Friday Hacks: The Mathematics of Luxury - e27

e27	Friday Hacks: The Mathematics of Luxury e27 Mathematical models were the hot discussion at this Friday Hacks. This post is a first hand account from NUS Hackers on their weekly Friday Hacks, an IDA supported event to promote student developers throughout the tech startup community.

Live! Singhvi: I quit to prevent Parl disruption over CD

Singhvi (53), an eminent lawyer and a Rajya Sabha member, sent a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi informing her of his decision 10 days after circulation of a CD purportedly involving him.

NOAA pulls ad for magical motivation at conference

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was looking for a little magic this week. The federal agency was advertising for a certified motivational speaker for a one-day conference who could inspire leadership using magic techniques.

Be More Productive with LaunchBar, Part 2

We love launcher utilities, which let you find and open files, folders, and applications using the keyboard. But they can do much more. Senior editor Dan Frakes shows you a second set of tips for using his favorite launcher, LaunchBar.

Explosive drama

In the spare spaces of the Riverwalk Theatre black box theater, Richard Frayn’s “Copenhagen” takes us back in time to the beginning of the nuclear age, to the scientists whose abstract theoretical formulations constituted the beginnings of quantum physics.