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1 in 31 Americans in jail… wait, what?!

  • March 3rd, 2009
  • Posted in News

I thought it must have been a misprint at first… but no, this is the truth.  According to Reuters: One in every 31 U.S. adults is in the corrections system, which includes jail, prison, probation and supervision, more than double the rate of a quarter century ago, according to a report released on Monday by the [ READ MORE ]

Year 1, Term 2, Week 5: Practicals, dinners and generally being busy

  • February 24th, 2009
  • Posted in University

Although noticeably less busy than week 4 (at least on paper / Google Calendar), week 5 still turned out to be just as hectic as the week that preceded it.  Linear Algebra was replaced by Groups, Rings and Fields, which has proved to be interesting enough so far, and probability was replaced by statistics (optional [ READ MORE ]

Gmail down: Twitter shows its true worth

  • February 24th, 2009
  • Posted in Technology

This morning I wasn’t able to access Gmail or Google Apps Mail. At first I thought it was an isolated issue, something wrong with my internet connection or the like. However, I got a bit suspicious when I was able to access Calendar, Docs and Contacts, which are accessed through the same interface. [ READ MORE ]

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