Sunday, December 31, 2017

The best documentaries of 2017



The best documentaries of 2017

From Interesting Stuff, a Flipboard magazine by jha

It's been a good year for documentary storytelling – make sure these films are on your list if you haven't seen them yet 31December 2017 Throughout 2017 we've seen…

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the guardian: The 100 best nonfiction books of all time: the full list


The 100 best nonfiction books of all time: the full list
the guardian

After two years of careful reading, moving backwards through time, Robert McCrum has concluded his selection of the 100 greatest nonfiction books. Take a quick look at five centuries of great writing Robert McCrum reflects on his 100 greatest nonfiction books list The 100 best novels written in English: the full list What did Robert miss? Leave your thoughts in the comments 1. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert (2014) An engrossing account of the looming catastrophe caused by ecology's " Read the full story


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Fossbytes: 10 Best Free Antivirus Software For 2018 To Protect Your PC


10 Best Free Antivirus Software For 2018 To Protect Your PC
Fossbytes

f you're using Windows operating system and you have a rough idea of what's happening in the cybersecurity world, you must be knowing that your favorite computer isn't safe from malware and other threats. Same applies to Android and macOS platforms. To protect you from threats, cybersecurity firms develop and release antivirus software. In this […] The post 10 Best Free Antivirus Software For 2018 To Protect Your Computer appeared first on Fossbytes. Read the full story


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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

If you can solve one of these 6 major math problems, you'll win a $1 million prize



If you can solve one of these 6 major math problems, you'll win a $1 million prize

From mathematics, a Flipboard magazine by sarah masare

In 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute announced the Millennium Prize problems. These were a collection of seven of…

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Netflix codes: The secret numbers that unlock 1000s of hidden films and TV shows



Netflix codes: The secret numbers that unlock 1000s of hidden films and TV shows

From Cool Stuff, a Flipboard magazine by Kenneth Reid

Netflix's incredibly niche, personalised subgenres have long captivated movie nerds, from "Steamy Crime Movies from the…

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Sunday, December 17, 2017

The best whisky for Christmas and New Year 2017



The best whisky for Christmas and New Year 2017

From Food & Drink, a Flipboard magazine by The Guardian

From Scotland to Japan, the best buys for the festive season The Scots have an appealingly philosophical way of looking at weather. You can hear it in…

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Saturday, December 16, 2017

What Trump Needs to Know About North Korea's History - POLITICO Magazine

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/09/donald-trump-north-korea-history-215473


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Feature Visualization

https://distill.pub/2017/feature-visualization


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Introduction To Neural Networks



Introduction To Neural Networks

From Artificial Intelligence, a Flipboard magazine by Jeremie Faye

This tutorial was originally posted here on Ben's blog, GormAnalysis. Artificial Neural Networks are all the rage. One has to wonder if the catchy name played a role in…

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Ars Technica: Stealth turns 40: Looking back at the first flight of Have Blue


Stealth turns 40: Looking back at the first flight of Have Blue
Ars Technica

The forerunner of the F-117 Stealth Fighter flew for the first time 40 years ago this month. Read the full story


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Saturday, December 09, 2017

Coral Bell’s ‘The End of the Vasco da Gama Era’: A 10th Anniversary Retrospective | The Interpreter

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/debate/coral-bell-s-end-vasco-da-gama-era-10th-anniversary-retrospective


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Interesting quote from "Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers"

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"Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the Global Commons,"

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DoD Announces Appointment of James Baker as Director of the Office of Net Assessment > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > News Release View

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/605502/dod-announces-appointment-of-james-baker-as-director-of-the-office-of-net-asses/


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Restaurants that opened in 2017 | Local | azdailysun.com

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/restaurants-that-opened-in/collection_65ee07e2-14cf-5e20-b424-e5a0982fa8a9.html


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Friday, December 08, 2017

The Unsolved Mystery of Michael Flynn’s Plea Deal – Foreign Policy

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/08/the-unsolved-mystery-of-michael-flynns-plea-deal/


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Interesting quote from "Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers"

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"And just as the panda and the blue whale have come to symbolize both the beauty and the impermanence of mammalian life; and just as creatures such as the bluefin tuna, the Grand Banks codfish, the dodo and the great auk, and the Japanese flowering cherry blossom have come to stand for the precious fragility of nature, the Barrier Reef has come to stand for the earth's delicate and finely balanced frailty. Not just the frailty of corals. Not just of ocean life. But of the planet's life, in total. For as goes the Great Barrier Reef, science is able to claim, so goes the natural world."

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Thursday, December 07, 2017

Taste Southwest flavors, fine dining in Sedona, Ariz.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/food-and-wine/2017/12/07/sedona-arizona-restaurants/928997001/


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The White Man's Burden: </em>Stanza 6 Summary


By all ye cry or whisper,
By all ye leave or do,
The silent, sullen peoples
Shall weigh your gods and you.

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Rudyard Kipling: Poems “Recessional” Summary and Analysis | GradeSaver

http://www.gradesaver.com/rudyard-kipling-poems/study-guide/summary-recessional


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Recessional (poem) - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recessional_(poem)


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Interesting quote from "Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers"

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"The notion that Japanese troops would be armed by those who had recently vanquished them and that they would then be compelled to fight under a British flag alongside Nepalese soldiers for a French colonial ideal against a Vietnamese force that was demanding its own people's independence is well-nigh incomprehensible."

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An Army general produces the most ambivalent review of my new book – Foreign Policy

Plus, the 1991 war never really ended — we fought in Iraq for another two decades. Bottom line: If your foe thinks he won, and the fighting doesn't end, then I don't think you've won your war. Rather, I think you may have won your first battle and then ended the conflict prematurely.

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Friday, December 01, 2017

Popular Science: The best tech for people who appreciate practical gifts


The best tech for people who appreciate practical gifts
Popular Science

When you're a kid, practical gifts are the worst. Sure, you needed those pens for school, but you asked Santa for Nintendo or a Ninja Turtle, not office supplies. They might as well be vegetables. Read the full story


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Futurism: Scientists Have Expanded the Genetic Code in Bacteria


Scientists Have Expanded the Genetic Code in Bacteria
Futurism

All living things are made up of four genetic bases. Now, scientists have successfully added two synthetic bases that could generate amino acids with groundbreaking medical applications. Read the full story


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Labash: Conservatives Should Police Their Own | The Weekly Standard

http://www.weeklystandard.com/labash-conservatives-should-police-their-own/article/2010653

Facts have gone from being a loosely objective reality that reasonable people can generally settle on (even to further manipulate them for cynical or polemical ends), into a choose-your-own-adventure fantasy stroke book for the onanistically inclined.

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