Day: February 27, 2014

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Twilight in the Box

Fernando Kaskais

Administrative segregation prisoners take part in a group therapy session at San Quentin state prison, California, June 8, 2012. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The suicide statistics, the squalor and the recidivism haven’t ended solitary confinement. Maybe the brain studies will by Shruti Ravindran Heavy-set, with a soft-jowled face, King has a distinctly ursine air about him. We first meet at a Wendy’s in downtown Brooklyn, his teddy-bearishness rounded out by a plushy layer of cocoa-coloured velour tracksuit with a matching hoodie, T-shirt, and beanie hat. He is a garrulous, flirty raconteur. He leans in close over the small white plastic … Continue reading Twilight in the Box

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Human Echolocation: A Story of Hidden Senses

Fernando Kaskais

by Martin Clemens How many senses do you have?  Five?  Sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing?  Sure, but what would you say if I told you that you have far more than just those five?  You might be thinking something like PSI or ESP or some kind of intangible mental power accounts for our sixth sense, and while I won’t deny that as a possibility, that isn’t what I’m talking about. Your body is literally filled with sense organs.  Biological machines that each serve a purpose related to keeping you going strong, and making sure you know what’s happening around you.  … Continue reading Human Echolocation: A Story of Hidden Senses

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The teens who troll themselves: In a shocking new form of self-harming, some young people have become their own vile online bullies

Fernando Kaskais

Tragic: Hannah killed herself last summer after it appeared she had been bullied  by online trolls .Cyber-bullies were blamed when Hannah Smith, 14, hanged herself .But detectives believe she had been sending vicious messages to herself .Growing number of British teens indulging in sinister habit of self-trolling .Find strange comfort in being own harshest critic .Often it’s a desperate cry for attention .Fears it could lead to physical self-harm ByTanith Carey Every day after getting home from school, the first thing Ellie Thomas would do was switch on her laptop. Then she browsed her Facebook page, checked for updates from … Continue reading The teens who troll themselves: In a shocking new form of self-harming, some young people have become their own vile online bullies

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Here’s What Happens When You Black Out: ‘Transient Amnesia’ Blocks Short-Term Memory Formation

Fernando Kaskais

By John Ericson Hyperbole in the 2010s comes in clinical terms: Today, we are paranoid about bills, addicted to espresso, and schizophrenic about life choices. Usually, this usage is a sure way of telling that the person talking does not suffer from any of these afflictions. The hallmark of paranoia, after all, is a refusal to acknowledge that one is being, well, paranoid. But there is one instance that appears to be just as commonplace as the rhetoric would have you believe. Blacking Out People say they black out all the time: at parties, during arguments, while taking tests, and … Continue reading Here’s What Happens When You Black Out: ‘Transient Amnesia’ Blocks Short-Term Memory Formation

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What Determines The Value of Something?

Fernando Kaskais

by JOSH RICHARDSON Our perception of our own self-worth is how we ultimately judge the value of anything outside of ourselves. It could be anything…a relationship, a great functional pair of shoes, or a reliable piece of technology. You never know how valuable something is until it’s gone and you rarely realize it while you have it. When we appreciate everything in our lives, we have a sense of gratitude for the simple things that make a difference. The more you are grateful, the more things will come into your life to be grateful for, and consequently value becomes a … Continue reading What Determines The Value of Something?

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Top 15 Crime Bosses and Drug Lords in 2012

Fernando Kaskais

(Dylan Angeles) There are certain people in the world that you don’t want to mess with: those who control some of the largest organized crime operations on the planet. Organized crime has always been a problem, but as we move into 2012 some syndicates have exploded with profit and influence. Criminal groups that used to follow illegal schemes have turned to more reliable forms of profit. The people that will be highlighted in this article include the current leaders of the Sicilian Mafia, American Cosa Nostra, Neopolitan Camorra, ‘Ndrangheta, Russian Mafia, Albanian Mafia, Chinese Triads, Japanese Yakuza, Montreal Mob, Solntsevskaya … Continue reading Top 15 Crime Bosses and Drug Lords in 2012

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People Unwilling to Pay for Privacy are Doomed to Lose It (de Volkskrant, The Netherlands)

Fernando Kaskais

“When WhatsApp was acquired last week by Facebook, it led to a wave of indignation. People feared for their privacy, because Facebook uses different terms of service. … There is an ancient economic law: if it costs nothing, it’s worth nothing. When we pay nothing for our privacy, we indicate the limited value we attach to it. Even if we are too lazy to read the terms of use, we know full well that we pay for those services from Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn and G-mail, with the personal data we leave behind.” By Chris Jongeneel Translated By Marion Pini … Continue reading People Unwilling to Pay for Privacy are Doomed to Lose It (de Volkskrant, The Netherlands)