Scientists develop blood test that predicts whether you’ll die in next 10 years

Posted on August 21, 2019 by HeyJK

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While it’s not exactly the most cheerful thought for a Wednesday morning, one day, all of us will die. But if you could find out exactly when you’ll die, would you want to know?

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Florida raking in billions as Americans abandon high-tax states

Posted on August 9, 2019 by HeyJK

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State governments can benefit greatly from an influx of movers – enjoying everything from increased tax revenues to new business activity. Recently, changes to the U.S. tax code have encouraged an increasing number of people to move – taking their cash to lower-tax states like Florida.

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An Old-School Auto Supplier Is Betting on an Electric Future

Posted on August 8, 2019 by HeyJK

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The latest sign of a world gone mad for battery-powered cars comes a company few consumers know by name, but whose products millions rely on to move about their daily lives.

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X-37B Military Space Plane’s Latest Mystery Mission Hits 700 Days

Posted on August 8, 2019 by HeyJK

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The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B military space plane has now been circling Earth for 700 days, just a few weeks shy of the vehicle’s spaceflight-duration record. The robotic X-37B launched on its fifth and latest mission, known as Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5), on Sept. 7, 2017.

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Ogilvy kills public urination with optical illusions

Posted on August 7, 2019 by HeyJK

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It’s not so common in America — land of the free and home of the rare public urination sighting. But over in Europe, people have grown fond of taking a slash in just about any outside environment. One extreme victim is Paris. Train stations in particular are a pee-zone of choice.

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‎Paranoid Android by Christopher O’Riley

Posted on August 7, 2019 by HeyJK

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Hold Me To This – Christopher O’Riley Plays Radiohead Christopher O’Riley

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Punpedia

Posted on August 5, 2019 by HeyJK

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Skip to content Punpedia The Online Encyclopedia of Puns Punpedia The Online Encyclopedia of Puns

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The Fasting Cure Is No Fad

Posted on August 2, 2019 by HeyJK

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New research is showing the profound benefits—for weight, longevity and fighting disease—of eating only during limited hours

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Draft NASA Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy Launch Vehicle at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

Posted on August 2, 2019 by HeyJK

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Status Report From: Glenn Research Center Full document EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSpace Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA), with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as Lead Agency, to evaluate the potential environmental impacts res

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Neuroscientists decode brain speech signals into written text

Posted on July 31, 2019 by HeyJK

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Doctors have turned the brain signals for speech into written sentences in a research project that aims to transform how patients with severe disabilities communicate in the future.

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BMW to Charge $80 Annual Fee for Apple CarPlay

Posted on July 23, 2019 by HeyJK

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BMW will turn Apple CarPlay into a subscription service beginning with its 2019-model-year vehicles. The German automaker currently charges a one-time $300 to add Apple CarPlay capability to navigation-equipped BMW models.

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The Best Magazine Articles Ever

Posted on July 22, 2019 by HeyJK

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The following are suggestions for the best magazine articles (in English) ever.  Stars denote how many times a correspondent has suggested it. Submitter comments are in italics. For a great way to read long-form magazine articles on a tablet device see my review of LongForm and Instapaper here.

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Microsoft invests in and partners with OpenAI to support us building beneficial AGI

Posted on July 22, 2019 by HeyJK

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Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to support us building artificial general intelligence (AGI) with widely distributed economic benefits. We’re partnering to develop a hardware and software platform within Microsoft Azure which will scale to AGI.

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TomCross on Twitter

Posted on July 22, 2019 by HeyJK

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Team TUM achieved 299mph (482km/h) in the Hyperloop prior to the pod rapid unplanned disassembly. The brakes stopped it immediately, they’re designed to work even if loss of power. The crowd and team were ecstatic! @SuperclusterHQ @TUM_Hyperloop @elonmusk

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Neuralink Livestream

Posted on July 17, 2019 by HeyJK

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The Slow Death of Hollywood

Posted on July 15, 2019 by HeyJK

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Welcome to Big, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here. First, housekeeping. I’m launching a new section of Big called “From the Mailbag,” which are emails from readers.

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I Come to Bury Biden, Not to Praise Him

Posted on July 14, 2019 by HeyJK

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Where Are All the Bob Ross Paintings? We Found Them.

Posted on July 13, 2019 by HeyJK

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Bob Ross painted more than 1,000 landscapes for his television show — so why are they so hard to find? We solve one of the internet’s favorite little mysteries. Watched the video? Here are a few more details.

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Scientists may have found a better way to spot early signs of dementia: our eyes

Posted on July 11, 2019 by HeyJK

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As our body’s central control center, the brain has to keep going at all costs. It makes sense that it’s surrounded by biological safeguards: a bony skull, a sack of tissue, and blood vessels that filter out most infectious bugs.

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Yes, the baseball is different — again. An astrophysicist…

Posted on July 9, 2019 by HeyJK

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Welcome to baseball, circa 2019. Balls are flying, and records are falling. Players are on pace to hit 6,618 home runs, 1,000 more than last season’s 5,585 and 500 more than 2017’s all-time high of 6,105.

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