Aug 29, 2014
Open Source SynBio?
Posted by Harry J. Bentham in categories: biological, biotech/medical, genetics, open source, posthumanism, transhumanism
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Tags: biology, GMO, GMOs, Harry J. Bentham, synbio, synthetic biology
By Jason Abbruzzese
An experimental engine is gaining acceptance among scientists, and could introduce a new era of space travel — it only had to break a law of physics to do so.
The picture, below, is of the EmDrive. It uses electricity to generate microwaves, which then bounce around in a closed space and generate thrust. The drive does not need propellant, an important part of current space-travel mechanics.
Astrophysicists like Robert Nemiroff have shown, using Hubble photographs, that quantum foam does not exist. Further, the famous string theorists, Michio Kaku, in his April 2008 Space Show interview stated that string theories will require hundreds of years before gravity modification is feasible.
Therefore the need to fund research into alternative propulsion technologies to get us into space cheaper and quicker. We can be assured that such space technologies will filter down into terrestrial technologies.
By Neil J. Rubenking — PC
The trainings component of the 2014 Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas has already begun. Press folk aren’t invited for trainings, but SecurityWatch will be there to cover the briefings Wednesday and Thursday. The briefings can be shocking. In past years, researchers revealed a technique to pwn any iOS device using a gimmicked charger, described a technique for mining your Twitter feed to create convincing phishing emails, and demonstrated an Android weakness that would allow hackers to Trojanize an Android app undetectably. And those were all part of the relatively sedate Black Hat; things get even hairier at the wild and woolly DefCon that follows.
The world’s best hackers flock to these conferences, people who live and breathe security and hacking. They don’t stop trying to hack all the things just because they’re at a conference. In fact, DefCon features a “Wall of Sheep” to publicly shame any attendees careless enough to get hacked. If you’re attending, you’ll want to crank up your paranoia and be as careful as possible.
Three life-saving truths are shunned by all grownups to date:
T 1 – The “Mandela Planet” can be implemented to date
Everyone is aware that planet-wide elections are no problem to hold in our time. The resulting world constitution will contain a safeguard that protects the status quo of the privileged countries for a limited length of time in the footsteps of the South African constitution. So the world constitution poses no risk to the mighty while war and cruelty suddenly are a thing of the past.
T 2 – An “Offer of Reunification to Israel” can be made by Germany to date
OTTAWA CITIZEN: Ottawa jihadi seeking ‘martyrdom’ with ISIS in Syria http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-jihadi-seeki…s-in-syria
POPULAR SCIENCE: Why Are Israeli Startups Leading The Tech World? http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/why-are-israeli-sta…tech-world
SECURITY AFFAIRS: Foreign hackers stole Flight MH370 data from investigators http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/27693/hacking/hackers-st…-data.html
Stan Higgins — Coindesk
Since opening its doors on 3rd August of last year, major bitcoin mining pool operator GHash.io has generated nearly $250m in bitcoin, according to a new infographic released by the company.
The pool has produced 413,752.01889456 BTC since it first began hashing in 2013, an amount worth $248,251,211.33 according to the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index.
An Advanced Society, Especially a Balkanized Advanced Society!
(Nonlinear Psychology 101, Illustrated Lesson 1.1)
By Mr. Andres Agostini
Continue reading “Jacque Fresco's book "Designing the Future" (2007)” »
Stripe is diving into digital currency in a big way.
The San Francisco-based startup, whose technology lets businesses accept online payments, helped introduce a new Bitcoin-like currency on Thursday called “stellar,” as well as a payments network that lets users send any kind of traditional and digital currency including U.S. dollars, pesos, euros and Bitcoins. People will be able to send one kind of currency across the globe and have it automatically converted into another — a sort of all-inclusive online money exchange.