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Sci-Hub.io – the Pirate Bay of Academic Research. Theft or not?
I recently posted a link on facebook to Sci-Hub.io. Known as the Pirate Bay of the science world created 2011 by neuroscientist Alexandra Elbakyan. After posting the article link to FB there was one...
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Falling Behind?
From: Falling behind? by Jamie Varon But, honestly, here’s the thing that nobody really talks about when it comes to success and motivation and willpower and goals and productivity and all those little...
View Articlefantasy valuations – if you can’t sell at a profit…
You can’t sell at a profit and make it up in volume. This is just business-common-sense. And this matters because as employees of realistic corporations that are required by reality to sustain...
View Articlereal artists ship
“REAL ARTISTS SHIP.“ ““ Steve Jobs (source) The post real artists ship appeared first on Ed Schipul.
View Articledeception
Researchers found that people assigned to be “buyers” respond to the situation in one of three ways: there’s the incrementalist, who consistently applies the same percentage to the known value – such...
View ArticleSuper-logoff as a sort of car-alarm for your FB page
From danah boyd – another very interesting observation on teen behavior in social media. Mikalah uses Facebook but when she goes to log out, she deactivates her Facebook account. She knows that this...
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orange show kaleidoscope gala 2010
View the full gala photo gallery on the orange show site. The post orange show kaleidoscope gala 2010 appeared first on Ed Schipul.
View Articlegroup cohesion
Despite the limitation on oxytocin’s social reach, its effect seems to be achieved more through inducing feelings of loyalty to the in-group than by fomenting hatred of the out-group. The Dutch...
View Article(shows Men’s Bathroom Door Sign)
“¦personally I think people with the power to detonate our economy and ravage our ecology would do better having a picture of Icarus hanging from the wall”¦.I want them thinking about the possibility...
View Articleebert’s this is a dog
We look at others and think, One of / not one of us. Then we make a value judgment depending on who “us” is. Some people may look with distaste at a woman with body piercings, ripped jeans, a studded...
View Articleas such informal appearances may be thought to discredit
“”¦ example of backstage difficulties may be cited from the contingencies of being an exalted person. Persons may become so sacred that the only fitting appearance they can make is in the center of a...
View Articleeligible-bachelor paradox
The Eligible-Bachelor Paradox explained on Slate. Game theory is a bitch folks. This is how you come to the Eligible-Bachelor Paradox, which is no longer so paradoxical. The pool of appealing men...
View Articlethe way that you have sex
There is an entire generation growing up that believes what you see in hard core pornography is the way that you have sex. More: http://makelovenotporn.com/ via brain pickings. I have talked about this...
View Articlean oversupply of women = more sexually permissive culture
Sex is cheap. And in a female dominated society, as the US is quickly becoming, men have the upper hand in bed. From the article “Sex is Cheap” on Slate: …a significant number of young men are faring...
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the guilt of a confessed pre-prayer
Guilt. Guilt is a major factor for me. It is something we Catholics specialize in. Sin is human. You must confess your sins. This is ingrained in you. You step out of the confessional and you glance at...
View ArticleIn nomine Patri
Connor: Now you will receive us. Murphy: We do not ask for your poor, or your hungry. Connor: We do not want your tired and sick. Murphy: It is your corrupt we claim. Connor: It is your evil that will...
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those who remain determined “mouse-avores“ starve
“IV. At the same time, living systems adapt themselves to changes in their environment they learn, grow, develop, evolve. When the mouse population in a region suddenly declines because of an epidemic,...
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tennis opponent wastes time and delays between serves
Excerpts from an email regarding how to handle cheaters taking too long between serves, first or second during a tennis match. Make no mistake, the delay of tennis serve by your opponent is a cheap...
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we’re not completely not termites
From the article: The first dreams we ever had were to be held. And loved. And to explore this amazing world with love in our lives. We dreamed of seeing, touching, and experiencing the world around...
View ArticleMarco Brambilla
Kanye West POWER by Marco Brambilla (Director’s Cut) from ARTJAIL on Vimeo. Ghost by Marco Brambilla from ARTJAIL on Vimeo. The post Marco Brambilla appeared first on Ed Schipul.
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the most beautiful moment at the renaissance festival. EVER.
I saw the most beautiful moment last weekend at the Ren Fest and I have to share it with you. It involves children and green giants. (stay with me for a moment…) I started going to the Texas...
View Articlea human being is a part of the whole
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical...
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Decline in Crime 43% Since 1990 (yes really – so stop watching advertising...
Serious crime has DROPPED 43% since 1990. FORTY THREE PERCENT 43 PERCENT 43 PERCENT DROP IN CRIME AND THE MEDIA HAS CONVINCED YOU IT’S UP BECAUSE THERE IS NO MEDIA, THERE ARE ONLY ADVERTISING...
View Articlehuman or systemic resistance to sharing knowledge
“The biggest impediment,” the commission warned, “is the human or systemic resitance to sharing information.” … “Intelligence should be processed… according to the same quality standards” From “Garland...
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things changed between triple crowns
The digital divide is not only between the digital natives and the elders, between the digitally enhanced and the not, between the glassholes and the blind, but also over time. There is a time we...
