Freeform

http://www.technewsdaily.com/18427-warp-drives-wormholes-ftl.html Just think of all the searches a brand new planet would require. Come on Google, let’s get creative with those billions.

https://medium.com/p/4f2138c0e121 Love the approach to tracking down top health pros. This is the only objective way to do so that I’ve seen, but does extensive research translate into good patient care?

http://m.phys.org/news/2013-07-self-replicating-alien-probes.html The theory goes that the aliens won’t say hi until we are smart enough to detect their surveillance devices. Hollywood, take note: your hero is born with a genetic abnormality giving him view if these devices. But wait. What is that nanoscale abnormality within his brain? Maybe it is not genes after all. And … Read more

Love this line: “financial stability can itself become a destabilizing factor” via The NYT. Good to know that that the economy breathes as the universe does, at least as seen in the dance of matter and antimatter: imbalances and imperfections made life happen.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N0FN18Q20130717?irpc=932 China is trying, but will it work? In its announcement the government did not give a reason for the relaxation, but said that besides helping to usher in new management techniques, it wanted to encourage the interaction of market forces, social expectations and professional skills.

Special Deal by Haley Sweetland Edwards | The Washington Monthly. In a free market society, there’s a name for this kind of thing—for when a roomful of professionals from the same trade meet behind closed doors to agree on how much their services should be worth. It’s called price-fixing. And in any other industry, it’s … Read more

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/13/qa_with_glenn_greenwald_americans_reaction_surprising_and_gratifying/ Legit reviews of these laws blocked by secrecy claims and statement that no demonstration of adverse effects can be shown.

Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Present Shock. “Used to be you lay on your bed listening to music dreaming of a better life to come. One with friends, romance, all kinds of excitement. Now you just log on to the Internet and hunt for these experiences.” Break these observations down all the way, and … Read more

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-10/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-as-they-know-it-and-they-feel-fine.html Citing stocks up and gold down without explanation is silly, but hey, I learned a new word.

http://m.guardiannews.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/10/sec-wall-street-creep-main-street I love how this essay flows: smart, nasty and to the point. The business development arm of the Wall Street profit industry (SEC) opens the pathway for hedge funds seeking to seduce investors worth at least a million. Americans, we now have yet another way to play the game we’re forced into if we … Read more