What a great word, hygge. I’m adopting it. Thank you Denmark.
How ‘hygge’ can help you get through winter | MNN – Mother Nature Network
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Wow. We’re about to find out about comets from the surface of one. http://rosetta.esa.int/
Touchdown confirmed for Philae at 17:03 CET
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This explains some of the difficulties, which are not necessarily obvious, in planning for this transition. This is a great challenge that we ought to pay careful attention to because eventually (soon I hope) these will be things we deal with everywhere–not just in Denmark.
Denmark Aims for 100 Percent Renewable Energy
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The amount of corruption and what appears to be real conspiracy here is ridiculous.
The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase’s Worst Nightmare
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Considering the Conservatives’ poor track record on information access and freedom, this news doesn’t surprise me. It’s too rich though, Mr. Clement’s line that “As an elected representative in a flourishing democracy…” really? “flourishing democracy”? That’s essentially the opposite direction of his party’s actions, which have muzzled scientists, ha ... continue reading
It seems like, more than anything else, this was about freedom, and who was threatened by that. I’m, not sure if I should be using the past tense in that statement.
Sex, Drugs, and Broomsticks: The Origins of the Iconic Witch
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Provoking conception of “AI” as a tool to train and improve our own intelligence at various skills–and then change what we consider human intelligence.
The Three Breakthroughs That Have Finally Unleashed AI on the World | WIRED
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Good observations on how politics could be.
Andrew Coyne: Politics weren’t put aside during the Ottawa hug-out, they were just made over for the occasion | National Post
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