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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:06:21 -0400

RIP Bill Millin - This is an awesome obit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:05:25 -0400

RIP Bill Millin - This is an awesome obit:

ANY reasonable observer might have thought Bill Millin was unarmed as he jumped off the landing ramp at Sword Beach, in Normandy, on June 6th 1944. Unlike his colleagues, the pale 21-year-old held no rifle in his hands. Of course, in full Highland rig as he was, he had his trusty skean dhu, his little dirk, tucked in his right sock. But that was soon under three feet of water as he waded ashore, a weary soldier still smelling his own vomit from a night in a close boat on a choppy sea, and whose kilt in the freezing water was floating prettily round him like a ballerina’s skirt.

Bernie Rhodenbarr, lost and found…

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:54 -0400

Bernie Rhodenbarr, lost and found… :

A humorous story about death in NYC, from the always amazing Lawrence Block

actegratuit: Didier Lourenço

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:42:08 -0400

actegratuit:

Didier Lourenço

NOW HEAR THIS: NAVY ABANDONS ALL CAPS

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:41:18 -0400

NOW HEAR THIS: NAVY ABANDONS ALL CAPS:

Since the 19th century, all official Navy communications have been written that way, a legacy of primitive technology combined with the service’s love of tradition.

Soaring Bee Deaths in 2012 Sound Alarm on Malady

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:39:47 -0400

Soaring Bee Deaths in 2012 Sound Alarm on Malady :

For America’s beekeepers, who have struggled for nearly a decade with a mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder that kills honeybees en masse, the last year was particularly bad.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:08:06 -0400

Pentagon's Mad Scientists Want a Tattoo That Tracks Troops' Vitals

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:07:23 -0400

Pentagon's Mad Scientists Want a Tattoo That Tracks Troops' Vitals :

In its ongoing quest to measure every aspect of U.S. troops’ physiology, Pentagon researchers are looking to develop a durable, unobtrusive device that can track the body’s physical response to stress. Military scientists believe that using the device — preferably a tattoo — to track heart-rate, temperature or bio-electric response during various training situations will help them crack the code of combat fatigue.

Google Will Try To Eradicate All Of The Internet's Child Porn

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:05:36 -0400

Google Will Try To Eradicate All Of The Internet's Child Porn:

Over the weekend, Google announced that it has been creating a database tagging child pornography on the Internet in an effort to eradicate images of child abuse entirely from the web. The company plans to spend $5 million to fight child pornography online, according to a blog post.

(via Lily by ~ninereeds-DA on deviantART)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:51:14 -0400

(via Lily by ~ninereeds-DA on deviantART)

This Is Your Brain on Coffee

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:50:18 -0400

This Is Your Brain on Coffee:

For hundreds of years, coffee has been one of the two or three most popular beverages on earth. But it’s only recently that scientists are figuring out that the drink has notable health benefits.

Migraine Triggers: 10 Surprising Culprits (and how to deal with them)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:46:55 -0400

Migraine Triggers: 10 Surprising Culprits (and how to deal with them):

You might normally be able to tolerate a glass of wine or a missed meal just fine, for instance, but add a bad night’s sleep, a stressful week at work or a clump of rainy days to the mix, and you’ll be seeking solace under the bed covers.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:27:17 -0400

Experts Debate Plan to Speed Antibiotic Development

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:23:59 -0400

Experts Debate Plan to Speed Antibiotic Development :

Experts are considering ways to speed the approval of new medicines to combat antibiotic-resistant infections, but high costs and safety concerns have complicated their efforts.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Registration Citizenship Requirement

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:20:49 -0400

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Registration Citizenship Requirement:

States can’t demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.

bohemianwaif: “your body is away from me, but there is a window...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:04:43 -0400

bohemianwaif:

“your body is away from me, but there is a window open from my heart to yours. from this window, like the moon, i keep sending news secretly.” (rumi)

The Coolest Jobs of 2013

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:03:29 -0400

The Coolest Jobs of 2013:

We interviewed several individuals who we feel may have some of the world’s coolest jobs.

Expect millions of electric car charging stations by 2020

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:01:06 -0400

Expect millions of electric car charging stations by 2020 :

A new study predicts the number of EV charging stations will grow from a mere 135,000 worldwide in 2011 to as many as 10.7 million in 2020, with the fastest growth likely to occur in the U.S., China, Japan and Germany.

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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:51:47 -0400

Facebook, Microsoft release number of data requests from government

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:50:56 -0400

Facebook, Microsoft release number of data requests from government:

Over the last six months of 2012, Facebook said, it had received as many as 10,000 requests from local, state and federal agencies, which impacted as many as 19,000 accounts.