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Please don't avoid the overall issue. There are people who control the U.S. government who make huge amounts of easy money by encouraging and causing and engaging in violence.

The U.S. government has engaged in violence each year for more than 100 years, to make a profit for a few. Anyone desiring more information about that can, for example, read these highly rated books:

Overthrow: America's century of regime change from Hawaii to Iraq
by Stephen Kinzer

The brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and their secret world war
by Stephen Kinzer

Nest responded to this on their blog: "Your Nest Protect questions. Our answers." There is no requirement for a hard-wire, there is a requirement for a connection and that can be wireless. All vendors are incompatible and do not support hard-wire connection to other vendors.

For an eye opener on market pricing look at the KIDDE Silhouette, pricing over U$S110 (list price) by some vendors and that's only a hard wired carbon-monoxide detector. Amazon stocks it for a more reasonable US$60.

Georgism is just one form of left-libertarianism. There have been others who have different ideas on the appropriation of resources and property. Steiner–Vallentyne is another POV...

Recommended reading: The Origins of Left-Libertarianism: An Anthology of Historical Writings.

GE 26 Watt Energy Smart CFL - 100 Watt Replacement, about $250 each -- rated at 8,000 hours

As it turns out, your $250 "GE 26 Watt Energy Smart CFL - 100 Watt Replacement" bulb is now on sale for $13.40 each:

http://www.amazon.com/Watt-Energy-Smart-CFL-Replacement/dp/B000UYF80S

If we extrapolate, by tomorrow the price should be about 4 cents each.

> I did buy an LED just to try it, but the brightest I've found is barely the 60 watt equivalent.

Have you tried this site? You can filter LCD lumens from 25 to 14,000.
http://www.1000bulbs.com/category/led-lighting/?tid=nav

I'm trying the "3M LED Advanced Light Bulb, Cool White, 60-Watt Equivalent, 800-Lumen" and ironically find it to be *too* bright ...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ7NQLG/

> I think LED's will be the long term solution.
After trying my LEDs I'm not sure. I'm finding the EMF put out my incandescents is softer on the eyes then LEDs. :-/

Have you tried this brand/model ? Normally I'm all for bright LED bulbs but even these I think are TOO bright ...

3M LED Advanced Light Bulb, Warm White, 60-Watt Equivalent, 800-Lumen
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ7NQLG/

8 Pack of CFL for $12 thats $1.50 each(check '36 new from $4.53' options to find the $5.99+$5.99shipping)

VS

GE Lighting 76577 Crystal Clear 60-Watt, 635-Lumen A15 Light Bulb with Candelabra Base, 8-Pack for $17.99

of course you could buy in bulk and get the Indandecents 48@$38.99 ($0.81 / Bulb) and Amazons seems to be out of the equivalent CFL, but if you where paying more for them in 8packs I doubt their is a major price difference in bulk.

8 Pack of CFL for $12 thats $1.50 each(check '36 new from $4.53' options to find the $5.99+$5.99shipping)

VS

GE Lighting 76577 Crystal Clear 60-Watt, 635-Lumen A15 Light Bulb with Candelabra Base, 8-Pack for $17.99

of course you could buy in bulk and get the Indandecents 48@$38.99 ($0.81 / Bulb) and Amazons seems to be out of the equivalent CFL, but if you where paying more for them in 8packs I doubt their is a major price difference in bulk.

8 Pack of CFL for $12 thats $1.50 each(check '36 new from $4.53' options to find the $5.99+$5.99shipping)

VS

GE Lighting 76577 Crystal Clear 60-Watt, 635-Lumen A15 Light Bulb with Candelabra Base, 8-Pack for $17.99

of course you could buy in bulk and get the Indandecents 48@$38.99 ($0.81 / Bulb) and Amazons seems to be out of the equivalent CFL, but if you where paying more for them in 8packs I doubt their is a major price difference in bulk.

You're forgetting one important detail:

The EMF put off by incandescent is easier on the eyes then LEDs.

While I love LED bulbs (~800 / 60W) brightness, I'm finding them to be "harsher" on the eyes the incandescents. LEDs are that bad that I'm actually thinking of switching back to incandescents.

i.e.
http://www.amazon.com//dp/B003YNWJ9A/

> The light color isn't quite right - not enough red, so it looks a bit too yellow.