View Articlethe plural sector; rebalance
Each of us personally, and all of us together, require attention to three basic needs: protection, provided primarily by our governments; consumption, provided primarily by our businesses; and...
View ArticleBlack Panther – something I’m looking forward to!
Yes, I’m a programmer and full stack developer, speaker, etc, but… at TAMU I minored in history. One of my focus areas was African history (the continent. Think 1000+ years of history.) Thus I’m really...
View ArticleWhen nothing less than our children and our country are at stake
When nothing less than our children and our country are at stake, we must fight. We must speak the truth. The post When nothing less than our children and our country are at stake appeared first on Ed...
View ArticleAgnotology – it’s in all of us
From the article: “Perhaps the best single example of the power of sowing doubt was the decades-long campaign by US tobacco companies to fog the scientific consensus over the link between cigarettes...
View ArticleContinuous, accurate information processing
“Continuous, accurate information processing is essential for many adjustment processes of any living system. Constant, vigilant visual observation, for example, enables a fish to know at every moment...
View Articledon’t seek happiness, seek meaning
ARCHIVE POST. PLEASE COMMENT ON THE ORIGINAL ON CHRON. Several friends of mine over the last few years have talked a lot about “seeking happiness” and the goal of “being happy”. Some even have...
View Articlefaulty redundant asynchronous communication is efficient
I found myself with 60 relevant business emails in my inbox last Wednesday, the morning before I flew out on a business trip, and I jumped over to twitter to find out if anything important was going...
View Article“NOT JUST A TOASTER WITH PICTURES“
“Since 1950 there has been a total of more than 3,500 research studies conducted in America on the effects of media violence on the population. One random analysis of almost 1,000 studies found to...
View ArticleAre our kids teaching us modern culture?
It seems to me that our children are masters of modern culture before we are. With the dawn of the computer age we all quickly realized that our children were learning computers and technology faster...
View ArticleThe sole object is to hold attention and satisfy an audience
“Those who manipulate the shadows that dominate our lives are the agents, publicists, marketing departments, promoters, script writers, television and movie producers, advertisers, video technicians,...
View ArticleFake Facebook Profiles – Keep Your Guard Up
From this quarter’s 2600 magazine, an article excerpt from “Create Mass Hysteria on a College Campus Using Facebook” by alleyrat. The two most crucial aspects of a fake profile are that it must be a...
View ArticleChron Post: Bankruptcy and the Unforgiving Servants
On the 2010 rise in bankruptcy filings: my understanding is that there are three major categories of debt that “tip” people over the edge. Credit card debt, made more difficult to vacate after the...
View Articlebefore you died?
Narrator: [Tyler steers the car into the opposite lane and accelerates] What are you doing? Tyler Durden: Guys, what would you wish you’d done before you died? Ricky: Paint a self-portrait. The...
View Articleirrational humans
“We spend money we don’t have on things we don’t need to create impressions that won’t last on people we don’t care about.” (more) The post irrational humans appeared first on Ed Schipul.
View ArticleReligion is the overwhelmingly dominant factor in predicting generosity
Some stats from the book Who Really Cares by Arthur C. Brooks: Religion is the overwhelmingly dominant factor in predicting generosity “”religious liberals and religious conservatives are identical....
View Articleno way to store culture except in the medium it exists
A few notes from reading Edward T Hall‘s Beyond Culture: Culture information and techniques are passed from members of one generation to the next. The next generation takes this accumulation, adds its...
View ArticleNotes on Social Objects
If you haven’t read the story of the Microsoft Blue Monster, and Hugh’s thoughts on social objects, I highly recommend it. The full blue monster story is here on Hugh’s blog. I was just rereading it...
View Articlerepresentation of millennials versus the reality
When you encounter a millennial job applicant who is right out of school looking for the “perfect job“, as an older person, you think thoughts like “Hey kid, I was just served a $3 coffee by a 50 year...
View Articledon’t be so judgmental
“I always laugh when somebody says, “don’t be so judgmental.“ Being judgmental is just what we do. Not being judgmental really would be like death. Normative behavior is normal. That original...
View ArticleEmail Subject lines, links and numbered lists – Communicate with clarity and...
The burden of communication is on the communicator; not the recipient. Therefore proper email communication and email etiquette is for YOU to use Use active and strong subject lines – be exact Link to...
View ArticleCoronaVirus – Markets Move on Emotion not Fundamentals
Now we see fears and the reality of coronavirus hitting the markets hard. I’ve said it before, so this is repetition, but worth repeating. Stock markets move on emotion much more than the fundamentals....
View ArticleRussia –“unprecedented damage to pursue small tactical advantages”
From the article: “No country has weaponized its cyber capabilities as maliciously or irresponsibly as Russia, wantonly causing unprecedented damage to pursue small tactical advantages and to satisfy...
View ArticleStand Down
Quote: “We will not tolerate actions that go against the fundamental principles of the oath we share, including actions associated with extremist or dissident ideologies,” the memo reads. “Service...
View ArticleBridgeport Connecticut
Quote: “…. “…. some cities are certainly more dangerous than others. With cities like Bridgeport recording the highest numbers of property crimes and violent crimes in the state’s history, we are not...
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