Category: Opinion

Kyrie’s flat Earth and the science of understanding: Starkman and Princehouse

Between Kyrie Irving’s flat Earth and Isaac Newton’s apple tree, science remains a process of understanding: Glenn Starkman and Patricia Princehouse “Clear skies over much of the USA today,” astronaut Scott Kelly noted with this photo showing Earth’s spherical shape, taken from the International Space Station in September 2015. Scientists Glenn Starkman and Patricia Princehouse write that Kyrie Irving’s comments on challenging scientific convention could be the start of a beautiful conversation — even though it’s clear the Earth is not flat.

Sessions innocent of perjury charge

To The Daily : Sen. Jeff Sessions did not in any way, shape or form commit perjury. When the senator was on the Armed Services Committee, he met with the ambassador to Russia not during Donald Trump’s campaign.

No more leaks – Wiki-flood and the CIA

Most Americans, I suspect, have the attitude that if the government is spying on someone there is probably a good reason. Assange, who is viewed by some as a patriot and by others as a traitor for exposing American secrets and putting the country in jeopardy, has, reports The Washington Post, “obtained a vast portion of the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal” and has begun “posting the files online in a breach that may expose some of the U.S. intelligence community’s most closely guarded cyber weapons.”

No more leaks – Wiki-flood and the CIA

Most Americans, I suspect, have the attitude that if the government is spying on someone there is probably a good reason. Assange, who is viewed by some as a patriot and by others as a traitor for exposing American secrets and putting the country in jeopardy, has, reports The Washington Post, “obtained a vast portion of the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal” and has begun “posting the files online in a breach that may expose some of the U.S. intelligence community’s most closely guarded cyber weapons.”

Nude photo scandal shows Tailhook mentality lives in military

Active-duty U.S. Marine Marisa Woytek listens during a press conference in Los Angeles about personal photographs of women Marines being posted on a private Facebook account without their consent. Active-duty U.S. Marine Marisa Woytek listens during a press conference in Los Angeles about personal photographs of women Marines being posted on a private Facebook account without their consent.

Cal Thomas: Learning from the Wiki-flood

Most Americans, I suspect, have the attitude that if the government is spying on someone there is probably a good reason. Assange, who is viewed by some as a patriot and by others as a traitor for exposing American secrets and putting the country in jeopardy has, reports The Washington Post, “obtained a vast portion of the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal” and has begun “posting the files online in a breach that may expose some of the U.S. intelligence community’s most closely guarded cyber weapons.”

Wiki-Flood

Most Americans, I suspect, have the attitude that if the government is spying on someone there is probably a good reason. Assange, who is viewed by some as a patriot and by others as a traitor for exposing American secrets and putting the country in jeopardy, has “obtained a vast portion of the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal” and has begun “posting the files online in a breach that may expose some of the U.S. intelligence community’s most closely guarded cyber weapons,” reports The Washington Post.

Let’s start investigating Russiagate

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Why are we scared of self-driving cars?

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New lead in the search for life

This illustration provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows an artist’s conception of what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about their diameters, masses and distances from the host star. The planets circle tightly around a dim dwarf star called Trappist-1, barely the size of Jupiter.

Life-saving cooperation

The bottom line is that when someone calls an emergency service number for an ambulance, he may not reach the emergency personnel who are closest to the victim. Israel is a world leader in emergency medical aid.

Three paradoxes of digitalisation

An e-commerce boom is rapidly unfolding in several Asean member states, including Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam. A 2016 report titled “E-Conomy SEA ” by Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek and Google pegs e-commerce in Asean to rise to US$8.78 billion by 2025.

Cybercriminals focusing on data-rich smartphones

Smartphones have become a mine of personal information, holding bank data, credit card information and addresses, making them the preferred target for cybercriminals, experts warn. “Cybercriminals go where there is value, and they have understood that the smartphone has become the preferred terminal for online shopping and payment,” said Tanguy de Coatpont, head of the French branch of international anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Give purpose to moonshot

A SpaceX Dragon capsule sits aboard a ship in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula after returning from the International Space Station on Feb. 10, 2015. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s recent announcement that his SpaceX will send two astronauts to orbit the moon, by the end of 2018, was audacious.

Editorial: Teaching digital literacy at our library

While libraries have always promoted literacy in their communities, there are other fundamental skills that need to be emphasized in the 21st century. For example, the internet is becoming more indispensable every day – anyone who doesn’t know how to send an email or avoid websites that might load their computer with malware is at a severe disadvantage.

In Our View: Continue to Boldly Go

Humans have long been drawn to news that allows us to escape our earthly constraints. So it is that a couple recent items have piqued our interest, reminding that the universe holds secrets that extend well beyond Washington, D.C., or Olympia – and that those secrets are often more interesting than politics.

Smart guns in police holsters

Gun violence is one of our nation’s most significant and vexing public health problems. Wherever one stands on the political spectrum of the gun debate, all are saddened and sickened that almost 34,000 Americans die from firearms annually.

On the Write Track

If two guys can make over eight million dollars placing a light in a toilet, then surely there’s hope for anyone who has an off the wall idea. This one, however, has to take the cake.

Our old – new – friend: skepticism

Take, for example, the kid whose dad could pick up a Ford SuperCab a full 2 feet off the ground, provided the flatbed and glove box were empty. “He just grabbed the back bumper, braced himself and picked it up, just like that.

Biz Bits: Robots, humans needing help

One of the area’s first high school robotics programs is trying to raise money. Two years ago, I wrote about the Thunderbird Robotics Team , which is based at Las Plumas High School in Oroville, but has members throughout the county.

Collaboration with NASA and SpaceX gives ASU a competitive edge in technological innovation

In early January, NASA announced that ASU will lead its first major space exploration mission called “Psyche,” which marks the beginning of the University’s serious commitment to the ever-expanding space race to discover more information about our vast solar system. Principal investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton, director of ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration , spent over five years developing the scientific proposal behind Psyche along with a team of 150 people.

Content Audits and Their Relevance

The term “content marketing” has become so common in marketing circles that many in the industry may be growing tired of it. For those folks, unfortunately, its prevalence is not likely to diminish any time soon.

Timber a viable option for high-rise buildings in quake zones

Jon Tanner, chief executive of the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association says a wooden building weighs less than a steel concrete structure with obvious benefits in both construction and resilience in an earthquake. After all it is standard for aircraft components to be monitored for performance real time – so why not buildings in quake zones? But Callaghan Innovation’s apparent sole focus on finding more earthquake resistance through concrete technology, and particularly how to prevent steel rods from rusting when water gets through from earthquake cracks, is a one trick structural pony.

Special report: Automation puts jobs in peril

The patter of automated machinery fills the air inside wire-basket manufacturer Marlin Steel’s bustling factory in a rugged industrial section of this city. Maxi Cifarelli, 25, of Baltimore, peers through safety goggles at a flat screen, her left knee bent and heel resting on her chair.

Ready, fire, aim

Chaos unsettles me. I like stability. So do financial markets. And our allies. Plus the rest of the world who looks to us for leadership.