Transcendence Movie 2014That’s Really Possible – by Glyn Taylor

Transcendence, a 2014 movie produced by Christopher Nolan, features events which are predicted by many scientists and futurists as likely to occur in reality within the first half of this century. The predictions featured include those subscribed to by Ray Kurzweil, Hugo de Garis, and Jason Silva.

The plot involves two leading computer scientists working towards their goal of sparking the Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.   Continue reading “Transcendence Movie Features Real Future Predictions”

Bloomberg – by Mark Chediak, Christopher Martin and Ken Wells

If you wonder why America’s utilities are rattled by the explosive growth in rooftop solar – – and are pushing back — William Walker has a story for you.

A flip-flop wearing Walker stands in his driveway pointing to a ubiquitous neighborhood feature – solar panels on the roofs of five of six houses nearby. He lives in Ewa Beach, a development on the sultry leeward coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu built on land cleared of sugar cane fields.   Continue reading “Utilities Feeling Rooftop Solar Heat Start Fighting Back”

Harvest Moon

This is a proposal of how Atheism has become a religion.  I am speaking of a specific kind of atheist, not a buddhist atheist, but an atheist who has faith in science, the scientific method, and worships these entities.  Simply being an Atheist does not make one a religious-atheist according to this proposal.

Some religions have worshiped statues and objects as their god. I am proposing Atheism is not impervious to Idolatry.   Continue reading “Atheism As A Religion”

Natural News – by Margie King

The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas can be traced back to ancient Scandinavian rules of war. The story goes that if enemies found themselves standing beneath the mistletoe they had to lay down their arms for the rest of the day.

Peacemaking led to the Christmas kissing tradition. It’s said a young man may kiss a girl under the mistletoe, plucking a poison berry from the bush each time. But when the berries are gone, no more kissing.    Continue reading “Mistletoe Extract Beats Chemotherapy Against Colon Cancer Cells”

Bearing Arms – by Bob Owens

I’m going to post this Armslist entry in it’s entirety.  Make of it what you will.

FOR SALE/TRADE: BEWARE COPS SELLING AMMO TO GET YOUR INFORMATION

BEWARE THERES A SCUMBAG ON HERE SELLING MULTIPLE CALS IN ROCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS!! THIS SCUMBAG AGREED TO MEET THEN I WAS SURROUNDED BY POLICE. Continue reading “Are NY Cops using Armslist to try to develop intelligence on gun owners?”

earthNatural News – by JB Bardot

Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a naturally occurring rock made from the skeletons of fossilized diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. When ground into a fine powder, diatomaceous earth works mechanically to destroy a wide range of pests, insects, parasites and pathogens by cutting through the exoskeleton, absorbing bodily fluids and causing them to die. Food grade diatomaceous earth is chemical-free and non toxic.

Diatomaceous earth has many uses including detoxification of the body — inside and out; protecting pets and livestock from parasites and insect infestation; and keep your yard and garden pest-free.   Continue reading “Detox with diatomaceous earth to remove allergies, mercury, chemicals, GMOs, parasites”

Proud papa: Georgina Bloomberg, seen here with her father at a Humane Society benefit, gave birth to her son on Tuesday called Jasper Michael Brown QuintanaYIKES! Not only is it multiplying, his illegitimate grandson was born on Christmas Eve.

New York Times – by EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg became a grandfather on Christmas Eve when his daughter Georgina Bloomberg gave birth to his first grandchild.

Ms. Bloomberg and her boyfriend, Ramiro Quintana, welcomed a son, Jasper Michael Brown Quintana, at 4:34 p.m. on Tuesday in New York City. He weighed 7.7 pounds.   Continue reading “Bloomberg Becomes A Grandfather”

christmas cabinThe Organic Prepper

It has been only 7 months since the lights went out, but it feels like forever. Some people call it the Apocalypse and consider it the worst disaster that the modern world has known. At our house, we call it the Change, because my mother says that just because it is different, doesn’t mean that it’s the end of the world, and that words matter. Whatever you call it, though, the day the lights went out is the day that everything in our world became dramatically different.

The days go on and on, blending into one another with the sameness of our tasks.  I don’t go to school anymore because there was no school. My mother teaches me at night, when we leave the door to the wood stove open to preserve our precious candles, but still have light bright enough to read by.   Continue reading “A Post-Apocalypse Christmas Story”

In the air: A Reaper from 39 Squadron on its approach to Kandahar after a mission. Air Vice-Marshal Philip Osborn, Joint Force Command Capability Director, said the UAVs were an 'indispensable military capability'Daily Mail – by SARAH GRIFFITHS

These days drones are used for everything from farming to surveying remote regions to waging war.

So it makes sense that one Dutch designer has penned the Drone Survival Guide, which like bird watching charts, shows the various shapes and sizes of flying objects by their silhouettes.   Continue reading “21st century bird watching: Drone guide lets sky gazers spot flying military robots using their silhouettes”

Dynamoo’s Blog – by Conrad Longmore

I’ve had quite a few spams with a similar payload to this that I can’t even Unzip. Go figure. But this one is an interesting variation.

Date:      Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:05:38 -0500 [10:05:38 EST] From:      Notice to Appear [support.6@jonesday.com] Subject:      Hearing of your case in Court NR#6976   Continue reading ““Hearing of your case in Court NR#6976” spam”

San Antonio food bankThe Guardian – by Karen McVeigh

For Denise Acosta, it was being laid off for the first time. For Diana Martinez, it was the death of her mother, leaving her as the sole carer for her severely disabled younger brother. For Johnny Hill, it was having to take responsibility, a year away from retirement, for her two young granddaughters.

Each of these hard-working women from San Antonio, Texas, have fallen victim to circumstances that turned their lives upside down, robbing them of their full-time jobs, the paychecks they once enjoyed and, in Acosta’s case, her home. Their stories vary, but they all belong to a growing group, America’s working poor, for whom the journey from getting by to hunger can be brutally short.   Continue reading “Demand for food stamps soars as cuts sink in and shelves empty”

US army soldiers stand guard as a US army aircraft remains on the runway awaiting the arrival of American nationals who are being evacuated due to recent unrest and violence in South Sudan, on December 21, 2013, in Juba. (AFP Photo / Samir Bol)RT News

A small team of US Marines was deployed to Uganda on Tuesday to prepare for more evacuations of Americans from the escalating turmoil in South Sudan.

Pentagon spokesman Col. Steven Warren said a “platoon-sized” team of Marines and a C-130 aircraft would be detached from a deployment in Djibouti to travel to Entebbe, Uganda, AFP reported.   Continue reading “US sends Marines to Uganda to aid South Sudan evacuations”