How Cold War philosophy permeates US society to this day | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/how-cold-war-philosophy-permeates-us-society-to-this-day?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ba66c731ab-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-ba66c731ab-68693017
The Bots Beat Us. Now What? | FiveThirtyEight https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-bots-beat-us-now-what/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
A Violent 15th-Century Freshman Hazing Ritual Involving Boar Tusks and Razors - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/deposition-hazing-ritual?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=149faf3a75-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-149faf3a75-63252673&ct=t(Newsletter_7_12_2017)&mc_cid=149faf3a75&mc_eid=fb147c2f0d
How did usury stop being a sin and become respectable finance? | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/how-did-usury-stop-being-a-sin-and-become-respectable-finance?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=bdfe024e86-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-bdfe024e86-68693017
The Best Demon Illustrations of All Time - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/demons-illustrations-dictionnaire-infernal?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=149faf3a75-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-149faf3a75-63252673&ct=t(Newsletter_7_12_2017)&mc_cid=149faf3a75&mc_eid=fb147c2f0d
People are intensely loyal to groups which abuse newcomers. Why? | Aeon Ideas https://aeon.co/ideas/people-are-intensely-loyal-to-groups-which-haze-newcomers-why?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=064f5afcfd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-064f5afcfd-68693017
Are halophytes the crop of the future? | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/are-halophytes-the-crop-of-the-future?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=46fc5c5dfd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-46fc5c5dfd-68693017
How the village feast paved the way to empires and economics | Aeon Ideas https://aeon.co/ideas/how-the-village-feast-paved-the-way-to-empires-and-economics?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=03ca3d03df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-03ca3d03df-68693017
What’s the best way to find common ground in public spaces? | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/whats-the-best-way-to-find-common-ground-in-public-spaces?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b7923167a1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-b7923167a1-68693017
Why We Lie: The Science Behind Our Deceptive Ways http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/lying-hoax-false-fibs-science/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
The Politics of Pie Cutting at West Point‘s Mess Hall - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/west-point-mess-hall-pie?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c2839fb4bc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-c2839fb4bc-63252673&ct=t(Newsletter_6_29_2017)&mc_cid=c2839fb4bc&mc_eid=fb147c2f0d
I Can‘t Believe It’s Butter That Was Buried in a Bog! - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/make-your-own-bog-butter-ireland?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c2839fb4bc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-c2839fb4bc-63252673&ct=t(Newsletter_6_29_2017)&mc_cid=c2839fb4bc&mc_eid=fb147c2f0d
Scientists crack mystery of ancient Roman concrete’s 2,000-year life span - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/07/04/ancient-romans-made-worlds-most-durable-concrete-we-might-use-it-to-stop-rising-seas/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nextdraft&utm_term=.2b76b2885c2a
https://www.citylab.com/design/2017/07/why-is-the-alt-right-so-angry-about-architecture/532470/?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email https://www.citylab.com/design/2017/07/why-is-the-alt-right-so-angry-about-architecture/532470/?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email
How Liberal Portland Became America’s Most Politically Violent City - POLITICO Magazine http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/30/how-liberal-portland-became-americas-most-politically-violent-city-215322?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
The Rise of the Thought Leader | New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/143004/rise-thought-leader-how-superrich-funded-new-class-intellectual?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
This Is Why The Minions Are So Popular https://www.buzzfeed.com/danielspielberger/how-the-minions-took-over-the-world?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email&utm_term=.veNr7beDV#.acdKNDV4O
The U.S. fertility rate just hit a historic low. Why some demographers are freaking out. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/06/30/the-u-s-fertility-rate-just-hit-a-historic-low-why-some-demographers-are-freaking-out/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
Cognitive dissonance helps old dogs with their new tricks | Aeon Ideas https://aeon.co/ideas/cognitive-dissonance-helps-old-dogs-with-their-new-tricks?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6906942c9d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-6906942c9d-68693017
