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Happy Saturday y'all! Below, I have rounded up some things for you to think about this weekend:
1. An interesting analysis of Terence McKenna's oft-used quote "Culture is not your friend." The author takes apart the reasons why Terence's advice may be somewhat half-baked.
That's all for this week's edition of Weekend Thoughts. Until next week, keep thinking wilder.
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Happy Saturday y'all! Below, I have rounded up some things for you to think about this weekend:
1. In the early 1970s, a Rutgers University environmental science student named billy barr (he spells it lowercase) returned to Gothic, Colorado after graduation and has lived in the ghost town as its sole resident for the past several decades. The location is supposedly a ghost town built around a silver mine. barr didn't just stay for the sights—he has meticulously collected snowfall and temperature measurements that have proven quite valuable to climate scientists.
2. The Netherlands has been an early adopter of renewable energy technologies for centuries, using wind power for centuries. As of now, the Dutch railways network will be using it to power 100% of their electric trains. Even though that is extremely impressive, they even did it one year ahead of schedule! The electric trains shuttle 600,000 people in around 5,500 trips per day, and it only takes an hour for a wind turbine to generate enough power to run a train for 120 miles. And they're not stopping there—the railways network will continue researching ways to reduce their machines' consumption of energy by 35 percent before 2020 as well!
That's all for this week's edition of Weekend Thoughts. Until next week, keep thinking wilder.
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Happy Saturday y'all! Below, I have rounded up some things for you to think about this weekend:
1. The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing right now, and one of the most interesting products introduced so far is the wireless charging technology by Energous. If you're unfamiliar with the company it is a startup that uses RF to charge devices at a distance. In a word seemingly increasingly hostile to cords and wires, Energous is attempting to create a way for us to charge our small rechargeable devices like wearables, phones, and tablets. The line of products is expected to release over the next several months, which means that within the next few years we may be in a truly wireless world.
2. I enjoyed taking a look at this collection of what early computer viruses looked like. They look old-school, retro even.
That's all for this week's edition of Weekend Thoughts. Until next week, keep thinking wilder.
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Happy Saturday y'all! Below, I have rounded up some things for you to think about this weekend:
1. Check out what to expect with regard to space news in 2017! Some of the highlights include the first total solar eclipse (across the continental United States) since 1918, the release of a Deep Space Atomic Clock for navigational purposes, and NASA's Cassini mission will make contact with Saturn.
That's all for this week's edition of Weekend Thoughts. Until next week, keep thinking wilder.
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Happy Saturday y'all! Below, I have rounded up some things for you to think about this weekend:
1. Although the Technology Industry is well-known for providing free alcoholic beverages to its employees year-round, the practice may be doing more harm than good by alienating non-drinkers. As a recent teetotaler myself (I have been doing the One Year No Beer challenge since the beginning of November), I definitely sympathize with this sentiment. When one (or more) of the major perks that a company is offering don't apply or appeal to you, you feel a bit left out. It leads to feeling under-appreciated and and encourages unhealthy behavior. So while Silicon Valley may not want to completely stop offering booze to its employees, it may be helpful to reassess its relationship with alcohol and consider providing healthier alternatives for those who choose to abstain.
That's all for this week's edition of Weekend Thoughts. Until next week, keep thinking wilder.
