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I am sure that this will be something that will somehow be yacht related in the future.
Interesting article.

From Bondi to the big bucks: the 28-year-old who?s making data science a sport

I was intrigued by this story and the website. NASA has solved a decade long question within days using this young guys idea of linking the brains of the world via the internet.
I am posting the web address if that is okay, if not, just edit.

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