Craig's G+ Archive: January 2017

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

via jeff belli slack

via jeff belli slack

Originally shared by Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Yup.

Monday, January 30, 2017

zing!

*zing!*

Originally shared by Geoffrey Snyder

😁

Sunday, January 29, 2017

That's a phenomenal build. Every element is just perfect.

That's a phenomenal build. Every element is just perfect.
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/01/29/80s-style-mecha-revitalised-brave-new-world/

Saturday, January 28, 2017

I think it may be time to divest my $AAPL holdings.

I think it may be time to divest my $AAPL holdings.

Apple, I am disappoint.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/apple-vaporizer-patent/

Thursday, January 26, 2017

via Karin Curran

via Karin Curran

Originally shared by Karl Smith

The ocean and climate change are closely linked.

Originally shared by Mac Baird

The ocean and climate change are closely linked.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170125145741.htm

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Not at all surprising, but infuriating all the same.

Not at all surprising, but infuriating all the same.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/315819-trump-to-advance-keystone-dakota-access-pipelines-report

Where do you tend to fall along the spectrum? Does it vary significantly depending on the day or the context?

The sooner we (the US) do away with privately run health insurance companies, or at least GREATLY reduce the scope...

The sooner we (the US) do away with privately run health insurance companies, or at least GREATLY reduce the scope of their role in our healthcare system, the better off we'll be. A profit-seeking health insurance company's core mission (making profits for its shareholders) is at odds with its social function, which is maximizing the health and wellness of the people who need healthcare. Capitalism has a role in healthcare, but it is likely to be far more limited than what we currently permit.
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-aetna-obamacare-20170123-story.html

Monday, January 23, 2017

Oh, what fun.

Oh, what fun.

Originally shared by Jennifer Freeman

Bwahahahaha!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELD2AwFN9Nc

When we let politics trump science, people are needlessly put in harm's way.

When we let politics trump science, people are needlessly put in harm's way.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/self-censoring-fears-swirl-as-cdc-abruptly-nixes-climate-and-health-summit/

When I read serious stuff, I tend to read quite slowly...sometimes painfully slowly, because I need to fully grok...

When I read serious stuff, I tend to read quite slowly...sometimes painfully slowly, because I need to fully grok nearly every sentence. Even when I read for fun, however, I still like to amble, not sprint, through the text.
https://qz.com/892276/speed-reading-wont-make-you-smarter-but-reading-for-deep-understanding-will/

Sunday, January 22, 2017

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"Sir, we've reached peak meta."

"Sir, we've reached peak meta."

"Engage."

Originally shared by Geoffrey Snyder

Sir Ian McKellen at the NY protests.

#Somuchlove

Can you CHOOSE to believe something different?

Can you CHOOSE to believe something different?
If you believe something, can you consciously decide to fundamentally change that belief simply through force of will and without additional information?

For example (and this is literally just something random), if someone believes (as in considers it to be truth) that ice cream is unhealthy, without obtaining any new info about its dietary aspects or whatever, could that person flip that belief and start believing that ice cream is, in fact, healthy?

Please don't fixate on ice cream or diet in your response. This question is general and applies to any belief one might hold, be it about diet or politics or religion or art or humanity in general.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Post-surgery recovery dog is still a complete bed hog.

via Valdis Klētnieks

via Valdis Klētnieks

Originally shared by S. Niederquell

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Hey neighbor!

Originally shared by Chris Hallbeck

Hey neighbor!
hallbeck.com

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

And a follow-up posts focusing on the role of working-class (i.e., non-elite) colleges and universities as engines...

And a follow-up posts focusing on the role of working-class (i.e., non-elite) colleges and universities as engines of upward mobility:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html

FTA: Students at elite colleges are even richer than experts realized, according to a new study based on millions of...

FTA: Students at elite colleges are even richer than experts realized, according to a new study based on millions of anonymous tax filings and tuition records. At 38 colleges in America, including five in the Ivy League – Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, Penn and Brown – more students came from the top 1 percent of the income scale than from the entire bottom 60 percent.

In stark contrast, my institution, the University of Cincinnati, ranked #700, has <1% of its student body from the top 1% wealthiest families and >30% from the bottom 60%. But then we're a state research school.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/upshot/some-colleges-have-more-students-from-the-top-1-percent-than-the-bottom-60.html?_r=0