Hmm, I'm using this 3M LED 60-W and they are *bright* white, no off-colors at all.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ7NQLG/

I'm usually for cranking LED brightness up (I love halogens) but even I want these LCDs toned down. Those dimmable Cree LED look not bad. The single bulb price of $8 is definitely affordable. Pity you said they have uneven spectral frequencies. :-(

> still want a couple of bulbs I can dim to firelight orange-red

Yeah, I haven't found a good LCD for that either. This is the color I want .. but the price is too high.
http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/54666/IN-L4099.html?tid=car
or
http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/1934/IN-F19204.html?tid=car

My dream "wish list" for LEDs is:

* Can change color temperature from white to warm orange/red
* Dimmable
* Less then $10/bulb

Still looking ...

I suffered a brain injury at the age of five due to head trauma. I've had several issues over the years including memory and other cognitive problems.
Over the years, I've developed various coping strategies (lists, mnemonic tricks, remapping tasks to take advantage of strengths and minimize weaknesses).
The most useful thing I've learned is that most people have to make up for deficits, and you are not at all unusual.

The advice on exercise and healthy eating make sense in general, but you will also need to create some unfair advantages for yourself. Rather than depending on your own, natural memory, spend some focused time on mnemonic gimmicks. They aren't the same as learning, but they will allow you to carry lists around in your head like the world's most ingenious cheat sheet.

I've had good results with an old copy of You Can Remember By Dr. Bruno Furst. There may be better courses I don't know about, but this one gave me a bag of tricks I use every day to function almost as if I had a normal to exceptional memory.

It's just a bag of tricks though, and only a doctor specializing in cognitive issues related to sleep disorders is likely to be able to help you with the root cause.

"No, the real question is, has politics stooped so low that political staff (and possibly politicians) feel entitled to act like petulant little children and expect to get away with it?"

I hear there was a Chicago Alderman who was removed from office because he decided to get back at his ex-wife by defunding snow removal to her neighborhood...

"And, if so, why is society prepared to live with their politicians and staff acting like such douchebags?"

Because if we don't vote for our petulant douchebag, the wrong petulant douchebag might win.

You might find this book an interesting read http://www.amazon.com/Boss-Richard-J-Daley-Chicago/dp/0452261678
It's been over 30 years since I first read it for poli-sci class and it seems politics will always be the same. It's about wielding power like a king.

There have been many memory courses and systems taught over the last couple of centuries. I personally liked, "How to Develop a Super Power Memory," by Harry Lorayne. It's old but good, and you only have to read it once. (!!!) http://www.amazon.com/How-Develop-Super-Power-Memory/dp/0811901815

There are many others: One of my favorites for studying is, "Brainbooster" by Robert Finkle. It helps organize your memory system specifically for studying. http://www.amazon.com/New-Brainbooster-Hours-Learning-Remembering/dp/0802773524/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726169&sr=1-6&keywords=brainboosters

I have over thirty how-to books on memory and learning that revolve around mnemonics. They all teach pretty much the same thing,, and some of them may appeal to you more than others, so check around. The books by Tony Buzan are pretty good, and some of them teach skills besides memory that apply to study.

The book, "Find Your Focus Zone," by Lucy Palladino is terrific, and includes insights into how the brain works and how to make it work better. http://www.yourfocuszone.com/

A lot of people don't study well because they don't take care of their body. I highly recommend, "The Four Hour Body," by Timothy Ferriss. As for learning, His book, "The Four-Hour Chef" is more about learning than cooking. (Tim did a show for Discovery called, "Trial by Fire" which followed him while he learned martial arts skills (Yabasume) equivalent to 20 years' ordinary practice in only about 4 months. He has a background in neuro science, so he seems to have access to a lot of cool resources.) http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman/dp/030746363X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726764&sr=1-1&keywords=4+hour+body+by+timothy+ferris

Again, the connection between brain and body; "Change your Brain-Change your Body" by Daniel Amen. This is very much about Brain Fitness, but also syncs the health and fitness connection. http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Body-Always/dp/0307463583

For fun read, "Moonwalking with Einstein," by Joshua Foer. It is an overview of the culture of people who train their memory for serious competition. http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726982&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+with+einstein

Good luck.

