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Hacking inner peace

Posted on November 29, 2018 by HeyJK

The principal calls this a mindful school. Johane Ligondé is effusively warm but with the kind of emotional solidity you’d expect from someone who wakes each morning to manage more than 1,000 kids at the only public middle school in the village of Freeport in Long Island, New York.

Locals Kill One of Elon Musk’s Plans for a Tunnel Under LA

Posted on November 29, 2018 by HeyJK

Lawsuits, man. Elon Musk’s Boring Company has abandoned its plans to dig a tunnel under the west side of Los Angeles after it and the city settled a lawsuit brought by two area neighborhood groups who opposed the scheme. The project, announced last spring, had entailed building a 2.

Opinion: A data scientist cracks the code to landing on the New York Times Best Seller list

Posted on November 29, 2018 by HeyJK

The average American reads 12 or 13 books a year, but with over 3 million books in print, the choices they face are staggering. Despite the introduction of 100,000 new titles each year, only a tiny fraction of these attract a large enough readership to make The New York Times Best Seller list.

‘Distracted Jim’ Morrison has the iPhone blues

Posted on November 28, 2018 by HeyJK

The late Jim Morrison had a lot to say during his short life. He poured his ideas into salient psychedelic rock music and imparted prophetic wisdom during interviews with the press.

Phuture – Acid Tracks (1987)

Posted on November 28, 2018 by HeyJK

How to balance full-time work with creative projects

Posted on November 28, 2018 by HeyJK

It really does! The average person will spend over 90,000 hours, or about a third of their lives, at work. With another third of our hours spent sleeping, the time we actually have for “living” seems modest at best.

Project Fi, a phone plan from Google.

Posted on November 28, 2018 by HeyJK

Introducing a plan that makes saving twice as sweet. Whether you use a little data or a lot, Bill Protection makes sure you’re never paying for data you don’t need.

An Alternative Theory on Purportedly Weak iPhone XR Demand

Posted on November 28, 2018 by HeyJK

Business Insider, reporting on a note from Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall: In the bearish note, Rod Hall and his analyst team said that it seemed as if Apple “miscalculated on the price/feature balance” for the new iPhone XR and that Apple’s less-expensive premium phone might have missed the m

New Mars lander safely touches down. What happens now?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by HeyJK

After a 205-day journey through space, NASA’s InSight lander is safely on the surface of Mars. Tasked with peering beneath the Martian surface and mapping the planet’s underworld, InSight touched down just before 3 p.m.

Beijing to Judge Every Resident Based on Behavior by End of 2020

Posted on November 25, 2018 by HeyJK

China’s plan to judge each of its 1.3 billion people based on their social behavior is moving a step closer to reality, with Beijing set to adopt a lifelong points program by 2021 that assigns personalized ratings for each resident.

MIT researchers create plane that flies without any moving parts

Posted on November 22, 2018 by HeyJK

Researchers at MIT have developed a plane capable of flying without any moving parts, reports MIT Technology Review. The feat was achieved using electroaerodynamic propulsion, which uses a pair of electrodes to push around ions and create ionic wind.

Lose Fat and Tighten Your Abs, Just By Lying There

Posted on November 22, 2018 by HeyJK

“Some people call it ’roids without the rage,” explains Dr. Ryan Neinstein, a board certified plastic surgeon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Uber launches rider loyalty Rewards like credits & upgrades 9 cities

Posted on November 15, 2018 by HeyJK

Uber’s new loyalty program incentivizes you not to check Lyft or the local competitor.

After the Retail Apocalypse, Prepare for the Property Tax Meltdown

Posted on November 15, 2018 by HeyJK

WEST BEND, WI—Kraig Sadownikow doesn’t look like an anti-corporate crusader.

Uber Revenue Slows as Quarterly Loss Surges to $1.1 Billion

Posted on November 15, 2018 by HeyJK

Uber’s sales are dramatically slowing even as the ride-hailing company is spending more to fuel global growth, particularly in its food delivery business.

The Tank That’s Tougher Than Wildfire

Posted on November 14, 2018 by HeyJK

Wildfires used to have a season. From May to October, much of California—plus parts of most states west of the Rockies—would be on alert for dry conditions. Cold, wet November meant the threat was over. Then 2018 happened.

Bullets that can’t miss & super soldiers

Posted on November 14, 2018 by HeyJK

BULLETS that never miss, super soldiers with extreme strength and robot warriors capable of rising up against humans may sound like the stuff of science fiction… but the truth is that they have all already been developed.

Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones and iPads

Posted on November 9, 2018 by HeyJK

Amazon has made a deal with Apple that will see the Cupertino tech company sell its products — including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches — directly on Amazon, according to a report from CNET.

New discovery throws light on mystery of pyramids’ construction

Posted on November 6, 2018 by HeyJK

The mystery of how, exactly, the pyramids were built may have come a step closer to being unravelled after a team of archaeologists made a chance discovery in an ancient Egyptian quarry.

A Llama Antibody Could Be the Key to a Universal Flu Vaccine

Posted on November 3, 2018 by HeyJK

Less than a week ago, Roche snagged regulatory approval for Xofluza, a single-dose oral medication, the first new flu treatment approved in 20 years. Now, new research indicates that llamas, the doe-eyed South American pack animal, may hold the key to flu vaccines.