Day: December 11, 2015

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Men at work

Fernando Kaskais

Labourers at lunch on the West Side, New York, 1967. Photo by Danny Lyon/Magnum The age of austerity has transformed work, but what it means to be a man has not caught up by Allison J Pugh (Allison J Pugh is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. Her latest book is The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity (2015).) When Gary Gilbert lost his job, it was devastating. A tradesman, he had joined his employer’s company only because he thought it offered a bit more security than endlessly chasing the next gig as a freelance … Continue reading Men at work

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The Complex Psychology of the Geek

Fernando Kaskais

A man dressed up as Darth Maul looks at his phone, during the first Comic Con convention at the Grande Halle de la Villette, on October 23, 2015, in Paris. (Photo: PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images) The Force is with you, because you’re special. by TOM JACOBS The most magical, and eagerly anticipated, day of the year is fast approaching. It’s a joyous excuse to dress up and celebrate with those closest to you—the day when that long-anticipated, desperately desired gift will finally arrive. If you assumed I was writing about the December 18th premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you are … Continue reading The Complex Psychology of the Geek

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Rising Skyscrapers Are Sentencing Hundreds of Millions of Birds to Death a Year

Fernando Kaskais

Siegfried Layda/Getty Images  BY ALEX TESAR On a chilly day in Toronto, Michael Mesure, executive director of a local bird conservation group, leads me up several flights of stairs in City Hall. We walk down a hallway and there stands a large, white chest—a freezer—with a lid straining to close against its contents. Mesure removes a heavy Rubbermaid bin to reveal dozens of migratory birds of every size and plumage—hermit thrushes, common yellowthroats, white-crowned sparrows. Some look mummified in Saran wrap; others are frozen in plastic bags. There’s at least a hundred inside. “This is barely a sample of the … Continue reading Rising Skyscrapers Are Sentencing Hundreds of Millions of Birds to Death a Year

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Hanging Ten Over the Apocalypse with Belief in Our Essence

Fernando Kaskais

by Sol Luckman, Guest, Waking Times I believe … a most curious phrase. We’ve heard about the biology, but what is the etymology of belief? Belief stems from Old English and once meant trust in God. This made belief a close bedfellow of faith. But with the spiritual-materialist split known as the Enlightenment, where soul and body were declared by Church and State to have parted ways, we in the West lost our faith as belief came to mean merely mental acceptance of a thing as true. This was when belief got a bum rap, as in the phrase blind belief. Believers—in whatever—were lampooned by the “enlightened” as … Continue reading Hanging Ten Over the Apocalypse with Belief in Our Essence

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LEADING US IMAM AND PROFESSOR: MUSLIMS CAN TAKE PROPERTY OF “FILTHY” CHRISTIANS AND JEWS (VIDEO)

Fernando Kaskais

US Imam preaching theft, rape and murder in the US Hadhi says Christians are “shirk” and “evil” and Muslims can take their property Gateway Pundit | Jim Hoft Imam Yasir Hadhi is a college professor in Tennessee. Hadhi says Christians are “shirk” and “evil” and Muslims can take their property. This prominent Muslim tells his supporters are “filthy” and “impure.” Cofda reported: Yasir Qadhi (aka Abu Ammaar Yasir Kazi) is an American imam and college professor who is described by a 2011 New York Times Magazine essay as “one of the most influential conservative clerics in American Islam.” In his … Continue reading LEADING US IMAM AND PROFESSOR: MUSLIMS CAN TAKE PROPERTY OF “FILTHY” CHRISTIANS AND JEWS (VIDEO)

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MEET THE MILITARY-FUNDED AI THAT LEARNS AS FAST AS A HUMAN

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SOURCE: DEFENSE ONE A computer program, funded in large part by the U.S. military, has displayed the ability to learn and generate new ideas as quickly and accurately as can a human. While the scope of the research was limited to understanding handwritten characters, the breakthrough could have big consequences for military’s ability to collect, analyze and act on image data, according to the researchers and military scientists. That, in turn, could lead to far more capable drones, far faster intelligence collection, and far swifter targeting through artificial intelligence. You could be forgiven for being surprised that computers are only now catching up … Continue reading MEET THE MILITARY-FUNDED AI THAT LEARNS AS FAST AS A HUMAN

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‘Rushing into robotics revolution without considering impact,’ warn scientists

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© Jason Lee / Reuters Governments should examine the effects of robotics on human civilization before automated machines leap “out of factories to automate all aspects of our lives,” a group of scientists warns. The Foundation for Responsible Robotics, launched on Friday in London, aims to persuade governments and industries to look at the ways robots will impact on society. They want organizations to look at the way robots could disrupt the job market, and believe policymakers have so far failed researched the issue. Robotics professor at Sheffield University and Chairman of the foundation Noel Sharkey said the potential problems must … Continue reading ‘Rushing into robotics revolution without considering impact,’ warn scientists