BlogHide Resteemso1o1o1o (55)in cryptocurrency • 5 years agoThe Ten Commandments of BitcoinSometimes fealty to a coin starts to sound like a religion, or at least is pursued with religious fervor. So I figured it could use a ten commandments style list of rules: The Ten Commandments of…o1o1o1o (55)in steemstem • 6 years agoMcGill puts out a viral video asking us to not be so gullibleThe McGill Office for Science and Society created a video about a cure for cancer that has known for years but was banned by the FDA: Spoiler alert: it doesn't work. Everything in the video is…o1o1o1o (55)in politics • 6 years agoAnother brick in the wallHole in the Fence is the first part of a three-part Radiolab podcast about people crossing the US-Mexico border. If you have been following along with the increasingly escalated rhetoric of late…o1o1o1o (55)in life • 6 years agoPossibly the most uplifting video you'll watch this yearThis surprise episode of car pool karaoke is the most uplifting thing I've watched all year, it's bright others to years. I hope it is equally enjoyable for you.o1o1o1o (55)in life • 6 years agoDeletedQuoth the raven nevermore.o1o1o1o (55)in steemstem • 6 years agoJunk science makes my blood boil and feeds mosquitoesI've posted on several junk-science topics before - astrology, and homeopathy among them. Then today I came across a crowdfunded campaign on Indiegogo for Bandito , a wrist-worn mosquito…o1o1o1o (55)in photography • 6 years agoPassionflowero1o1o1o (55)in life • 6 years agoUber is now tracking your drinking habitsIt would be nice if Uber applied this technology to their drivers too - to detect if they are cheating on the time clock by driving for another ride share company and hence driving too many hours.…o1o1o1o (55)in life • 6 years agoMyths of HomelessnessI attended the 2018 Skeptical conference today and one of the speakers, Carrie Sager, was challenging us to be skeptical of common myths about homelessness. That position was based on her long…o1o1o1o (55)in photography • 6 years agoSpindly pine treeI visited a local park yesterday for a pot luck picnic and there was this tall spindly pine tree over us. It looked like it had been struck by lightning as one side was charred. Pointing the camera…o1o1o1o (55)in life • 6 years agoHow "social media" has changed society and why you should consider deleting FacebookIn my opinion there's a lot of good stuff in this article about Facebook and social media by Nat Eliason In particular, I'd highlight: Facebook’s product is not the platform, it’s us a…o1o1o1o (55)in facebook • 6 years agoFacebook use broadly declined in 2017 - is Peak Facebook behind us now?In "Facebook’s Decline of 2017 is Coming to Light" Michael Spencer has collected a whole bunch of statistics about Facebook use that indicate it broadly declined over 2017. While you may have…o1o1o1o (55)in news • 6 years agoMicrosoft acquires GithubWell this is going to create a huge stink... I can imagine many people leaving Github because of it. I mean if you're Amazon or Google do you really want your private software repositories in…o1o1o1o (55)in paragliding • 6 years agoHigh altitude views over the Mendocino ForestWent paragliding and got some nice shots from about 5000' MSL (3000' AGL) as the sun was coming down for a sweet and mellow "glass off". Accidental selfie with St John...o1o1o1o (55)in paragliding • 6 years agoAmazing 360-degree video of two paragliders flying a half a mile upI went flying over the weekend and as well as getting a couple of hours of great airtime I was lucky enough to be flying with a friend who was rocking (well dangling actually) a Rylo 360-degree…o1o1o1o (55)in photography • 6 years agoCloudscapeA cloudscape near Lassen Volcanic National Park...o1o1o1o (55)in life • 6 years agoMind-blowing demonstration of full-duplex conversation by Google AssistantAt Google I/O today Google just demonstrated how their Google Assistant can not only make a phone call for you (that's old news) but also then have a natural language conversation on your behalf.…o1o1o1o (55)in technology • 6 years agoMove over humans, superintelligent machines are here, Skynet can only be just around the cornerSuperintelligent machines are here. At least on (white) paper . Game over folks - now what are we going to do? To summarize the white paper entitled "A Mathematical Framework for…o1o1o1o (55)in blockchain • 6 years agoLocation networks: XYO vs FOAM - a first lookIf you're like me you've seen ads for XYO Network's ICO all over the place. The idea sounded very familiar but I realized it was because I'd heard about a similar project called FOAM last year. So…o1o1o1o (55)in news • 6 years agoWhat you don't want to see at the bottom of the garden...Hawaii resident Travis Sanders filmed this from the roof of a house (his I think, not sure). It's an amazing river of lava bubbling and flowing at the bottom of the yard. I've been to Hawaii and…
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