There have been many memory courses and systems taught over the last couple of centuries. I personally liked, "How to Develop a Super Power Memory," by Harry Lorayne. It's old but good, and you only have to read it once. (!!!) http://www.amazon.com/How-Develop-Super-Power-Memory/dp/0811901815

There are many others: One of my favorites for studying is, "Brainbooster" by Robert Finkle. It helps organize your memory system specifically for studying. http://www.amazon.com/New-Brainbooster-Hours-Learning-Remembering/dp/0802773524/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726169&sr=1-6&keywords=brainboosters

I have over thirty how-to books on memory and learning that revolve around mnemonics. They all teach pretty much the same thing,, and some of them may appeal to you more than others, so check around. The books by Tony Buzan are pretty good, and some of them teach skills besides memory that apply to study.

The book, "Find Your Focus Zone," by Lucy Palladino is terrific, and includes insights into how the brain works and how to make it work better. http://www.yourfocuszone.com/

A lot of people don't study well because they don't take care of their body. I highly recommend, "The Four Hour Body," by Timothy Ferriss. As for learning, His book, "The Four-Hour Chef" is more about learning than cooking. (Tim did a show for Discovery called, "Trial by Fire" which followed him while he learned martial arts skills (Yabasume) equivalent to 20 years' ordinary practice in only about 4 months. He has a background in neuro science, so he seems to have access to a lot of cool resources.) http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman/dp/030746363X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726764&sr=1-1&keywords=4+hour+body+by+timothy+ferris

Again, the connection between brain and body; "Change your Brain-Change your Body" by Daniel Amen. This is very much about Brain Fitness, but also syncs the health and fitness connection. http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Body-Always/dp/0307463583

For fun read, "Moonwalking with Einstein," by Joshua Foer. It is an overview of the culture of people who train their memory for serious competition. http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726982&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+with+einstein

Good luck.

There have been many memory courses and systems taught over the last couple of centuries. I personally liked, "How to Develop a Super Power Memory," by Harry Lorayne. It's old but good, and you only have to read it once. (!!!) http://www.amazon.com/How-Develop-Super-Power-Memory/dp/0811901815

There are many others: One of my favorites for studying is, "Brainbooster" by Robert Finkle. It helps organize your memory system specifically for studying. http://www.amazon.com/New-Brainbooster-Hours-Learning-Remembering/dp/0802773524/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726169&sr=1-6&keywords=brainboosters

I have over thirty how-to books on memory and learning that revolve around mnemonics. They all teach pretty much the same thing,, and some of them may appeal to you more than others, so check around. The books by Tony Buzan are pretty good, and some of them teach skills besides memory that apply to study.

The book, "Find Your Focus Zone," by Lucy Palladino is terrific, and includes insights into how the brain works and how to make it work better. http://www.yourfocuszone.com/

A lot of people don't study well because they don't take care of their body. I highly recommend, "The Four Hour Body," by Timothy Ferriss. As for learning, His book, "The Four-Hour Chef" is more about learning than cooking. (Tim did a show for Discovery called, "Trial by Fire" which followed him while he learned martial arts skills (Yabasume) equivalent to 20 years' ordinary practice in only about 4 months. He has a background in neuro science, so he seems to have access to a lot of cool resources.) http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman/dp/030746363X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726764&sr=1-1&keywords=4+hour+body+by+timothy+ferris

Again, the connection between brain and body; "Change your Brain-Change your Body" by Daniel Amen. This is very much about Brain Fitness, but also syncs the health and fitness connection. http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Body-Always/dp/0307463583

For fun read, "Moonwalking with Einstein," by Joshua Foer. It is an overview of the culture of people who train their memory for serious competition. http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726982&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+with+einstein

Good luck.

There have been many memory courses and systems taught over the last couple of centuries. I personally liked, "How to Develop a Super Power Memory," by Harry Lorayne. It's old but good, and you only have to read it once. (!!!) http://www.amazon.com/How-Develop-Super-Power-Memory/dp/0811901815

There are many others: One of my favorites for studying is, "Brainbooster" by Robert Finkle. It helps organize your memory system specifically for studying. http://www.amazon.com/New-Brainbooster-Hours-Learning-Remembering/dp/0802773524/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726169&sr=1-6&keywords=brainboosters

I have over thirty how-to books on memory and learning that revolve around mnemonics. They all teach pretty much the same thing,, and some of them may appeal to you more than others, so check around. The books by Tony Buzan are pretty good, and some of them teach skills besides memory that apply to study.

