The Facility Is an Underground Bunker Selling for $17.5 Million | Digital Trends

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The Facility Is an Underground Bunker Selling for $17.5 Million | Digital Trends

'Colin Furze’s underground bunker, which he recently completed, is pretty sweet. It has a well-stocked kitchen, not-so-private bathroom, bed, generator, flat-screen TV, drums … pretty much everything you need to survive a disaster, or just to enjoy as a cool place to hang out in with your friends. But his homemade bunker has nothing on 123 Private Drive in Tifton, Georgia.

The 12-bedroom, 12-bathroom underground structure at that address was built in 1969; its owners updated it to meet government standards in 2012. The bunker can apparently withstand a 20-kiloton nuclear blast. But that doesn’t mean you can’t wait for the end of the world in style; the first floor has a common area “similar to a luxury hotel.” I would definitely read a book titled after its nickname, “The Facility.”'

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/the-facility-is-an-underground-bunker-selling-for-17-5-million/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/the-facility-is-an-underground-bunker-selling-for-17-5-million/

Samsung’s Gear VR Commercial Is Surprisingly Good

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Samsung’s Gear VR Commercial Is Surprisingly Good

After speaking with some folks in the virtual reality community after Gear VR’s launch, it seems like Samsung has positioned its phone accessory nicely. The commercial is a part of Samsung’s campaigned called “It’s Not a Phone, It’s a Galaxy.”
http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/22/samsungs-gear-vr-commercial-is-surprisingly-good/?ncid=rss

Domino's makes ordering pizza dangerous with 'Easy Order' button

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Domino's makes ordering pizza dangerous with 'Easy Order' button

World’s first cyber-plants fuse electronics with roses

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http://www.sciencealert.com/world-s-first-electronically-augmented-plants-fuse-circuitry-with-roses

3D printing files for guns are illegal in an Australian state

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3D printing files for guns are illegal in an Australian state

China plans to clone everything from beef cattle to the family dog in this giant factory

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http://qz.com/556974/china-is-building-the-worlds-largest-cloning-factory-to-copy-everything-from-beef-cattle-to-the-family-dog/

A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning

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A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning

Go to the site and scroll down to learn.

In machine learning, computers apply statistical learning techniques to automatically identify patterns in data. These techniques can be used to make highly accurate predictions.
http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/

Will #artificialintelligence be a revolution comparable to the rise of the PC, or will the revolution be greater?

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Will #artificialintelligence be a revolution comparable to the rise of the PC, or will the revolution be greater?

TechCrunch wrote (17 Nov 2015): “...the tech company that wins the A.I. arms race will be at the forefront of a technological revolution comparable to the rise of the personal computer and the first data that flowed across the interweb.” http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/17/do-iphones-dream-of-twitter-follows-what-the-a-i-arms-race-means-for-creative-technology/
http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/17/do-iphones-dream-of-twitter-follows-what-the-a-i-arms-race-means-for-creative-technology

The World Could Run Entirely On Wind, Solar, And Hydro Power By 2050

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The World Could Run Entirely On Wind, Solar, And Hydro Power By 2050

'In a few decades, the world could be powered by nothing but wind, water, and sunlight. That's the conclusion of a new study released just before world leaders head to Paris to strike a climate deal.

"These are basically plans showing it's technically and economically feasible to change the energy infrastructure of all of these different countries," says Mark Z. Jacobson, director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program at Stanford University, who worked with University of California colleagues to analyze energy roadmaps for 139 countries (you can see a few above).

The researchers crunched numbers to see how much energy each country would need by 2050—including electricity, transportation, heating and cooling, industry, and agriculture—and then calculated how renewable energy could cover those needs, where it could go, and how much it would cost.

"People who are trying to prevent this change would argue that it's too expensive, or there's just not enough power, or they try to say that it's unreliable, that it will take too much land area or resources," Jacobson says. "What this shows is that all these claims are mythical."

Renewable energy is already cheap and will get cheaper. Even now, Jacobson says, wind is the cheapest electricity in the U.S., costing just 3.5 cents a kilowatt-hour (unsubsidized) compared to 6 to 8 cents for natural gas. That's not including health and climate benefits: The study estimates that shifting infrastructure would save 4 to 7 million lives a year of people who would have died from air pollution—deaths that cost the world around 3% of the global GDP.'

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3053676/the-world-could-run-entirely-on-wind-solar-and-hydro-power-by-2050
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3053676/the-world-could-run-entirely-on-wind-solar-and-hydro-power-by-2050

Science says that technology is speeding up our brains’ perception of time - ScienceAlert

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Science says that technology is speeding up our brains’ perception of time - ScienceAlert

'Every year, it feels like time speeds up a little more. One day it's Easter and then before you know it, some high school friend's posting on Facebook about how there are only five more Fridays before Christmas (seriously, what the hell).

But it turns out it's not just another downside of getting older – a psychologist has found evidence that our constant use of technology is making our brains more efficient at processing information, and as a result is tricking us into thinking time is passing faster than it really is.

[...]

"On the positive side, a faster processing speed may be an advantage in many circumstances," said McLouhglin. But she's also investigating the long-term effects of this speed-up.

“I feel it would lead to an increase in time-stress, which has been linked to heart disease, among other things," she said. "High time-pressure is also significantly related to distress among both men and women, and is related to increased levels of depression in women who work outside of the home."

So the good news is that time isn't actually speeding up, only our brains are. The bad news is that we're all too busy using technology to appreciate the extra time that buys us. Ah, the irony. '

http://www.sciencealert.com/research-suggests-that-technology-is-speeding-up-our-perception-of-time
http://www.sciencealert.com/research-suggests-that-technology-is-speeding-up-our-perception-of-time