Could Obama's Threat of Retaliation against Russia Lead to Cyber War? - Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-obama-s-threat-of-retaliation-against-russia-lead-to-cyberwar/


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The State Department’s Weary Soldier in America’s Cyber War | Foreign Policy

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/05/13/the-state-departments-weary-soldier-in-americas-cyber-war-christopher-painter/


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http://www.ctcitraining.org/docs/US_Target_of_Massive_Cyber_Espionage_Campaign.pdf

U.S. spy agencies mounted 231 offensive cyber-operations in 2011, documents show - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-spy-agencies-mounted-231-offensive-cyber-operations-in-2011-documents-show/2013/08/30/d090a6ae-119e-11e3-b4cb-fd7ce041d814_story.html?utm_term=.724b57599099


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Splendor and misery of adaptation, or the importance of neutral null for understanding evolution | BMC Biology | Full Text

https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-016-0338-2


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All of Sex Is One Gene—Almost

http://nautil.us/issue/43/heroes/why-sex-is-binary-but-gender-is-a-spectrum


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Police allowed to kill dogs

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/court-rules-police-can-shoot-barking-dogs-michigan-lawsuit-a7499416.html?amp

Public Notice to all the fascist police officers: if you enter my home and kill my dog, I will take revenge. Maybe not immediately.  No, there will be no physical capture of your family, no torture with blow torches and dental implements.

But do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. I will look for you, I will find you and I will make you kill yourself.

First, your computer will blue screen.  Your mobile phone will display random acts of gay sodomy at inopportune times. Your bank accounts will continuously be overdrawn.  Every credit card you own will have daily spurious charges. Your most sensitive personal information will appear on the Internet.  The FBI will find child pornography on your computer.  Hacks of the Russian government will be linked to your account.  Your department will terminate you.  Your children will continually have failing report cards.  Your spouse will cease to exist in any electronic database.  IRS records will show you have paid no taxes, ever.  Your mother's social security checks will be cancelled.  

The 18 Best Nonfiction Books Of 2016

https://www.buzzfeed.com/isaacfitzgerald/the-best-nonfiction-books-of-2016?utm_term=.cgroYd5Gq7#.pxPQlbZPMa


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David Brin: The Ultimate Answer to “Government is Useless” - Evonomics

http://evonomics.com/david-brin-ultimate-answer-government-useless/


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Donald Trump dossier 'certainly' held by Russia, says former National Security Council member

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russia-certainly-has-donald-trump-dossier-ready-deploy-most-opportune-moment-1596900?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=/rss/yahoous&yptr=yahoo


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Chinnovation : how Chinese innovators are changing the world in SearchWorks

https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9267056


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Tragedy Made Steve Kerr See the World Beyond the Court - The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/sports/basketball/steve-kerr-golden-state-warriors.html

"Put yourself in someone else's shoes and look at it from a bigger perspective," he said. "We live in this complex world of gray areas. Life is so much easier if it could be black and white, good and evil."

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THE ROLLING STONES -Country Honk 2016 ( acoustic version )

https://youtu.be/pTRTC7TVx7U


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"4th of July" (Cover) version by Surrender Hill

https://youtu.be/TElX0ZDm11o


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Interesting quote from "Nemesis Games (The Expanse)"

Hi - I'm reading "Nemesis Games (The Expanse)" by James S. A. Corey and wanted to share this quote with you.

"Thing about civilization, it's what keeps people civil. You get rid of one, you can't count on the other.""

