Fun Interesting Pertinent Information Dissemination
Top Picks
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Most Beautiful Dead: Photographs of Europe's Jeweled Skeletons (If you like it, put a ring on it and a crown, and a necklace, and a pendant and a bracelet...)
Left with nothing (Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This shows that some successful business people are heartless.)
The wealthy 'make mistakes', the poor go to jail
The hustlers and parasites who make up Washington's political establishment
“THIS TOWN” may be the most pitiless examination of America’s permanent political class—aka “the gang of 500” or “the Beltway establishment”—that has ever been conducted.
Syria Intervention Would Reaffirm Obama’s Biggest Flip-Flop
“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat,” Obama told the Boston Globe. (2007)
Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
The U.S. knew Hussein was launching some of the worst chemical attacks in history -- and still gave him a hand.
2,060 Minutes: Gordo Cooper and the Last American Solo Flight in Space
Study: Marijuana most widely used illegal drug but most deaths caused by painkiller addictions
IFIXIT
Chomsky: Why the Israel-Palestine 'Negotiations' Are a Complete Farce
The negotiations provide a cover for Israel's takeover of the territories it wishes to control and should spare the United States some further embarrassment at the UN.
Politics and Business
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How a Cabal Keeps Generics Scarce
Bank CEO Admits To Using Bailout Money To Buy A Luxury Condo In Florida
JPMorgan Chase May Have To Pay $6 Billion To Settle Financial Crisis Lawsuit: Report
Apple is the patent trolls' No. 1 target, with 171 suits since 2009
Ohio used driver's license photos for facial recognition software two months ago without informing the public.
Congress Asks Eric Holder To Explain Why NSA Supplies DEA Info Which It Then Launders To Go After Americans
NSA Admits: Okay, Okay, There Have Been A Bunch Of Intentional Abuses, Including Spying On Love Interests
Groundwater Contamination May End the Gas-Fracking Boom
Grounded TV Marti plane a monument to the limits of American austerity
At an airfield in rural Georgia, the U.S. government pays a contractor $6,600 a month for a plane that doesn’t fly.
L.A. sheriff: Pay for preschool, not prisons
“Either you have to pay now (for preschool), or you’re going to have to pay a guy like me later,” Baca said. He oversees a jail system with 19,000 inmates.
About 60 percent of those behind bars in Los Angeles are high school dropouts, said Baca, adding that many struggled in school because they did not have the benefit of preschool during their earliest years.
“When children go to preschool, they get to kindergarten with social confidence,” said Baca, 71, who worked as a part-time teacher in middle and high school and adult education classes for 30 years, in addition to his criminal justice career.
“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat,” Obama told the Boston Globe. (2007)
Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
The U.S. knew Hussein was launching some of the worst chemical attacks in history -- and still gave him a hand.
2,060 Minutes: Gordo Cooper and the Last American Solo Flight in Space
Study: Marijuana most widely used illegal drug but most deaths caused by painkiller addictions
IFIXIT
Chomsky: Why the Israel-Palestine 'Negotiations' Are a Complete Farce
The negotiations provide a cover for Israel's takeover of the territories it wishes to control and should spare the United States some further embarrassment at the UN.
Be sure to check the left eye
Volvo Trucks - The Hook
Politics and Business
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How a Cabal Keeps Generics Scarce
Bank CEO Admits To Using Bailout Money To Buy A Luxury Condo In Florida
JPMorgan Chase May Have To Pay $6 Billion To Settle Financial Crisis Lawsuit: Report
Apple is the patent trolls' No. 1 target, with 171 suits since 2009
Ohio used driver's license photos for facial recognition software two months ago without informing the public.
Congress Asks Eric Holder To Explain Why NSA Supplies DEA Info Which It Then Launders To Go After Americans
NSA Admits: Okay, Okay, There Have Been A Bunch Of Intentional Abuses, Including Spying On Love Interests
Groundwater Contamination May End the Gas-Fracking Boom
Grounded TV Marti plane a monument to the limits of American austerity
At an airfield in rural Georgia, the U.S. government pays a contractor $6,600 a month for a plane that doesn’t fly.
L.A. sheriff: Pay for preschool, not prisons
“Either you have to pay now (for preschool), or you’re going to have to pay a guy like me later,” Baca said. He oversees a jail system with 19,000 inmates.
About 60 percent of those behind bars in Los Angeles are high school dropouts, said Baca, adding that many struggled in school because they did not have the benefit of preschool during their earliest years.
“When children go to preschool, they get to kindergarten with social confidence,” said Baca, 71, who worked as a part-time teacher in middle and high school and adult education classes for 30 years, in addition to his criminal justice career.
Science and Technology
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Just Thinking about Science Triggers Moral Behavior
Anti-patent-troll ads launch on radio and in print in 15 state
"At this point, trolls have gotten so aggressive—frankly they've gotten greedy," said Internet Association President Michael Beckerman in an interview with Ars. "In the early stages they were going after very large companies focusing on tech and Internet. Then they found they could extort restaurants, and retailers, and coffee shops, and hospitals—now even charities are getting threatening letters."
Developers force Microsoft to release Windows 8.1 early
Google encrypts data amid backlash against NSA spying
Farmer ants draft parasite ants as mercenaries
Study: Natives most affected by Amazon mercury
A study of mercury contamination from rampant informal gold mining in Peru's Amazon says indigenous people who get their protein mostly from fish are the most affected, particularly their children.
In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst
On wind-whipped days when rain pounds this part of South Florida, people are quickly reminded that Lake Okeechobee, with its vulnerable dike and polluted waters, has become a giant environmental problem far beyond its banks...
