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Wealth & Inequality/Tech

Stephen Hawking’s replies to the questions that were submitted for an AMA on Reddit were just posted...  So many great comments, this one in particular caught my eye...

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See also

My Flipboard on Wealth & Inequality

My Weebly page on Futurism

Click here to view the rest of the AMA

Writing for Wikipedia event 10/26/16

Reclaim Your Privacy

Edward Snowden Explains How to Reclaim Your Privacy via The Intercept It’s a long read, but worth reading..  for those that want the cliff notes version, I pulled these from this article: Step One:  Tor Software to use to browse the web anonymously Step Two:  HTTPS Everywhere Forces your browser to use https (think *secure session*, like the kind of connection you want when you are shopping or banking online) Step Three:  Duck Duck Go Search engine that doesn't track you (set as the default of your browser) Step Four:  KeePassX Password manager, use in conjunction with 2-Factor Authentication [// I think this is great for websites in general but banking, credit card, email and other "mission critical" sites-- I'm still a little skeptical about relying on using a key system for these sites] Step Five:  Signal Encrypted instant messenger & calling without having to change your number

Will Richardson's latest talk:

The Surprising Truth About Learning in Schools | Will Richardson | TEDxWestVancouverED

Beliefs about how we can help students develop into powerful learners versus how schools work 

We know how to help kids develop into powerful learners. Now, we just need to make that happen in schools. "A parent of two teen-agers, Will Richardson has spent the last dozen years developing an international reputation as a leading thinker and writer about the intersection of social online learning networks and education. Will has authored four books (with two more on the way), including ""Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information are Everywhere"" (September, 2012) published by TED books and based on his 2013 TEDx talk in Melbourne, Australia. ""Why School?"" is now the #1 best-selling TED book ever. A former public school educator of 22 years, Will is also co-founder of Modern Learner Media and co-publisher of ModernLearners.com which is a site dedicated to helping educational leaders and policy makers develop new contexts for new conversations around education.

update...  aliens... maybe

The Case of the So-Called Alien Megastructure Just Got Weirder

lol...  we shall see....  

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Giving blogging another chance

some of the posts read on 12/4

The NSA Hiding a Shadow Government Behind a Haystack to Keep Us Safe via Dailykos.com

I've been doing a lot of reading lately on this subject (and related subjects), but managed to be even more shocked by this one...

Prada, Yuck-- Or the New Trouble with Capitalism? via Ricochet

Liberal Fascism on Broadway via Ricochet

Culture of Ignorance via Washingtonsblog

Governments From Around the World ADMIT That They Carry Out False Flag Terror via Washintonsblog

Take it to the Bank via Washingtonsblog

Healthcare.gov sort of fixed, good enough for "vast majority" via Ars Technica

In airport security scanning, ultra-rare items are harder to catch via Ars Technica

Charged with Theft, Man Arrested For Plugging Car into School's Outlet via Ars Technica

Why YouTube Buffers: The Secret Deals that Make- and Break- Online Video via Ars Technica (need to finish)

FCC Chair: ISPs Should Be Able to Charge Netflix for Internet Fast Lane via Ars Technica

Genetic Adam and Eve May Have Walked on Earth at the Same Time via Ars Technica

NSA Collects Nearly 5 Billion Cellphone Location Records per Day via ArsTechnica

Your Questions About the New IPCC Climate Change Report Answered via ArsTechnica

Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK to Not Know How the Internet Works via Motherboard

No Girls Allowed via Polygon

Wall Climbing Concept Car Wins LA Auto Show via Dvice

Self Dimming Smart Windows Change With Superhuman Speed via Dvice

Tiny Slide Projector Takes Your Instagrams to the Next Retro Level via Dvice

Full Text of Benedict XVI's Letter to Athieist via National Catholic Register

Climate Change 'Tipping Points' Imminent via Physorg

Obama: "I'm not allowed an iPhone'" via Physorg

Investment Program Can Cut Global Health Disparities by 2035 via MedicalXpress

Study Gives New Meaning to 'Let Your Fingers Do the Walking' via MedicalXpress

Humans Not Smarter Than Animals, Just Different, Experts Say via Physorg

Students Hate Writing Papers. Professors Hate Grading Papers. Let

Everybody in college hates papers. Students hate writing them so much that they buy, borrow, or steal them instead. Plagiarism is now so commonplace that if we flunked every kid who did it, wed have a worse attrition rate than a MOOC. And on those rare occasions undergrads do deign...

http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/an-open-letter-in-defense-of-rebecca-schuman/54301

https://www.change.org/petitions/scholars-writers-and-teachers-open-letter-in-defense-of-rebecca-schuman

Corruption

Make No Mistake the FIFA War is Not About Football or Corruption via The Wire

FIFA Indictments Reveal Loretta Lynch’s Hypocrisy via Aljazeera America

Long Hiatus

I’m slowly getting back online...  Over the last 6 months I haven’t been online much other than posting to IG and infrequently on Fb with the random moment on Twitter.   I am very lucky to be here and I’m very thankful to be on my way to a full recovery...  I’ll be sharing more on that in a future post and in the introduction to my next book... 

I’ve spent the afternoon making a few updates to my site:  kristen.education.  You’ll see a new header and I’ve also added some of my “secret” pages to the “Curation” page.  

My next project is going to be signing up for Star Wars Virtual Half Marathon.  I’m going to ask friends and family to sponsor me and donate the money to a Kidney Charity.  

Stay tuned!