Daily Archives: November 5, 2014

From the outset, Republicans had a simple plan: Don’t make mistakes, and make it all about Obama. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

As the geopolitical satire turns 10, it reminds of how much the world has and hasn’t changed. Source: http://www.theatlantic.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

“Prime could be the VIP pass to the Internet.” Source: recode.net See on Scoop.it – iLife

The virus itself is really nothing special—until it gets inside a human. Source: arstechnica.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

An alarm clock that emits the scent of bacon, a glow ball that signals if it is too windy to go out sailing, and an “egg minder” that tells you how many eggs are in your refrigerator no matter where … Continue reading →

New research finds we indulge in a wide variety of erotic fantasies. Source: http://www.psmag.com The proportion of women acknowledging submissive fantasies is not negligible; Being sexually dominated (64.6 percent), being tied up for sexual pleasure (52.1 percent), being spanked or … Continue reading →

Wait—what?I’ve heard a lot of crazy things in Silicon Valley, but this one is new. Apparently, big data can make you happier.That’s the new claim according to Stefan Weitz, Senior Director of Search Source: http://www.linkedin.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Answer by Cathy Lam: Love is opening your heart to someone, showing them where to cut, then hand them the knife, trusting they will never hurt you. What is love?

This is a follow-up question to What are some scientific explanations for love?. Note: The count of “Baby, don’t hurt me.” answers is currently 50. Don’t be that person. What is love?

by Zen Gardner It seems things change more than we think – way more and in more ways. Even when we’re aware of the underlying reality of constant change, we reference new changes by our memory and … Source: http://www.bodymindsoulspirit.com … Continue reading →

“I awoke only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep.” –Leonardo Da Vinci A Rubicon is any bounding or limiting line (comfort zone, mental paradigm, status quo), that seems risky or dangerous, or even impassable. “Crossing … Continue reading →

What it takes to attain “the mark of a soul in readiness.” Marcus Aurelius is considered the last of Ancient Rome’s Five Good Emperors, b Source: http://www.brainpickings.org http://www.amazon.com/Meditations-New-Translation-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/0812968255/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1415187669&sr=8-3&keywords=meditations See on Scoop.it – iLife

November 2, 2014 A team led by the Lawrence Livermore scientists has created a new way to selectively deliver drugs to a specific area in the body using carbon nanotubes (CNTs). (KurzweilAI reporte… Source: scienceofsingularity.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Plummeting prices for corn and soybeans are weighing on land values and threatening a yearslong boom for U.S. growers. Source: online.wsj.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda Source: http://www.reuters.com Barack Obama faces an America … Continue reading →

Republicans promise that if they seize the majority, they’ll stop Obama—and stop the Washington gridlock. Can they really do both? Source: http://www.theatlantic.com Streamline and reduce (if not eliminate outright) taxes; pass comprehensive Immigration-Reform; repeal gun-control laws; pass Keystone Pipeline; expand … Continue reading →

A Republican tide ripped the Senate away from Democrats Tuesday, according to CNN projections, giving the GOP full control of Congress and the power to pin down President Barack Obama during his last two years in office. Source: edition.cnn.com The … Continue reading →