The book, "Find Your Focus Zone," by Lucy Palladino is terrific, and includes insights into how the brain works and how to make it work better. http://www.yourfocuszone.com/

A lot of people don't study well because they don't take care of their body. I highly recommend, "The Four Hour Body," by Timothy Ferriss. As for learning, His book, "The Four-Hour Chef" is more about learning than cooking. (Tim did a show for Discovery called, "Trial by Fire" which followed him while he learned martial arts skills (Yabasume) equivalent to 20 years' ordinary practice in only about 4 months. He has a background in neuro science, so he seems to have access to a lot of cool resources.) http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman/dp/030746363X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726764&sr=1-1&keywords=4+hour+body+by+timothy+ferris

Again, the connection between brain and body; "Change your Brain-Change your Body" by Daniel Amen. This is very much about Brain Fitness, but also syncs the health and fitness connection. http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Body-Always/dp/0307463583

For fun read, "Moonwalking with Einstein," by Joshua Foer. It is an overview of the culture of people who train their memory for serious competition. http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726982&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+with+einstein

Good luck.

There have been many memory courses and systems taught over the last couple of centuries. I personally liked, "How to Develop a Super Power Memory," by Harry Lorayne. It's old but good, and you only have to read it once. (!!!) http://www.amazon.com/How-Develop-Super-Power-Memory/dp/0811901815

There are many others: One of my favorites for studying is, "Brainbooster" by Robert Finkle. It helps organize your memory system specifically for studying. http://www.amazon.com/New-Brainbooster-Hours-Learning-Remembering/dp/0802773524/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726169&sr=1-6&keywords=brainboosters

I have over thirty how-to books on memory and learning that revolve around mnemonics. They all teach pretty much the same thing,, and some of them may appeal to you more than others, so check around. The books by Tony Buzan are pretty good, and some of them teach skills besides memory that apply to study.

The book, "Find Your Focus Zone," by Lucy Palladino is terrific, and includes insights into how the brain works and how to make it work better. http://www.yourfocuszone.com/

A lot of people don't study well because they don't take care of their body. I highly recommend, "The Four Hour Body," by Timothy Ferriss. As for learning, His book, "The Four-Hour Chef" is more about learning than cooking. (Tim did a show for Discovery called, "Trial by Fire" which followed him while he learned martial arts skills (Yabasume) equivalent to 20 years' ordinary practice in only about 4 months. He has a background in neuro science, so he seems to have access to a lot of cool resources.) http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman/dp/030746363X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726764&sr=1-1&keywords=4+hour+body+by+timothy+ferris

Again, the connection between brain and body; "Change your Brain-Change your Body" by Daniel Amen. This is very much about Brain Fitness, but also syncs the health and fitness connection. http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Body-Always/dp/0307463583

For fun read, "Moonwalking with Einstein," by Joshua Foer. It is an overview of the culture of people who train their memory for serious competition. http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389726982&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+with+einstein

Good luck.

I've one read a very insightful comment: If you look at any depiction of paradise around the world, they have one thing in common: People all were out of work.

Good point. That must be why Adam and Eve took jobs as apple-pickers.

My favorite sci-fi book is a little-known dystopian novel called One on Me, which centers around a world in which production is fully automated, which makes society so wealthy that no one has to work anymore. In fact, you can just order anything you want on your phone and it will be automatically delivered to you. (Since the book was written in 1980, that part was quite prescient.) Of course, the main character finds life unsatisfying, discovers a purpose for himself, and the story proceeds from there. It's a great read.

Nor would the under $20 fully programmable, been around since dirt, standard as the day is long, conventional wall thermostat.

Come on for pete sake, turning on the heat when its cold is the job of a thermostat. They've been doing it since the 30s, and became programmable since the late 70s. Don't act so impressed that your thermostat actually worked.

You've paid in excess of 15 times what you needed to pay for program-ability, only to have it be totally dependent on the internet!

There's one born every minute.

Just because this person is easily impressed doesn't mean he didn't, or people in general don't buy them for the remote monitoring, design, presence sensing, prediction, ease of use, or other features the $20 thermostat obviously lacks. You're also ignoring the whole array of thermostat features Honeywell itself offers well above the $20 mark.