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Kasparov

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/12/garry_kasparov_on_why_vladimir_putin_hates_chess.html


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The State of the Union: Be Angry At The Sun -- Analysis

http://aschaper1.blogspot.com/2012/07/be-angry-at-sun-analysis.html


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The Nature of Philosophy video series | Footnotes to Plato

https://platofootnote.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/the-nature-of-philosophy-video-series/


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Patti Smith on Singing at Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Ceremony - The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/patti-smith-on-singing-at-bob-dylans-nobel-prize-ceremony


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The 50 Best Documentaries on Netflix (2016) :: Movies :: Lists :: documentaries :: Page 3 :: Paste

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/05/the-50-best-documentaries-streaming-on-netflix-201-1.html?p=3


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Best Nonfiction of 2016 by Category | Kirkus Reviews

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/issue/best-of-2016/section/nonfiction/lists/


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DVIDS: Navy Scientist Selected as National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Navy Scientist Selected as National Academy of Inventors Fellow
DVIDS

Dr. Stuart H. Rubin, a scientist at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) who significantly advanced the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning, has been selected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Read the full story

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After Diplomat's Killing, Russia Doubles Down On Ties With Turkey : Parallels : NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/12/20/506278517/after-diplomats-killing-russia-doubles-down-on-ties-with-turkey?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2048


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Poland scraps controversial media restriction plan after demonstrations

https://amp.ibtimes.co.uk/poland-scraps-controversial-media-restriction-plan-after-demonstrations-1597328


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The Dangers of Democracy: Human Rights and Majoritarianism – Least Dangerous Blog

https://leastdangerousblog.com/2016/12/19/the-dangers-of-democracy/amp/


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What’s the matter with PGP? – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2014/08/13/whats-matter-with-pgp/


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The Carlyle Group Engages Former Intel President Renée James as an Operating Executive to Support the Telcom/Media/Tech Sector Team | The Carlyle Group

https://www.carlyle.com/media-room/news-release-archive/carlyle-group-engages-former-intel-president-renée-james-operating


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Best Movies on Netflix of All Time - Metacritic

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/movies/score/metascore/all/filtered/netflix


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Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (December 2016) | Collider

http://collider.com/best-movies-on-netflix-streaming/#byzantium


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How to raise a genius: lessons from a 45-year study of super-smart children : Nature News & Comment

http://www.nature.com/news/how-to-raise-a-genius-lessons-from-a-45-year-study-of-super-smart-children-1.20537


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What I Learned Binge-Watching Steve Bannon’s Documentaries - POLITICO Magazine

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/steve-bannon-films-movies-documentaries-trump-hollywood-214495


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Donald Trump, Russia, and the Mystery of “These People”

https://thecorrespondent.com/5860/donald-trump-russia-and-the-mystery-of-these-people/986144339620-59b2da13


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Interesting quote from "Nemesis Games (The Expanse)"

Hi - I'm reading "Nemesis Games (The Expanse)" by James S. A. Corey and wanted to share this quote with you.

""Alien superweapons were used," Alex said, walking into the room, sleep-sweaty hair standing out from his skull in every direction. "The laws of physics were altered, mistakes were made.""

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Easy Hummus Recipe – Better Than Store-bought

http://www.inspiredtaste.net/15938/easy-and-smooth-hummus-recipe/#itr-recipe-15938

Double garlic


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The Very Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Of 2015

http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-very-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books-of-2015-1748164151


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The Year's Best Mysteries and Thrillers

http://bookriot.com/2016/12/13/2016-mystery-and-thrillers-not-to-miss/


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Two years after Prop 47, addicts walk free with nowhere to go

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Two years after Prop 47, addicts walk free with nowhere to go

http://desert.sn/2hFpHaw


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The Washington Post: Trump wasn’t happy with his State Department finalists. Then he heard a new name.

