Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania form joint military unit. 19 September 2014Last updated at 14:13 ET Soldiers from Poland and Lithuania took part in Nato-led military exercises in Ukraine earlier this month Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania have agreed to set up joint military unit of several thousand soldiers.
Grubhub targets cash-rich, brain-poor consumers with “Bro, do you even takeout?” ad campaign. By Paul Carr On September 21, 2014 Silicon Valley gets a lot of shit — rightly so — for the brogrammer culture that has infected some, though not all, west coast tech startups.
Uber, Snapchat, Secret, Tinder all hop readily to mind when you think of companies operated by, or staffed by, dicks. Still, at least most companies on the left-hand side of America are slowly realizing that a “for dudes, by dudes” image is great for “male lifestyle brands” but best avoided if you want to maintain widespread popularity. Apparently that message has yet to reach all the way to the east coast. In New York earlier this week for Pando Monthly, I spotted this just. plain. weird. ad campaign for Chicago-based Grubhub. Japanese construction giant Obayashi announces plans to have a space elevator up and running by 2050. By North Asia correspondent Matthew Carney Updated Once the realm of science fiction, a Japanese company has announced they will have a space elevator up and running by the year 2050.
If successful it would revolutionise space travel and potentially transform the global economy. The Japanese construction giant Obayashi says they will build a space elevator that will reach 96,000 kilometres into space. A Star Trek writer revisits his 20-year old vision of a futuristic, tech-ruined San Francisco. By Dan Raile On September 20, 2014 In 1994, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine showrunner and executive producer Ira Steven Behr had a profound experience along the Santa Monica boardwalk.
The weather was beautiful, and daytrippers and tourists were frolicking and taking pictures. “People were just ignoring them completely… stepping over them to get better views through their cameras. Internet Trolls Are Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Sadists. In this month's issue of Personality and Individual Differences, a study was published that confirms what we all suspected: internet trolls are horrible people.
Let's start by getting our definitions straight. An internet troll is someone who comes into a discussion and posts comments designed to upset or disrupt the conversation. Prevalence and impacts of genetically engineered feedstuffs on livestock populations. Globally, food-producing animals consume 70 to 90% of genetically engineered (GE) crop biomass.
This review briefly summarizes the scientific literature on performance and health of animals consuming feed containing GE ingredients and composition of products derived from them. It also discusses the field experience of feeding GE feed sources to commercial livestock populations and summarizes the suppliers of GE and non-GE animal feed in global trade. Numerous experimental studies have consistently revealed that the performance and health of GE-fed animals are comparable with those fed isogenic non-GE crop lines. United States animal agriculture produces over 9 billion food-producing animals annually, and more than 95% of these animals consume feed containing GE ingredients. Key words: Mystery of the forgotten plague. Just a few months ago, a paper was published, with very little fanfare, in an obscure medical journal.
But the contents of the paper were astonishing. In it was a potential solution to what has been called the biggest medical mystery of all time. Two young doctors had tracked down the probable cause of one of the most baffling epidemics of the 20th Century - a disease called Encephalitis Lethargica. Fireworks: What are they made of? Rand Paul blisters Obama and Clinton, calls for GOP diversity - LA Times. Fewer than 50 days before an election that may give Republicans control of the Senate as well as the House, Sen.
Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Saturday skipped past those contests entirely to focus on one in which he may play a more central role — the 2016 presidential race. Paul, the featured speaker at the California Republican convention, made no mention of the party’s national advantages this year. Scientists attempt to see a vast, invisible universe. The universe is made up mostly of dark energy and dark matter, physicists believeHumans cannot detect dark matter; it is invisibleA device in space may have found hints of it in anti-matter particlesThese could come from other sources but look consistent with dark matter (CNN) -- Take a look around you, and in your mind's eye, randomly wipe out all but a small fraction of what you can see.
Pretend the vast rest of reality is there but invisible. You'd probably like a device that helps you see much more of it. Scottsievert/xkcd-688. Oculus Reveals Its New “Crescent Bay” Prototype With 360-Degree Head Tracking And Headphones. Oculus gave the world the first look at its new prototype Crescent Bay today at the Oculus’ Connect conference (livestream), and I got the very first hands-on demo.
Crescent Bay has a faster frame rate, 360-degree head tracking, and integrated headphones, plus it’s lighter. Oculus also announced the new Oculus Platform coming to the Samsung VR, which brings VR to a large audience through mobile apps, web browsers, and a VR content discovery channel. You can read our full story on Oculus Platform here. CEO Brendan Iribe called Crescent Bay as big of a step up from the DK2 as the DK2 was from the DK1.
This still isn’t a consumer version, but it’s getting closer. ELI5: Why can't you cut all the wires in a bomb to prevent it from detonating? : explainlikeimfive. Mokes. f5QiNYt. Global Property Guide Worst Housing Markets. Theverge. Solar Panels Cost Less Than Electricity From Natural Gas. Business Published on September 21st, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan September 21st, 2014 by Zachary Shahan A new report out from Lazard tells us something those who follow the wind and solar industries already knew to some degree: large-scale solar and wind power projects can now compete purely on cost with natural gas power plants (as well as coal and nuclear, of course). Solar panels cost less than electricity from any other source in some regions, and the cost continues to fall.