Medieval Scholars Believed in the Possibility of Parallel Universes - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-multiverse-theory?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2aa8411428-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-2aa8411428-63252673&ct=t(Newsletter_6_22_2017)&mc_cid=2aa8411428&mc_eid=fb147c2f0d
How cult leaders brainwash followers for total control | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/how-cult-leaders-brainwash-followers-for-total-control?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=328e753676-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-328e753676-68693017
Can We Blame the Mafia on Lemons? - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mafia-lemons-citrus-sicily-economics?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3b6a8ecbb6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-3b6a8ecbb6-63252673&ct=t(Newsletter_6_9_2017)&mc_cid=3b6a8ecbb6&mc_eid=fb147c2f0d
The ATU Fable Index: Like the Dewey Decimal System, But With More Ogres - Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/aarne-thompson-uther-tale-type-index-fables-fairy-tales?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e507bdeb3f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-e507bdeb3f-63252673&ct=t(Newsletter_6_16_2017)&mc_cid=e507bdeb3f&mc_eid=fb147c2f0d
Are plagues and wars the only ways to reduce inequality? | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/are-plagues-and-wars-the-only-ways-to-reduce-inequality?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5d8fbe3752-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-5d8fbe3752-68693017
Do we all need a little time simply to sit and think? | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/do-we-all-need-a-little-time-simply-to-sit-and-think?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=19e2abde30-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-19e2abde30-68693017
How to Freedive Off Egypts Sinai Peninsula - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-06-14/how-to-freedive-off-egypts-sinai-peninsula?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
Delayed orgasm: the sexual technique that‘s better than sex | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/delayed-orgasm-the-sexual-technique-thats-better-than-sex?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=03722d7a69-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-03722d7a69-68693017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/opinion/sunday/stop-pretending-youre-not-rich.html?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/opinion/sunday/stop-pretending-youre-not-rich.html?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email
Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit - The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/19/remembering-the-murder-you-didnt-commit?mbid=synd_digg&utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email
George Church ascribes his visionary ideas to narcolepsy https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/08/george-church-narcolepsy/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
Errata Security: How The Intercept Outed Reality Winner http://blog.erratasec.com/2017/06/how-intercept-outed-reality-winner.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2ASituation%20Report#.WTalP0opChA
How Cold War rivalry helped launch the Chinese computer | Aeon Ideas https://aeon.co/ideas/how-cold-war-rivalry-helped-launch-the-chinese-computer?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2158247472-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-2158247472-68693017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-wasting-house-cats.html?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-wasting-house-cats.html?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
‘I knew they were sugar pills but I felt fantastic’ – the rise of open-label placebos | Life and style | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/22/knew-they-were-sugar-pills-felt-fantastic-rise-open-label-placebos?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
Fake email clients
For a few (years?) now, there has been an increase of so called email clients that are not so. I am talking about the “value added email clients” that require a third party server/service to work. Within that category there is Nylas, Polymail, and Sparkmail, to mention a few. Although they bring an array of features not normally found on an email client, they are worthless if the third party company server(s) goes down, … ⌘ Read more
• Emails with Gödelian Inputs crashing brains around the globe • Some curiously unaffected, say they have experience not losing “The Game” •
New feature for #txtnix: tweet via email. This tweet was written on my phone!
Backing up and restoring GPG keys
If you use GPG to occasionally encrypt and/or sign your email, or to encrypt your files before placing them on the cloud, you will understand how important it is to have a backup of your GPG keys. Similarly important will be to know how to restore them as well.
To back your private, and public keys, as well as your trust database, you will do1:
gpg --armor --export-secret-keys > ~/Des ... ⌘ [Read more](https://collantes.us/2015/10/13/backing-up-and-restoring-gpg-keys/)
It’s decided
It’s decided, my next machine will be an Apple computer. Most likely I will end up buying a Mac Mini, although an iMac is also being considered. Now, who wants a (still under warranty) DELL XPS 630i? It is a Q6600 (quad), with 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, and NVIDIA 9800GT. Comes with Windows 7 Ultimate. Nice machine!
