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What data says about doping in the Tour de France

Jul30
by on July 30, 2015 at 10:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cycling, Data, Insider, tour de france

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In the recent years and in the light of the drawn out Lance Armstrong doping scandal, the Tour de France has been under pressure to crack down on doping tendencies within the race. Lance Armstrong himself argues that everyone within the cycling culture is using body-enhancement drugs, and that in order to remain competitive in that sport, there’s no option other than to participate in doping. This year’s winner of the yellow jersey, Chris Froome, has also come under scrutiny amid allegations of doping. How prevalent are performance enhancing drugs in the Tour de France? As is our custom here…

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What data says about doping in the Tour de France

Jul30
by on July 30, 2015 at 10:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cycling, Data, Insider, tour de france

toudefrance
In the recent years and in the light of the drawn out Lance Armstrong doping scandal, the Tour de France has been under pressure to crack down on doping tendencies within the race. Lance Armstrong himself argues that everyone within the cycling culture is using body-enhancement drugs, and that in order to remain competitive in that sport, there’s no option other than to participate in doping. This year’s winner of the yellow jersey, Chris Froome, has also come under scrutiny amid allegations of doping. How prevalent are performance enhancing drugs in the Tour de France? As is our custom here…

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Amazon beats Netflix to new car show from Top Gear presenters

Jul30
by on July 30, 2015 at 9:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Amazon has signed a contract with Top Gear’s presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May to create a new car show exclusively for its streaming service. The new show will launch in 2016 as first reported by the London Evening Standard and will be exclusively available online via Amazon’s Prime Video service. It’ll be produced by ex-Top Gear executive Andy Wilman. The deal commits Clarkson, Hammond and May to three seasons of the show and work will begin this Fall. The trio separated from the BBC after Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer during filming of Top Gear and his contract was subsequently not…

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13 historical Lolcats you can watch on YouTube (with shareable GIFs!)

Jul30
by on July 30, 2015 at 8:59 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables, video

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Ever since AP and Movietone dropped a 500,000+ historical videos on YouTube, I’ve been trawling through finding interesting things to share. My finds have included one of the world’s first synthesizers, how Britain responded to ‘Star Wars’ and a really curious dog training machine. Now, here is the real treasure trove I’ve uncovered in my exploration of the archive: The best of the old school cat videos that are hidden inside it. 1. Kittens and puppies, pals together Cat plus puppy equals adorable fighting “In America, a cat is very patient with a group of puppies…” See the video at the…

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LINE just got a Chrome extension so you can chat right on your computer

Jul30
by on July 30, 2015 at 8:42 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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LINE quietly got a Chrome extension for its messenger today so you can send replies to friends from the comfort of your browser. Its messaging service is wildly popular in Japan, but before today hasn’t had an official way for users to access it on their computers. The extension finally brings full messaging support to Chrome and synchronizes contacts and messages you send on the service between your phone and computer. It’s got full sticker support, along with attachments so you can fire off screenshots to friends. The extension appears as a floating Chrome window and doesn’t require the main…

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