Trump wasn't happy with his State Department finalists. Then he heard a new name.
The Washington Post

The surprise choice of Rex Tillerson shows the unorthodox leadership style of a president-elect who has never worked in government. Read the full story

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The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. - The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/us/politics/russia-hack-election-dnc.html?_r=1


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Are brains shrinking to make us smarter?

http://phys.org/news/2011-02-brains-smarter.html


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Az529 Home

http://www.az529.gov/AZ529Website_2010/index.html


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SEC.gov | Introduction to 529 Plans

https://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/intro529.htm


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Booker’s Bourbon | Locator

http://www.bookersbourbon.com/locator/


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Lessons From The Informed Patient - WSJ

http://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/lessons-from-the-informed-patient-1481563548


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Garry Kasparov: How the United States and Its Western Allies Propped Up Putin - The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/putin-russia-obama-kasparov/412804/


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Blood on His Hands | Jacobin

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/12/trump-kelly-homeland-security-southcom-colombia-honduras/


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Our fate was sealed long before November 8 (and not because the election’s rigged)

https://thecorrespondent.com/5575/our-fate-was-sealed-long-before-november-8-and-not-because-the-elections-rigged/1576889402275-7591b019


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He Was a Crook: Hunter S. Thompson on Nixon - The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/07/he-was-a-crook/308699/


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Propaganda

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_good_fight/2016/12/how_to_resist_propaganda_from_the_kremlin_and_the_white_house.html


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Mobile is eating the world — Benedict Evans

http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2016/12/8/mobile-is-eating-the-world


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Boeing's $16B aircraft deal with Iran Air faces challenges

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/12/11/boeing-sell-80-jetliners-worth-166-billion-iran-air-aircraft-maker-said-sunday/95298168/


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Universal Basic Income -- UBI Is a Terrible Idea | National Review

https://bc.marfeel.com/amp/www.nationalreview.com/article/436621/universal-basic-income-ubi-terrible-idea


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7 Modern Protest Songs by People of Color :: Music :: Lists :: kendrick lamar :: Paste

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/7-modern-protest-songs-from-people-of-color.html


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Moral character is the foundation of a sense of personal identity | Aeon Essays

https://aeon.co/essays/moral-character-is-the-foundation-of-a-sense-of-personal-identity


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Exxon Faces Collateral Damage From a New Cold War - Bloomberg Gadfly

https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-10-12/exxon-mobil-suffers-from-russia-u-s-tensions


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The Huffington Post - US: Conan's Spoof Phone Calls Between Barack Obama And Donald Trump Will Never Get Old

Conan's Spoof Phone Calls Between Barack Obama And Donald Trump Will Never Get Old
The Huffington Post - US

What if Donald Trump kept bugging Barack Obama for advice? ... Read the full story

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SACRAMENTO / Stanford professor stumps for electoral alternative - SFGate

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/SACRAMENTO-Stanford-professor-stumps-for-2515581.php


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TheJournal.ie: 'Cancer can take such a toll. Cannabis has helped me. It picks me up'

'Cancer can take such a toll. Cannabis has helped me. It picks me up'
TheJournal.ie

"I WAS TOLD I only had three months left to live. Here I am now two years later… When you've had cancer for so long it can be a very tough thing to deal with. It takes a toll. Cannabis helps me. It picks me up." Stephen* was diagnosed on Christmas Eve 2014 with stage four, terminal colon, liver and lymph node cancer. A self-employed father of three in his early 40s, his short-term future appeared bleak. He spoke to TheJournal.ie about his cancer diagnosis, how he's found cannabis to be effective Read the full story

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An Explainer: What Are German-Style Works Councils? | ON LABOR

https://onlabor.org/2013/09/23/an-explainer-what-are-german-style-works-councils/


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Review: In ‘When Breath Becomes Air,’ Dr. Paul Kalanithi Confronts an Early Death - The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/books/review-in-when-breath-becomes-air-dr-paul-kalanithi-confronts-an-early-death.html?_r=0


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Scurvy

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2016/12/jonathan_lamb_s_history_of_scurvy_reviewed.html


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BBC News: Park Geun-hye: South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach leader

Is the USA as strong as Korea?  Let's start the proceedings against Trump now....

Park Geun-hye: South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach leader

South Korea's parliament impeaches President Park Geun-hye who steps down amid a corruption scandal.

Disclaimer: The BBC is not responsible for the content of this email, and anything written in this email does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the email address nor name of the sender have been verified.