Note: Someone contacted me, but the email went to spam, and got deleted. Try … ⌘ Read more
Special, just like you
At first I thought I was special, when I received my first offering of marriage, or the bank transfer to help the widow of some foreign fallen dignitary. Then they kept going, and I knew I was “special”, just like everyone else.
Read one of today’s emails and smile:
I am 26 years old, just started work with Central bank of Nigeria, as a scientist and why i was diong system maintance . I came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took t … ⌘ Read more
gOS is coming our way
Yes, it is coming!
We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear – computers need to get better. People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to wo … ⌘ Read more
Email liturgy
I miss the days when emails were written with thought, and care. They were clear, and to the point. There was no HTML in them; replies were perfectly quoted, references were neatly annotated. Emoticons were kept to a minimum, if any.
No one does that anymore… well, not many of us do. I haven’t give up, I insist. For me, sending and replying emails is a liturgy. ⌘ Read more
From today’s Barack’s email
News broke this morning that Senator Clinton made three separate loans to her campaign in the past 30 days —including one as recently as Monday.
These loans total more than $6.4 million, which combined with her previous personal loans, add up to at least $11.4 million she’s loaned her campaign since February.
A spokesman said she may continue to “loan the campaign additional money out of her jointly-held assets” —which include more than $100 million in … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft DRM server going offline
Rob Bennett, head of MSN Entertainment and Video Services, wrote to customers in an email:
As of August 31, 2008, we will no longer be able to support the retrieval of license keys for the songs you purchased from MSN Music or the authorization of additional computers. You will need to obtain a license key for each of your songs downloaded from MSN Music on any new computer, and you must do so before August 31, 2008. If you attempt to transfer your songs to additi … ⌘ Read more
Within ten days!
Thank you for submitting your registration to Microsoft Heroes Happen Here: 2008 Launch Events.
You can print this page for your records using the “Print” button at right. Please expect to receive a confirmation email from [long email] within ten business days.
The key words here are “within ten business days”. Ten “business” days. A confirmation email! Do you find that as crazy as I do? What in the world!? If there are using Exchange, and Microsoft web technologies to … ⌘ Read more
Yahoo! and the future of the Internet
Official Google Blog: Yahoo! and the future of the Internet
Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft – despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses – to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and web email accounts. And between the … ⌘ Read more
Stop spamming, GoDaddy!
I have several domains registered at Godaddy. For the ones I care about, I have auto renew enabled. For those I am letting go, I don’t. Godaddy gentlemanly reminds me when those about to expire domains are about to do so… four months in advance! The email “reminders” do not cease from there on. And then regular mail (snail mail, that is) starts coming to my mailbox as well.
Don’t you get it, Godaddy? I do not want to renew those domains. If I wanted, I would have set auto … ⌘ Read more
Too busy, too much money or…
Our College is trying to re-design. Our web manager has been assigned to some other project of more importance (Dean’s order), so he can’t tackle the conversion of the existing website to a full blown CMS driven one. Other than the locals we have seeing and sit through presentations and proposals, I sent emails –very brief ones, but to the point– to Dan Cederholm, [Dan Bejamin](http://www.hivelogic.com/ “Da … ⌘ Read more
Gmail for Domains
Yesterday I received my invitation to move my Collantes.US domain over Google, to handle all mail by using the Gmail interface. That is Google new beta testing of hosted email for corporations or midsize companies. I don’t have a midsize company, but have a big family, so I qualified. Collantes.US, of course, is way too valuable for beta testing, but I have several more domains I can use, so I decided to resubmit my request. This morning a new message inviting the new domain was on my Gmail inbo … ⌘ Read more
Your Privacy at stake
Something very infortunated has happened and I want to encourage you, and the people you know, to help amend this by signing the petition and emailing your elected officials as soon as possible.
The NTIA, which is the telecommunications and Internet arm of the Department of Commerce, has disallowed private … ⌘ Read more