"Programability" is not just a thing you buy with a thermostat or not. It's sold in multiple tiers. The "One Week" you quoted being the lowest end and cannot program for different days. Some only have weekend/weekday settings, and others have daily schedules.

A no-frills 7 day programmable Honeywell thermostat at retail can be around $100, with-frills going up from there, and you'd could have made your point without coming across as a basement dweller that has never been down the thermostat isle at a Home Depot.

Nor would the under $20 fully programmable, been around since dirt, standard as the day is long, conventional wall thermostat.

Come on for pete sake, turning on the heat when its cold is the job of a thermostat. They've been doing it since the 30s, and became programmable since the late 70s. Don't act so impressed that your thermostat actually worked.

You've paid in excess of 15 times what you needed to pay for program-ability, only to have it be totally dependent on the internet!

There's one born every minute.

Actually, I have a time base setback thermostat circa 1930's.

Nor would the under $20 fully programmable, been around since dirt, standard as the day is long, conventional wall thermostat.

Come on for pete sake, turning on the heat when its cold is the job of a thermostat. They've been doing it since the 30s, and became programmable since the late 70s. Don't act so impressed that your thermostat actually worked.

You've paid in excess of 15 times what you needed to pay for program-ability, only to have it be totally dependent on the internet!

There's one born every minute.

I've been avoiding buying a Nest because of reports of sensitivity to RFI, RF, and ESD, and reports of really unfriendly failure modes: failure to heat when really cold; failure to shut off heating when away; these seem very serious to me. I really like the idea, but it seems the execution might leave a bit to be desired as yet.

I don't put ultimate faith in Amazon reviewers by any means (tho I r one, lol), but this is worth looking over

So all you need is to carry one of these in your car

http://www.amazon.com/Fred-Emergency-Meal-Transport/dp/B007M2OHEY/

Something like this?

Nah you get a tilt mount (or one of the ball mounts) and it isn't that bad.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GTT0VO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A17W6NLJ3OBMCK

You do have to turn your head a bit to see the windows on opposing sides of the screen.

> Must... reopen... Dell financing account.

It isn't like these are some crazy-expensive $3000 monitors.
They are only $500 at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DOPGO2G

It could be an opportunity for a reform / open government project: Set up a project to coordinate so that every elected member of Congress gets a copy, maybe with a couple of nice bookmarks and sticky notes to specific certain areas with the notation: "Please fix this".

we have technology for that.

Two potential methods here:

http://www.amazon.com/40-Cubic-Foot-Nitrogen-Tank/dp/B0041UWB7U

No firearms license required!

Norton Utilities was amazing at the time. I remember using his disk sector editor to find the sectors of a friend's thesis (only copy of course) and rebuild the FAT for the floppy so she could copy her thesis to another disk. The tools were just so well done.

I also learned the bigger part of x86 assembly from Peter Norton's book. It had fantastic examples - like building a basic disk sector editor. Ah, here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Nortons-Assembly-Language-Book/dp/0136619010

Ted Nelson and Jaron Lanier would like to have a word with you...

Chris Anderson is on line two...

http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRT54GL-Wireless-G-Broadband-Router/dp/B000BTL0OA/ if don't need the latest features.

Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister's Peopleware book covers issues about productivity and is often quoted when people say that some developers are up to 10x more productive that others.
(see http://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Teams-3rd-ebook/dp/B00DY5A8X2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389069388&sr=8-1&keywords=peopleware)

In summary the book looks into issues of programmer productivity. It explores the role of computer languages and concludes that for the most part which programming language is being used will not have a huge effect on productivity with the exception of Assembler. The jump to 3rd generation computer languages makes programmers MUCH more productive than Assembler, but between those languages and even the so-called 4gls there is not a great difference. (However, it would be interesting to see this study repeated with modern applications + languages, because writing web apps involves so many tools and third party tools that I would guess that there IS a difference between writing a web app in C vs Ruby on Rails)

The book then goes on to note that a far greater impact on productivity is the programmer's environment and the book fixates on the issue of a noise free environment and a door that closes. Interestingly a large part of the industry has forgotten the Peopleware lesson and has moved back to "open floor plans" or "cubicles" while the book cites studies showing that these increase the distraction rate and productivity of programmers.

A great book and and entertaining read.

