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Language Isn’t A Firehose: James Joyce And The Future of Computerized Translation (Bloomsday Edition)

Nearly 100 years after Joyce wrote his polyglot seminal work, are we any closer to a technological solution to breaking down the barriers of language? Not if the recent scuffle over Google Translate is any indication. Joyce and the Limits of the Twentieth Century In celebration of Bloomsday (June 16, the 107th anniversary of the fictional events that occur in his Ulysses), I'll reach beyond time, death, and the limits of my own or anyone else's knowledge to affirm that James Joyce would have adored Google Translate.

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LulzSec Leaks 62,000 Passwords, Usernames For Unknown Sites

Until now, the antics of LulzSec have seemed more or less harmless (depending on where you draw the line on the criminality of White Hat hacking), but with the release of 62,000 usernames and passwords to unlisted sites, LulzSec has got personal. LulzSec claims to have hit the CIA this week , and may also have again penetrated web security at the Senate's website, and an earlier LulzSec leak of over 20,000 usernames and passwords was confined to pornographic websites--headline-earning efforts indeed. But today's 62,000-plus list actually doesn't mention which site the passwords and login credentials are connected to

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Double Impact Gamifies Saving The Planet, Makes Giving To Charity Free

A new online service takes your simple actions--checking in from a train, lowering your electricity bill--and monetizes them through corporate partners. Now you can give money just by being good. So your brand already gives millions of dollars to charity each year, but gets little recognition for it

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