In Paris, civilians were killed;
Jihadis' objectives fulfilled.
Don't give in to hate.
It's never too late.
We win when we stand and rebuild.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/13/world/paris-shooting/index.html
Friday, November 13, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Google Play Music has some entertaining, and amusingly named, channels among its radio selections.
Google Play Music has some entertaining, and amusingly named, channels among its radio selections. This one made me laugh, but I'm still listening to it, so...
https://play.google.com/music/r/m/Ltnhqsx7baik6dlsft6wdfchdly?t=Code_Your_Face_Off&utm_medium=organic_share&utm_source=googleplus
https://play.google.com/music/r/m/Ltnhqsx7baik6dlsft6wdfchdly?t=Code_Your_Face_Off&utm_medium=organic_share&utm_source=googleplus
The rise of for-profit and fly-by-night enterprises posing as legitimate peer-reviewed research journals are to...

The rise of for-profit and fly-by-night enterprises posing as legitimate peer-reviewed research journals are to academia what spam is to email. Possibly worse. It's a scourge that undermines the rigor and validity of scientific discovery and communication by decreasing the signal-to-noise ratio. Thankfully, they are largely unsophisticated and dupe relatively few, but young, inexperienced, and desperate researchers are routinely tempted by the prospect of "easy" publications to pad their vitas.
This looks totally legit, right?
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Prosecutors said the trucks were equipped with "diverter valves" that gave fake readouts of how much oil each...
Prosecutors said the trucks were equipped with "diverter valves" that gave fake readouts of how much oil each customer was being delivered, DNAinfo reported. They also allegedly used other tricks to fool measuring devices designed to prevent fraud.
Whoah....
http://news.yahoo.com/44-oil-executives-truck-drivers-204920300.html
Whoah....
http://news.yahoo.com/44-oil-executives-truck-drivers-204920300.html
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Now this is splendid.
Now this is splendid.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/76841
h/t Brian Swetland
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/76841
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/76841
h/t Brian Swetland
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/76841
Monday, November 9, 2015
Headline: Humans Threatened by Habitat Loss
Originally shared by Eric Mintz
Headline: Humans Threatened by Habitat Loss
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/09/airpocalypse-now-china-pollution-reaching-record-levels
Headline: Humans Threatened by Habitat Loss
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/09/airpocalypse-now-china-pollution-reaching-record-levels
The U of Missouri's Tim Wolfe said
The U of Missouri's Tim Wolfe said
He's leaving the office that he led.
He didn't address
The racism mess
And students all told him to drop dead.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-missouri-campus-racism-20151109-story.html
He's leaving the office that he led.
He didn't address
The racism mess
And students all told him to drop dead.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-missouri-campus-racism-20151109-story.html
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