The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Deciding who should pay to publish peer-reviewed scientific research How open-access journals are changing the field of peer-reviewed science John Abraham The Guardian, 18 September 2014 There is an important discussion to be had about the future of scientific publications. – – – – – – – A publisher cannot simply give papers away for …
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Paul Krugman: Saving The Planet ‘Might Be Free’ Economist and columnist for The New York Times Paul Krugman says he’s been reading “two new reports on the economics of fighting climate change” that prove saving the planet could be “cheaper and easier than almost anyone imagines.” Here’s a sampling of the evidence that suggests to …
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(U) 2014 US National Intelligence Strategy STRIKE ONE: Refuses counterintelligence on domestic enemies. STRIKE TWO: Refuses Whole of Government. STRIKE THREE: Refuses Acquisition. The six sucking chest wounds identified in 1990 continue. HUMINT/CI are dead in the water, followed by OSINT and mature holistic analytics integrating true cost economics. We continue to process 1% of …
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Google and Its Possible Really, Really Big Ambitions I read “Looking Past the Search Results: Google 2.0 Will Build Airports and Cities Says Report.” The “report” appears to be the work of an outfit doing business as “The Information.” The founder of The Information is Jessica E. Lessin. She was a Wall Street Journal reporter. …
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Baby steps… What Big Data Can Mean for Sustainability The first Industrial Revolution showed the world how much machines could accomplish. What GE calls the “Next Industrial Revolution” is now showing how much machines can accomplish when they communicate with each other. And just as steam — and later electricity — powered the first industrial …
At last, NYT gets something right. Scotland’s Independence Vote Shows a Global Crisis of the Elites Neil Irwin New York Times, 18 September 2014 When you get past the details of the Scottish independence referendum Thursday, there is a broader story underway, one that is also playing out in other advanced nations. It is a …
One of their better pieces. The Origins and Implications of the Scottish Referendum Geopolitical Weekly Stratfor, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 By George Friedman The idea of Scottish independence has moved from the implausible to the very possible. Whether or not it actually happens, the idea that the union of England and Scotland, which has existed for …
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