Following its post-Hurricane Katrina guidelines, the Army Corps of Engineers chose the estuaries, rather than test the dike’s vulnerabilities.
As a result, the St. Lucie River estuary in the east and the Caloosahatchee River estuary in the west, which depend on a naturally calibrated balance of salt and fresh water, were overwhelmed....
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Just Thinking about Science Triggers Moral Behavior
Anti-patent-troll ads launch on radio and in print in 15 state
"At this point, trolls have gotten so aggressive—frankly they've gotten greedy," said Internet Association President Michael Beckerman in an interview with Ars. "In the early stages they were going after very large companies focusing on tech and Internet. Then they found they could extort restaurants, and retailers, and coffee shops, and hospitals—now even charities are getting threatening letters."
Developers force Microsoft to release Windows 8.1 early
Google encrypts data amid backlash against NSA spying
Farmer ants draft parasite ants as mercenaries
Study: Natives most affected by Amazon mercury
A study of mercury contamination from rampant informal gold mining in Peru's Amazon says indigenous people who get their protein mostly from fish are the most affected, particularly their children.
In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst
On wind-whipped days when rain pounds this part of South Florida, people are quickly reminded that Lake Okeechobee, with its vulnerable dike and polluted waters, has become a giant environmental problem far beyond its banks...
Following its post-Hurricane Katrina guidelines, the Army Corps of Engineers chose the estuaries, rather than test the dike’s vulnerabilities.
As a result, the St. Lucie River estuary in the east and the Caloosahatchee River estuary in the west, which depend on a naturally calibrated balance of salt and fresh water, were overwhelmed....
A breeding ground for marine life, estuaries are crucial to the ecosystem. As algae caused by pollutants quickly spread and fresh water overpowered saltwater, oysters died in droves. Manatees, shellfish and the sea grasses and reefs that help sustain the estuaries all were badly hit.
Fun, Interesting, Disturbing and Offbeat
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What is a free PC program everyone should have?
Cliteracy 101: Artist Sophia Wallace Wants You To Know The Truth About The Clitoris
Crocodile holds man hostage on remote island for 2 weeks
Dead Dog in Reservoir Helps Drive Venezuelans to Bottled Water
The carcass of a dead dog floats on the lake that supplies tap water to 750,000 Venezuelans. Witch doctor Francisco Sanchez has just dumped the previous night’s sacrifice from a cliff, contaminating the resource that has become more scarce than gasoline in Caracas.
Mission Congo: how Pat Robertson raised millions on the back of a non-existent aid project
The televangelist claimed Operation Blessing was giving vital aid in response to the 1994 Rwandan crisis. A documentary opening at the Toronto film festival paints a less flattering picture.
Noam Chomsky to become new X-Factor judge
In his first outing as judge, Chomsky quickly made his mark. ‘Your act is part of a propaganda state promoting a culture-ideology of comforting illusion’, he told one hopeful young girl, before adding, ‘I’m saying yes.’
Absurd Creature of the Week: 10-Foot Bobbit Worm Is the Ocean’s Most Disturbing Predator (video included)
The World Capital Of Counterfeit Dollars
Over the past decade, $103 million in fake U.S. dollars "made in Peru" have been seized — nearly half since 2010, Peruvian and U.S. officials say. Unlike most other counterfeiters, who rely on sophisticated late-model inkjet printers, the Peruvians generally go a step further — finishing each bill by hand....
For all their skill, says Portocarrero, Peruvian counterfeiters' handiwork will always get tripped up by the infrared scanner banks used to authenticate currency. That, he says, owes to their continued reliance on standard "bond" paper, the variety used by consumers that is available in stores and that easily disintegrates when wet.
Videos
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How Differential Gear works
Face swap: kids and their dolls
Jaguar hunting a caiman (Awesome power)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What is a free PC program everyone should have?
Cliteracy 101: Artist Sophia Wallace Wants You To Know The Truth About The Clitoris
Crocodile holds man hostage on remote island for 2 weeks
Dead Dog in Reservoir Helps Drive Venezuelans to Bottled Water
The carcass of a dead dog floats on the lake that supplies tap water to 750,000 Venezuelans. Witch doctor Francisco Sanchez has just dumped the previous night’s sacrifice from a cliff, contaminating the resource that has become more scarce than gasoline in Caracas.
Mission Congo: how Pat Robertson raised millions on the back of a non-existent aid project
The televangelist claimed Operation Blessing was giving vital aid in response to the 1994 Rwandan crisis. A documentary opening at the Toronto film festival paints a less flattering picture.
Noam Chomsky to become new X-Factor judge
In his first outing as judge, Chomsky quickly made his mark. ‘Your act is part of a propaganda state promoting a culture-ideology of comforting illusion’, he told one hopeful young girl, before adding, ‘I’m saying yes.’
Absurd Creature of the Week: 10-Foot Bobbit Worm Is the Ocean’s Most Disturbing Predator (video included)
The World Capital Of Counterfeit Dollars
Over the past decade, $103 million in fake U.S. dollars "made in Peru" have been seized — nearly half since 2010, Peruvian and U.S. officials say. Unlike most other counterfeiters, who rely on sophisticated late-model inkjet printers, the Peruvians generally go a step further — finishing each bill by hand....
For all their skill, says Portocarrero, Peruvian counterfeiters' handiwork will always get tripped up by the infrared scanner banks used to authenticate currency. That, he says, owes to their continued reliance on standard "bond" paper, the variety used by consumers that is available in stores and that easily disintegrates when wet.
Videos
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I went to film a juvenile kestrel in the backyard when suddenly...
Pics
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Face swap: kids and their dolls
Jaguar hunting a caiman (Awesome power)
No comments:
Post a Comment