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Cyber Corps program trains spies for the digital age By Ken Dilanian, Washington Bureau, latimes.com NATION At the University of Tulsa school, students learn to write computer viruses, hack digital networks and mine data from broken cellphones. Many graduates head to the CIA or NSA. TULSA, Okla. — Jim Thavisay is secretly stalking one of…
Some Electoral Math For ‘All You Climate People’ Climate Guest Blogger, thinkprogress.org CNN’s Candy Crowley by Matt Wasson, via Appalachian Voices During a campaign season in which climate change featured most prominently as a laugh line at the Republican National Convention, the low point was when CNN’s Ca… http://flpbd.it/ClJ9Y
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Boston has a few thousand gas leaks it shouldn’t worry about pbgrist, grist.org Just FYI, Bostononianites, there’s a natural gas leak under your city. Not a big deal. It’s a little one. Little small little natural gas leak. And a tiny bit of additional bad news — there are also over 3,300 other such leaks.…
Major Utilities Adopt Opower’s New Energy Engagement Platform Beth Buczynski, earthtechling.com Until more national governments adopt aggressive strategies to speed clean energy development, conservation remains the simplest and most effective carbon reduction tactic. The question that remains is how? Utilities and… http://flpbd.it/WVHAu Related articles Opower Voted Best Potential Investment at Conference (blogs.wsj.com) A Little Guilt,…
Greenpeace Exposes Toxic Chemicals in Zara, Other Fast-Fashion Brands ecouterre.com How toxic are your threads? If you’re a fan of cheap, disposable fashion, the answer isn’t one you’re going to like. A new investigation commissioned by Greenpeace found residues of hormone-disrupting and cancer-causing chemicals in… http://flpbd.it/34Ylh Related articles Fast Fashion and Its Ugly Step Sister,…
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Meet the Guy Who Owns Only 15 Things Yuka Yoneda, ecouterre.com If you’re thinking of adopting a more minimalist lifestyle for 2012, take a page from the playbook of Andrew Hyde, an itinerant blogger-cum-interface designer who owns only 15 items. Currently residing in New York City—he’s lived… http://flpbd.it/JE2Br Related articles Minimizing My Life (undeniableruth.com) 15…
(via Evolution is a thing – The Maddow Blog) Ohio really did go to the president last night. And he really did win. And he really was born in Hawaii. And he really is -legitimately- President of the United States. Again. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not make-up a fake unemployment rate last…
(via Mitt Romney’s Facebook page is losing fans by the minute.) Related articles If Mitt Romney hadn’t been secretly filmed with his “47%” comment and won the presidency, we’d already be in WW3 by now. (alterman47.org) Mitt Romney Announce Plans to Run for Pope (godshmod.wordpress.com) Romney Called Tesla a “Loser” In the 2012 Presidential Debates.…
Evolution of the American voter: ‘The tectonic plates of politics are shifting’ Gary Younge in Albuquerque, guardian.co.uk As US demographics change – becoming less white, less religious, more urban – the electoral rhetoric of Republicans and Democrats is failing to keep up. Gary Younge reports Kasha Nelson, 31, was only supposed to go hiking with…
Edible deodorants: not to be sniffed at? Posted by Sue Quinn, guardian.co.uk It’s not just Barack Obama who’s coming up smelling of roses – eat ‘body fragrancing functional candy’ and you could too The next time a crowded journey on public transport thrusts you too close to a malodorous armpit, take heart. Help will soon……
How I learned a language in 22 hours Joshua Foer, guardian.co.uk He’s never been good with languages, so can Joshua Foer really hope to learn Lingala in a day? “What do you know about where I come from?” That was one of the first questions I ever asked Bosco Mongousso, an Mbendjele pygmy who lives…
Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university? Carole Cadwalladr, guardian.co.uk Publishing, music, shopping, journalism – all revolutionised by the internet. Next in line? Education. Now US academics are offering world-class tuition – free – to anyone who can log on, anywhere in the world, is this the end of campus life? Tw……
Republican right weeps over Obama’s victory – then begins internal civil war Paul Harris in Pella, guardian.co.uk The clash between diehard conservatives and modernisers will dictate the fate of a party which increasingly seems to appeal only to angry, older white Americans The town of Pella, Iowa, looks an almost too perfect vision of smalltown…
Obama’s data geeks add up to four more years John Naughton, guardian.co.uk Mastery of the numbers game meant the president’s team was able to exploit its database more effectively than Romney, reeling in £1bn in donations Some years ago I went to a lecture given by Professor David MacKay, who in addition to being a……
As US states legalise marijuana, is this the end of the drugs war? Eugene Jarecki, guardian.co.uk The director of a landmark documentary which chronicles how the current penal approach has resulted in social disaster says the greatest legacy of the US elections may be shifting attitudes towards illegal narcotics Last week was a momentous wee……
Tiny Housetruck Video Tour Steven, tinyhouselistings.com Several years ago John Labovitz realized that he wanted to live a much more simple life. He realized that living in a small (well, tiny) home would be the catalyst for the simple life he was searching for. He began visualizing and… http://flpbd.it/ydmaJ Related articles Top Tours of the…
Seven Questions To Ask Before Buying A Tiny House Steven Harrell, businessinsider.com Finance 1.) Do you plan to move anytime in the near future? Or does a traveling lifestyle fit best with your vision of a tiny house lifestyle? If so, you might consider purchasing a tiny house that sits on a trailer. Some… http://flpbd.it/smHcK…
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