Well if you use something like this AMD Bobcat you are looking at 18w under full load and average 6w-8w day to day. You can buy something low powered and cheap like this or one of the Atom or Celeron boards and build a pretty damned cheap and low power router/server/media tank that will last you for quite awhile, is easy to upgrade, and is whisper quiet.

A USB remote is nice too.

This is why I want a neural interface for my phone. Fail in that... maybe a nice Throat Mic would help with the privacy thing, if I could get one for my phone. Not a perfect solution, but whispering a message is still better than shouting one.

Better: Fallen Angels

Don't worry, as it stands politicians have been doing it for years anyway.

Indeed. And thieves have been stealing for even longer time. But only fairly recently has it become possible to steal vast sums of money without physically going to were it is stored — without even traveling into the country, where the storage is located.

Once we create some sort of e-vote, the politicians — the incumbents, especially — will be in a position to rig not just a few precincts here and there, but an entire polity (city, state, nation). "If it's not close, they can't cheat," — was the saying about elections. With an electronic vote, much as I'd like the convenience, cheating will become easier and will no longer need a close vote...

In one week will we be reading about how country X is sending an icebreaker to free the three stuck icebreakers?

Good thing it's summer down there. Wouldn't want to be stuck all winter. That would be a pain.

$3000 TV

$1000+

http://www.amazon.com/Seiki-Digital-SE50UY04-50-Inch-Ultra/dp/B00BXF7I9M

4K for $3K, isn't that a great deal!? Less than a dollar per pixel!

4K is the horizontal resolution, not the number of pixels. Actually, it is 3840 pixels × 2160 for most "4K" TVs, or about 8.3 MegaPixels. Some models are much less than $3K. Here is one for $500.

Try $500 plus shipping for a 39". Of course it's only capable of 30 Hz at UltraHD resolution because it only has HDMI, but it's available. I can't imagine why they didn't include a DisplayPort connector, since DisplayPort is royalty-free, but they didn't. I'm hoping they'll release another model this year that includes DisplayPort.

Reviews say Seiki customer service is nothing great, and there are more than their fair share of DOA units, but it's a start.

http://www.amazon.com/HP-10-e010nr-10-1-Inch-Touchscreen-Sparkling/dp/B00FCK20SI/

Who's to know what ancient people believed? There's no possible way to know what human cognition was before writing/iconography.

Homo sapiens and Neanderthals split some 195,000 years ago. The earliest artwork that's been found is 40,000 years old. That's a huge stretch of time in between. Plus, we don't even know
when language evolved in this span.

This guy wrote an interesting, wild book about ancient cognition by comparing the writings on Sanscrit runes to the things that epileptics heard when parts of their brains were electrically stimulated.

This book bridges the gap between Greek myth and modern Abrahamic narratives. Also, there's a lot in the apocrapha of the Old Testament that speak of celestial psychotic phenomenon.

Just a theory. Thanks for having the discussion.

Who's to know what ancient people believed? There's no possible way to know what human cognition was before writing/iconography.

Homo sapiens and Neanderthals split some 195,000 years ago. The earliest artwork that's been found is 40,000 years old. That's a huge stretch of time in between. Plus, we don't even know
when language evolved in this span.

This guy wrote an interesting, wild book about ancient cognition by comparing the writings on Sanscrit runes to the things that epileptics heard when parts of their brains were electrically stimulated.

This book bridges the gap between Greek myth and modern Abrahamic narratives. Also, there's a lot in the apocrapha of the Old Testament that speak of celestial psychotic phenomenon.

Just a theory. Thanks for having the discussion.

If you'd like to read more about the Antarctic ice and how hard it is to survive down there, I highly recommend the book Endurance. It's about the voyage of Ernest Shackleton and crew in 1914. Their purpose-built ship got stuck in the ice for months then ultimately crushed. They survived on the ice floes for many more months before finally escaping. It goes into lots of detail and is a fascinating read.

Not if you shop around as you can get an Intel Atom or an AMD Bobcat and both of those average single digits what it comes to watts. As a nice bonus not only do they make good routers but they make great file servers, WAPs, DNS servers, you can do a lot with one of these.

Not if you shop around as you can get an Intel Atom or an AMD Bobcat and both of those average single digits what it comes to watts. As a nice bonus not only do they make good routers but they make great file servers, WAPs, DNS servers, you can do a lot with one of these.

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