sit and rise from the floor is closely correlated with all-cause mortality risk

Holy Spock! The Star Trek Medical Tricorder Is Real, And It’s Only $150

The device you’re looking at is called the Scanadu SCOUT and, basically, it’s a medical tricorder that will give you precise vital information about any human being within seconds, just on contact. I tried it myself, and knew I was looking at the beginning of a personal health revolution. Star Trek -level stuff. Except it’s coming at the end of 2013. More »

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Holy Spock! The Star Trek Medical Tricorder Is Real, And It’s Only $150

How to Run Windows XP for Free in Windows 8

Microsoft gave Windows 7 users a way to run older applications via Windows XP Mode. With Windows 8, however, that mode is no longer officially supported, and if you want to run Windows XP in a virtual machine, you need the license for it. Lifehacker reader Miloš, however, has found a workaround. More »

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How to Run Windows XP for Free in Windows 8

Impatient Lazy People Can Now Track the Progress of Their GrubHub Orders

Following a similar service from Dominoe’s Pizza, GrubHub has a new feature called “Track Your Grub.” As the name implies, you’ll now be able to track your order every step of the way. More »

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