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TheStreet: Intel and Qualcomm Look to Transform Themselves as Their Core Businesses Flatline

Intel and Qualcomm Look to Transform Themselves as Their Core Businesses Flatline
TheStreet

This article originally appeared on Real Money on Dec. 7, 2016. There are a lot of differences between the two biggest U.S. chipmakers, but as a pair of stories this week demonstrate, 2016 has provided a major common thread between them. Each company has realized it's unlikely to see much (if any) growth in the coming years from the market that propelled its rise -- and one that needs to make big changes in response. Intel , recognizing that PC CPUs will likely be a flat-to-declining business, Read the full story

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techradar: Qualcomm’s new CPU will give AMD and Intel nightmares

Qualcomm's new CPU will give AMD and Intel nightmares
techradar

Qualcomm has announced the Centriq 2400, noting that it's the first server CPU in the world to be built on a 10nm process, and one that could be a worry for Intel and indeed AMD, particularly given other recent developments in terms of Qualcomm hooking up with Microsoft over Windows and ARM. At any rate, this new processor is designed for speedy performance in the data centre, and the Centriq 2400 is built around a custom ARMv8 CPU core (called Falkor) optimised for server workloads, offering up Read the full story

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Ars Technica: Windows is coming back to ARM, this time with 32-bit x86 compatibility

Windows is coming back to ARM, this time with 32-bit x86 compatibility
Ars Technica

This time around, the plan is for ARM to be just another PC platform. Read the full story

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An Open Letter from Scientists to President-Elect Trump on Climate Change - Scientific American Blog Network

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/an-open-letter-from-scientists-to-president-elect-trump-on-climate-change/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_ENGYSUS_BLOG


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Ohio "Fetal Heartbeat" Law Fails On Science And Humanity

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2016/12/07/ohio-fetal-heartbeat-law-fails-on-science-and-humanity/#15ab55eb1bdc


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Donald Trump’s Boeing & Air Force One Tweet -- Story Behind the Tweet | National Review

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/442842/donald-trump-boeing-air-force-one-tweet-story-behind-tweet

This is the way fascist terrorism operates.

it is an excellent excuse to send the more likely message Trump wants to send to corporate America: If you criticize Donald Trump, you're going to pay a price.

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Trump’s Threat to the Constitution - The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/opinion/trumps-threat-to-the-constitution.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0


He had questioned judicial independence, threatened the freedom of the press, called for violating Muslims' equal protection under the law, promised the use of torture and attacked Americans based on their gender, race and religion. He had also undermined critical democratic norms including peaceful debate and transitions of power, commitment to truth, freedom from foreign interference and abstention from the use of executive power for political retribution

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Tom's Guide: Your Windows 10 PC Will Soon Rival Amazon Echo

Your Windows 10 PC Will Soon Rival Amazon Echo
Tom's Guide

How can Microsoft compete with Amazon Echo and Google Home? By turning every single Windows 10 PC out there into a smart device. According to a massive new report from Windows Central, the Redmond tech giant is developing Home Hub: a new software tool that will allow Windows desktops to accept always-on voice commands, control your smart home gadgets and plan appointments for the entire family. Image: Microsoft Home Hub will be part of a free software update that won't require a specific machine Read the full story

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Best 50 Albums of 2016

http://apps.npr.org/best-music-2016/list/top-albums


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Ivanka Trump was closing business deal in Japan when pictured with Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe | The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ivanka-trump-japan-business-deal-donald-trump-shinzo-abe-prime-minister-a7457161.html


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GDP vs income

https://stefanthewissen.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/nolan-et-al-2016-gdp-per-capita-versus-median-household-income-inet-wp.pdf

The Perils of Empathy - WSJ

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-perils-of-empathy-1480689513


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Popular vote

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/01/clinton_lead_tops_2_5_million_as_trump_popular_vote_lie_spreads.html


---Steve