Topic: Space - on July 13, 2016 at 11:40:00 AM CEST
The Space Station Is Becoming A Spy Satellite For Wildlife
Scientists have a new way to eavesdrop on the planet and its inhabitants. Reuters In 1250, the prior of a Cistercian Abbey reputedly tied a note to a leg of a barn swallow, which read: “Oh swallow, where do you live in winter?” The next spring, he got a response: “In Asia, in the home of Petrus.” This perhaps apocryphal story marks one of the first known instances of someone tagging an animal to track its movements. Thanks to many such endeavors, we now know that every year, barn swallows migrate between their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere to wintering grounds throughout the tropics and the south. In 1912, one intrepid individual that was ringed in England turned up 7,500 miles away in South Africa.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on July 13, 2016 at 11:38:00 AM CEST
State-Space of Drug Effects: Results
It is hard to keep up with all of the new research chemicals (RCs). When a substance comes onto the scene, it is hard to predict whether first adopters will experience fascinating, terrifying or just plain weird effects from the drug. Largely, one thing is certain: Most psychonauts agree that describing subjective effects is brutally difficult. Without a principled framework for pinning down the nature of a drug experience, we will continue to misunderstand and misjudge the states of consciousness disclosed by brains on RCs. What should we know about the subjective effects of a drug? In what way are drugs different? And in what way do they produce similar effects? This post will present a general conceptual framework for discussing drug effects in a principled fashion. This will be done by analyzing the responses of a recent survey on drug effects. The major axes of variance are obtained using factor analysis, and the dimensions are interpreted and discussed.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on July 13, 2016 at 11:36:00 AM CEST
Making meth: how New Zealand's knack for 'P' turned into a homebaked disaster
The five men were always going to stand out in the isolated New Zealand surfing village of Ahipara. Their inept attempts to launch a nine-metre boat with multiple mechanical problems provided one clue. The fact they were also offering locals large amounts of cash for help was another. “I knew something dodgy was up,” says Peter Furze, a surfer who watched the men try and fail to get their boat into the rough seas off Ninety Mile Beach. Related: New Zealand police seize record haul of meth in drug bust When a new boat was purchased for NZ$98,000 (£55,000) in cash and then abandoned on the shore, locals demanded police investigate. Their instincts were right.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on July 13, 2016 at 11:35:00 AM CEST
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte urges people to kill drug addicts
Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines’ president on Thursday, extending an olive branch to the country’s elites in his official speech, only to later vow to wipe out drug traffickers and urge the population to kill addicts. Duterte, 71, won last month’s election in a landslide after a campaign dominated by threats to kill tens of thousands of criminals in a relentless war on crime, and tirades against the nation’s elite that cast him as an incendiary, anti-establishment hero.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on July 12, 2016 at 4:49:00 PM CEST
UK's biggest ever haul of class A drugs as £512m of cocaine found in North Sea boat
Three tonnes of cocaine worth £512million, the UK’s biggest class A drugs haul , were found on a boat seized in the North Sea. The captain and first officer of tugboat MV Hamal were yesterday found guilty of drug trafficking. It had left Turkey for Guyana in South America where drugs were loaded. In April 2015, after a tip by French authorities, Royal Navy and Border Force vessels boarded the Hamal 100 miles off Aberdeen.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: SECURITY - on July 12, 2016 at 4:48:00 PM CEST
Two Factor Auth (2FA)
List of websites and whether or not they support 2FA.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: PHOTO - on July 12, 2016 at 4:44:00 PM CEST
GoPro Evolution: A Teardown Through the Ages - Part 2
Our third and final family member is a relative newcomer to the scene. The Hero4 Session is just under a year old—you can tell because it’s 50% smaller and 40% lighter than a full-grown GoPro. All kidding aside, compactness is one of its major selling points—that and the fact that it is supposedly waterproof to 30 feet without an additional waterproofing case. Makes one wonder if it might be hard to break into…
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: AUSTRIA - on July 12, 2016 at 4:41:00 PM CEST
Fotos aus Wiener Kneipen
One of my customers knows his brain is shrinking from all his boozing, but that doesn’t stop him. And to be honest, if I was him, maybe I wouldn’t stop either. He’s divorced, he’s got two children he never sees, the state’s cheated him out of his sickness benefits after an accident he had at work and he’s a man without a country. He’s frustrated. And on top of that, he’s not the brightest and a severe alcoholic. But still, he’s a nice guy. He doesn’t have much money. He drinks cheap rotgut at home, then comes down here to talk crap. You can see the damage he’s done to himself by the way he rolls his eyes and in his funny walk. Even after just one or two beers, he can’t stand up straight. But that doesn’t make him stop drinking. It’s his choice. (Heinz, Manuela’s Pub)
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: STRANGE - on July 12, 2016 at 4:37:00 PM CEST
48 Hours on the Dark Side of Las Vegas
Penthouse orgies fueled by pill-pushing hotel employees. A drug house stocked with sex slaves. Hidden homeless encampments underneath the casinos. A shockingly personal investigation shows the real Sin City is even seedier than you imagined.
There is a tension in the crowd, a sizzling silence as words and cheers cut short and all eyes focus on the same point, everyone holding their breath, every jaw and fist clenched like in the final moments before a fight, as if everyone is about to explode at once. More people are huddling around the table now, closer to the action, pushing against one another until there are no distinct bodies anymore but rather a single compacted entity made of suits and cleavages and spilled glasses, a wordless human volcano ready to erupt under the wary watch of the floor muscle, the entire casino going silent as the wheel spins and spins and spins. “Black eleven,” the croupier announces as the ball stops in a jolt. And the volcano goes off. A deafening cry of victory immediately surges from the crowd’s collective throat. Strangers shout at the top of their lungs until their lungs are shut out of air. You can feel the heat being released like lava and undulating over the cheering people. You can feel it in the timeless night – or is it day? – and in the vodka-infused breaths, as heads go lighter when the chips totaling more than $250,000 get counted and pushed toward the winner. “Vegas, baby!” someone yells.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: BOARD NEWS - on July 12, 2016 at 12:40:00 AM CEST
Gülleschieber vergessen - Ganzes Dorf mit Gülle eingesprüht
Im belgischen Ort Glabbeek hat ein Landwirt versehentlich den Schieber vom Güllefass geöffnet und Hausfassaden, Vorgärten, Autos und Gräber auf einer Strecke von sechs Kilometern verunreinigt.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 11, 2016 at 3:29:00 PM CEST
Woman captured silently confronting heavily-armed Baton Rouge police in powerful photographs is a 28-year-old mom and nurse who spent 24 hours in jail for her 'crime'
It is the photo seen around the world: A young woman in a flowing dress standing with her arms crossed facing down a line of heavily armed police while two armored officers rush forward to put her in handcuffs. Now Dailymail.com can exclusively reveal the woman to be Ieshia Evans, 28, a mother and licensed practical nurse from New York, who was attending her first protest when she was arrested. Natasha Haynes said Evans, a lifelong friend, traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, following the shooting of Alton Sterling because she 'wanted a better future for her five-year-old son'.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: POLITIK - on July 11, 2016 at 2:25:00 PM CEST
Andrea Leadsom quits Conservative leadership race
Andrea Leadsom has pulled out of the contest to become the next Conservative Party leader and UK PM - with Theresa May now set to succeed David Cameron. Mrs Leadsom said she did not believe she had sufficient support to lead a "strong and stable government". She also said a nine-week leadership campaign at such a "critical time" for the UK would be "highly undesirable".
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
