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Hello my fellow Politiores Troglodytes. This Blog is a collection of Posts, Poems, & Short Stories that I write on a daily basis. If you find it entertaining, informative, and controversial, then I have done my job properly. Thank goodness too, because Karma has been on my case of late. I'm supposed to bring fifty people into the fold or I'll have to give back the part of Einstein's brain I inherited. No, I'm not one of the Scientists who got a piece of his brain when he died. Karma said, "Eat this knowledge. It'll make you smarter!" The bargain I made with Karma was, if I could change fifty people into Politiores Populos, I would be rewarded with my very own Lamborghini. So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Like what you're reading, then read on. P.S. Populo is Latin for people. Politiores is Latin for educated. Troglodytes is English for troglodytes. And Einstein's brain was stolen by Thomas Stoltz Harvey after his death in 1955 and eventually divvied up into 240 pieces. If you just read that last sentence, then you have just learned something and I'm just that much closer to fulfilling my commitment to Karma!

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Believing In Educating Oneself

I was thinking of making my
Posts
on
Saturday
all about
Science & Technology.
Or anything related to those subjects.
I have saved up some interesting stories,
that I have read over,
which I have been considering writing about.
But after counting how many I have saved,
I think for starters,
I'll give you the
Headlines & Links,
so you can choose which ones interest you.
In no particular order:

 "Alien Megastructure" Star Mystery Deepens After Fresh Kepler Data Confirms Erratic Dimming By
"The case of Tabby’s star keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. The star — formally known by its somewhat clunky name KIC 8462852 — has been a source of endless intrigue for astronomers since September, when its bizarre behavior triggered speculations over the existence of an alien civilization around it."

"Quadrooter" Bug Puts Android Devices At Risk
"Android owners, beware: Security flaws found in Qualcomm processors serving Google's mobile operating system could put your devices at risk." 

Report: Security breach at Oracle’s Micros unit could affect consumers
By for SiliconBeat.com
"Oracle’s computer servers have reportedly been hacked, you and I might suffer some of the consequences." 

Neighboring star Proxima Centauri has Earth-sized planet
By Jonathan Amos for BBC News.com
"The nearest habitable world beyond our Solar System might be right on our doorstep - astronomically speaking." 

This Weird Galaxy Is Actually 99.99 Percent Dark Matter
By Hanneke Weitering for Space.com on MSN.com
"Astronomers have discovered a galaxy as big as the Milky Way that consists almost entirely of dark matter, a mysterious and invisible substance that scientists have been trying to figure out for decades. Only one-hundredth of one percent of the galaxy is ordinary, visible matter like stars and planets. The other 99.99 percent of the stuff in this galaxy can't be seen." 

Apple boosts iPhone security after powerful spyware targets an activist
By Associated Press on Los Angeles Times.com
"A botched attempt to break into an activist's iPhone using hitherto unknown espionage software has triggered a global upgrade of Apple's mobile operating system, researchers said Thursday."
New fossil autopsy believes "Lucy" fell from tree
on USA Today.com
"Scientists say that damage to the 3.2-million-year-old partial skeleton dubbed Lucy suggests that this ancient hominid plummeted to her death from high in a tree."

FBI Director Says You Should Cover Your Webcam With Tape
By Matt Novak for GIZMODO.com
"Do you cover your webcam with tape or a sticker? Mark Zuckerberg does. It’s used to guard against hackers who might want to peek at your or your environment through your devices. And now the FBI Director has come out defending his own use of tape on his devices."

"Walk on Mars" with Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin at Limited Engagement "Destination Mars" Holographic Exhibit at KSC Visitor Complex
By for Universe Today.com 
"KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL- Think a Holodeck adventure on Star Trek guided by real life Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin and you’ll get a really good idea of what’s in store for you as you explore the surface of Mars like never before in the immersive new ‘Destination Mars’ interactive holographic exhibit opening to the public today, Monday, Sept.19, at the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Florida."

Tesla: Autopilot improvements coming
By Peter Valdes-Dapena for CNN Money.com 
"Tesla will roll out "major improvements" to its so-called Autopilot software with new versions of the software that will soon be downloaded to owners' Model S and Model X electric vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday on Twitter."

 I think I will stop at
10 Links
today.
I only have
13 More Stories
about
Science & Technology
that I have been reading,
but I don't want to overwhelm you on our first day.

This is,
Believing In Educating Oneself,
Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
- Mark Twain -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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