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January 2015

Wild Friday: Utopia … No Really!

Last summer I met the genius Jacque Fresco at his futuristic Venus Project in central Florida. An engineering visionary and social optimist, his belief that abundance can be provided to everyone on Earth is demonstrated with models, buildings and visual tools that he uses to explain his system to visitors. … Read the rest

Worldwide Wednesday: Jamaica to Legalize Ganja Mon!

Alternet says the home of the Rastafarians is about to legalize their sacramental ganja. Here is more:

The island nation most closely associated with marijuana in the popular mind is about to decriminalize it. The Jamaican cabinet Monday approved a bill that would do just that, as well as allow for the creation of medical marijuana and hemp industries.… Read the rest

Techie Tuesday: Brain to Brain Communication

+You may remember neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis — he built the brain-controlled exoskeleton that allowed a paralyzed man to kick the first ball of the 2014 World Cup. What’s he working on now? Building ways for two minds (rats and monkeys,  to send messages brain to brain.… Read the rest

Mother Earth Monday: Organic Fraud

Oh no! My favorite milk may not be so guilt-free after all.  Common Dreams reports that  “more than a dozen factory farms producing dairy and meat products for stores nationwide engaged in widespread organic fraud for years as the USDA stood idly by.… Read the rest

Wild Friday: Luxury Apocalypse

Enjoy the end of the world from the comfort of a missile silo – for only 1.5 million.  Of course you will have to share your silo with other rich bastards while the zombies roam above until … well, what exactly?… Read the rest

Thirsty Thursday: Seven Creative Things

Charmian shared these 7 Tenets of Creative Writing 

1. You Are Creative
Artists are not special, but each of us is a special kind of artist who enters the world as a creative and spontaneous thinker. While creative people believe they are creative, those who don’t hold that belief are not.… Read the rest

Techie Tuesday: Power “Plants”?

Move over, potato-clock!  Plant-e’s technology produces electricity from plants without damaging them. This month more than 300 LED lights were illuminated by the Dutch company Plant-e in a new energy project called “Starry Sky.” Although the bulbs were ordinary, the electricity running through them derived from a new process that harnesses the power of living plants.  … Read the rest

Mother Earth Monday: Animal Souls – A Moral Truth?

With more on the topic of animal souls is my hero Chris Hedges.  He says:

The battle for the rights of animals is not only about animals. It is about us. Once we desanctify animals we desanctify all life. And once life is desanctified the industrial machines of death, and the drone-like bureaucrats, sadists and profiteers who operate them, carry out human carnage as easily as animal carnage.… Read the rest

Vital Sunday: Saint Vivekenanda?

My friend down the street Swami Ishtananda writes:
Swami Vivekananda is well recognized among world illuminati as a leader of mankind who has helped the human civilization to progress further in betterment of inter-faith and inter-racial understanding. UNESCO organized a four-day symposium in 1993 on Vivekananda, the first of its kind in its history.… Read the rest

Worldwide Wednesday: Trans-Pacific Train Wreck?

If you haven’t heard much about the TPP, that’s part of the problem right there. It would be the largest trade deal in history — involving countries stretching from Chile to Japan, representing 792 million people and accounting for 40 percent of the world economy – yet it’s been devised in secret, even thought Bernie Sanders has requested detail.… Read the rest

Techie Tuesday: iPhone Thermal Reader Sees Your ATM Pin!

Your pin code for your ATM card might be read by the guy in line after you with this handy iPhone infrared camera.  Your door code and other codes are also at risk.  Watch this video to learn how to remove this potential threat to your 1,2,3,4  – whatever you type in to get at your cash.… Read the rest