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What the CIA thinks of your antivirus program
Peppering the 8,000 pages of purported Central Intelligence Agency hacking data released Tuesday by WikiLeaks are reviews of some of the world's most popular anti-virus products. The hackers are quoted taking potshots at anti-virus firms, suggesting the American intelligence agencies are keenly aware of flaws in the products meant to be keeping us all safe online. The data published by WikiLeaks isn't systematic enough to draw firm conclusions about the reliability of one product or another and the uncertain dating means the CIA's critiques provide more of a snapshot than an overview.
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This house was 3D-printed in just 24 hours
If you need a house in a hurry, this is for you.
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America last: The case for moral disengagement from politics in the age of Trump
We may well be seeing the rise of fascism — but Democrats and liberals have helped make it possible. Just say no! By Anis Shivani.
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What Causes Burnout and How to Overcome It
It’s common to feel tired after a long day at work or to need a holiday after a month-long sprint to finish a new feature. But sadly it’s also common to feel tired all the time. To lack enthusiasm about your work. To feel cynical and disengaged from what you do.
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Why we should stop using the 40-hour work week
‘As long as you get your 8 hours in.’ From the second you walk into a classroom, you’re taught to structure your day around an 8-hour block. And it’s no different once you move into the working world.
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The case for going to bed at 2:30 am
There’s nothing virtuous about "early to bed, early to rise."
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New $10 Raspberry Pi Zero comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Still tinier and cheaper than the flagship, the Raspberry Pi Zero goes wireless.
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Younger is not always better when it comes to learning a second language
Language immersion environment best for young children, the classroom setting is better for early teenagers, while self-guided language learning is better for adults.
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An Epidemic of Unnecessary Treatment
First, listen to the story with the happy ending: At 61, the executive was in excellent health. His blood pressure was a bit high, but everything else looked good, and he exercised regularly. Then he had a scare. He went for a brisk post-lunch walk on a cool winter day, and his chest began to hurt. Back inside his office, he sat down, and the pain disappeared as quickly as it had come.
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Crispy Flourless Flax Cookies (Vegan And Gluten-Free) - MyHealthyDessert
Here’s a super easy-to-make recipe for delicious crispy cookies that requires no flour. It’s dairy-free, vegan and gluten-free.
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The 3 Types of Writing People Actually Want to Read
I remember the first time a piece I wrote was rejected by an Editor.
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How to Run a Rogue Government Twitter Account With an Anonymous Email Address and a Burner Phone
Security expert Micah Lee's guide to creating an anonymous e-mail account, anonymous phone number — and anonymous Twitter account.
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Homemade Vegan Ferrero Rocher
Here’s a delicious recipe for homemade Ferrero Rocher truffles that are dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, require no cooking, and taste absolutely amazing.
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How Silicon Valley Is Trying to Hack Its Way Into a Longer Life
The titans of the tech industry are known for their confidence that they can solve any problem--even, as it turns out, the one that's defeated every other attempt so far. That's why the most far-out strategies to cheat death are being tested in America's playground for the young, deep-pocketed and brilliant: Silicon Valley. Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, has given more than $330 million to research about aging and age-related diseases. Alphabet CEO and co-founder Larry Page launched Calico...
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Google releases TensorFlow 1.0 with new machine learning tools
At Google's inaugural TensorFlow Dev Summit in Mountain View, California, today, Google announced the release of version 1.0 of its TensorFlow open source framework for deep learning, a trendy type of artificial intelligence. Google says the release is now production-ready by way of its application programing interface (API).
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How I Set Aside Two Days Each Week To Work On Just One Thing
You already know about time "batching," but when those batch periods slide all over your schedule, they aren't much good to you.
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Privacy is Power
The desk I’m typing this on is a little wobbly. I adjusted the legs yesterday to be a little shorter after noticing the reason my wrists were hurting was because they were bent upward at an uncomfortable angle. My office at home is now clean and empty, after pending several hours the day before throwing away empty boxes of electronics that I for some reason found value in keeping. I also finally fixed our “broken” bathroom door, which for the last three months wouldn’t shut...
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Tor-developed smartphone app will detect internet censorship and surveillance
The Tor Project, responsible for software that enables anonymous Internet use and communication, is launching a new mobile app to detect internet censorship and surveillance around the world. The app, called “OONIProbe,” alerts users to the blocking of websites, censorship and surveillance systems and the speed of networks. Slowing internet speeds down to a crawl is one way governments censor internet content they deem illegal. The app also spells out how users might be able to circumvent the blockage.
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What Effective Protest Could Look Like
Fourteen years ago, I found myself an unexpected micro-target of a left-liberal protest demonstration. I had visited London to watch the debate and subsequent vote in the House of Commons over the Iraq war resolution. A huge demonstration against the war snaked down Whitehall toward Parliament. I wandered into Trafalgar Square for a view. Somebody recognized me as a recent alumnus of the Bush administration; arguably its least important member, but undeniably the closest at hand. A small throng surrounded me, and there followed what the diplomats would describe as a candid exchange of views.
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The Map of Mathematics
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Sexual Attraction Is Shaped by Gut Bacteria, Infectious Diseases, and Parasites
Behind our sexual impulses — who we feel attracted to and why — complex biological interactions help determine our feelings, our obsessions, our repulsions.
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LibreOffice 5.3 Released, Called ‘Most Feature-Rich Release’ Ever
LibreOffice 5.3 is now available to download, and The Document Foundation is calling it 'one of the most feature-rich releases in the history of the application'!
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The secret to living a meaningful life
Your ambitions to improve your life do not need to be confined by your personality. By Christian Jarrett.
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The Real Controversy Over The Non-Existent 'Bowling Green Massacre' Is That It Was The...
Kellyanne Conway is using a non-existent "Massacre" to defend an inhumane policy, based on falsely arguing that two refugees, who were ensnared in a plot created by the FBI to send fake money and fake weapons back to Iraq (and not to attack America), were the tip of the iceberg of a bunch of refugee terrorists (who didn't actually exist) planning to attack America (which never happened) and because of that fake plot, fake massacre and fake terrorists, President Obama similarly banned people from Iraq -- which was something he didn't do. Is that about the sum of it?
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How Jokes Won the Election
How do you fight an enemy who’s just kidding? By Emily Nussbaum.
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Dark Ecology
“How did things get to be this way?” By Paul Kingsnorth.
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How To Condition Your Mind
If I asked how you train your mind, what would you say? “I read a lot.” “I meditate for an hour every day.” “I journal every night.” If any of those things are true, then you’re doing a great job of feeding your mind. But what happens when you feed yourself and don’t workout? You get flabby. People who hit the gym regularly have bodies that show it. The same is true for people who condition their minds. Conditioning isn’t about feeding your brain new information or finding productivity “hacks,” it’s about creating a training routine for your mind.
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The Founder: A Dystopian Business Simulator
A game of startups, disruption, technology, and dystopia by Francis Tseng.
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The Utter Stupidity of the New Cold War
It seems so strange, twenty-seven years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, to be living through a new Cold War with (as it happens, capitalist) Russia… By Gary Leupp.
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A Psychiatrist Who Survived The Holocaust Explains Why Meaningfulness Matters More Than Happiness
"It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness." In September 1942, Viktor Frankl, a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna, was arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp with his wife and parents. Three years later, when his camp was liberated, most of his family, including his pregnant wife, had perished — but he, prisoner number 119104, had lived.
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