We’ve seen solar come in lower than natural gas in Austin, Minnesota, and probably New Mexico. DNA analysed from early European. Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer. Studying the DNA of long-dead humans can open up a window into the evolution of our species (Homo sapiens). But previous studies of this kind have been hampered by scientists' inability to distinguish between the ancient human DNA and modern contamination. A day in the life of a data mined kid. Education, like pretty much everything else in our lives these days, is driven by data. Our childrens’ data.
A whole lot of it. Kurds say they have halted Islamic State advance on Syrian town. The American Middle Class Hasn’t Gotten A Raise In 15 Years. In 1988, the typical American adult was 40 years old, white and married, with a high school diploma. If he was a man, he probably worked full time. If she was a woman, she probably didn’t. Twenty-five years later, Americans are older, more diverse and more educated. History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places. One World Trade Center: how New York tried to rebuild its soul. You see it when you whip over the Brooklyn Bridge, or look downtown crossing Sixth Avenue: eight isosceles triangles of blue glass, taller than anything else on the skyline. One World Trade Center, finally approaching completion after 13 years of trauma and backbiting, has become a familiar, serene sight to New Yorkers – from a distance, at least. Up close, at the foot of the tallest building in America, it’s a different story. Trucks pull in and out of construction sites.
Commuters trek through scaffolding and mazes of blue tarp. Office workers shove aside dawdling tourists, or try to. How Social Media Affects Your Brain and Body. Steve Jobs Was Depressed The Day After Apple Released The iPad. ELI5: What will happen on the 'Internet Slowdown' day, and what can I do to help the cause? : explainlikeimfive.
5 High-Paying Jobs That Will Make You Miserable. Zz0fwjz. Berg, maker of the Little Printer, shuts down after failed bid to connect Internet of Things companies. A Void in the History of September 11th. Braintree CEO: We want to offer the best payment experiences, and bitcoin is part of that. Another victory for Kim Dotcom, he's getting all Megaupload data back. The slimy rise of the “brand journalist” 2048. 1410264666_1908971229.gif (GIF Image, 250 × 188 pixels) A bittersweet love letter to Barnes and Noble. Sir John Franklin: Fabled Arctic ship found. The Trouble with Apple's Smartwatch. Less Than 1% Of Sweden's Trash Ends Up In Landfills. Gallery: the Apple Watch. Zoe Quinn’s Depression Quest - The New Yorker.
WiBqjIF. The Revolutionary Technique That Quietly Changed Machine Vision Forever. The True Story of 'The Crying Indian' The top 100 sites on the internet. 16 Struggles Everyone Who Always Get Mosquito Bites Will Understand. 21 People Who Have A Worse Roommate Than You. Why Amazon has no profit—and why it works. Study: Teens who smoke weed daily are 60% less likely to complete high school than those who never use.
FVa7dGF. Museum Day Live! New Zealand, taken by me, kittykat1986, on vacation. IamA dairy farmer AMA! : IAmA. The Best Language for Math - WSJ. When Scientists Give Up. 5 Million Gmail Usernames and Passwords Leaked. Elon Musk’s warning about Tesla is being ignored. The big problem with the Apple Watch is that time is an illusion. The Worst Governments in America Are Local. bRwvu16. What Happens if Scotland Votes for Independence? CHART: Rise And Fall Of Modern Empires. More millennials read a book last year than older Americans, proving the Internet hasn’t ruined everything.
Millennials are out-reading older generations. What Exactly Is the Facebook Messenger App for iOS Tracking? How 14 Choices Change Life Expectancy. How to Check If You Were Exposed by Today's 5 Million Password Leak. Hands down, people without kids have better lives—except for this one major thing - Quartz. Deezer launches in the US. But will Americans pay $20 a month for streaming music? n7KTyj3.gif (GIF Image, 497 × 265 pixels) Log In - The New York Times. Synthetic biology on the cusp.
O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies. The Dating Game: an Oral History of the Tinderverse. ELI5: How do Democrats and Republicans rationalize billions of dollars in tax breaks every year to oil companies? : explainlikeimfive. Living Simply in a Dumpster. Log In - The New York Times. Algorithms - Learneroo. 22 Parents Who Are Nailing Empty-Nest Syndrome. Chrome OS can now run Android apps, no porting required. Car-Free City: China Builds Dense Metropolis from Scratch. This Man Amputated His Own Leg: That’s How Bad China’s Health Care Crisis Is.
History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places. If Tesla’s Gigafactory can run on 100% renewable energy, why can’t others? Tech Has a Depression Problem. FdQkXS2. Volumetric Particle Flow. The 'first true scientist' Tough love 'is good for children' Odfvhai. Tech Has a Depression Problem. Financial Crisis Scariest Moments. New math and quantum mechanics: Fluid mechanics suggests alternative to quantum orthodoxy. The Verge Playlist: I'm not buying an iPhone. The Power of Sleep.