Archive for March, 2016
“Who Can Stop Trump? Republicans May Have Little Choice But To Vote Clinton”
March 20th, 2016Imagine my shock. Via: Guardian: Just a few steps from the White House, the latest secret gathering of Republicans seeking an answer to the question of who can still stop Donald Trump reached a demoralising answer for their party on Thursday night: Hillary Clinton. A bleak mood has swept over the Grand Old Party in […]
Gerald Bull’s Supergun
March 19th, 2016Via: BBC: But Big Babylon was never built, and no-one has got close since. So what happened? The answer is a tale of hubris, thwarted ambitions and military secrets. At a time when Bull’s expertise should have been in high demand by all of the world’s superpowers, he chose to make his supergun for Saddam […]
Corporate Lucre for Doctors Results in More Prescriptions for Name Brand Drugs
March 19th, 2016Via: ProPublica: The more money doctors receive from drug and medical device companies, the more brand-name drugs they tend to prescribe, a new ProPublica analysis shows. Even a meal can make a difference.
Face2Face: Real-Time Face Capture and Reenactment of RGB Videos
March 19th, 2016Woh. Via: Stanford:
Chinese Buying Starwood Hotels (Sheraton and Westin)
March 18th, 2016Via: Reuters: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc on Friday said a $13 billion cash offer from China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co was superior to one from Marriott International Inc , setting the stage for the largest ever deal by a Chinese company in the United States. The operator of Sheraton and Westin hotels said […]
U.S. General Lori Robinson to Become First Woman to Lead Combatant Command
March 18th, 2016For big false flags in the U.S… Via: Reuters: President Barack Obama will name the first woman to head a U.S. combatant command, selecting Air Force General Lori Robinson as the next head of the military’s Northern Command, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday. The position, which is subject to Senate confirmation, is one […]
Carl’s Jr. CEO Wants to Try Automated Restaurant
March 18th, 2016Seattle Hikes Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour: Enjoy any higher minimum wages while you can because the Rise of the Machines grinds steadily onward, and the goal is to eliminate as many human workers from corporate payrolls as possible. Via: KFOR: A CEO of a fast-food company is causing a stir on social media […]
Domino’s to Trial Pizza Delivery by Robot in NZ
March 17th, 2016Via: New Zealand Herald: Domino’s says it’s working with the Government on a plan to permit robot pizza delivery to hungry New Zealanders. The government and Domino’s Pizza are working to explore and test driverless pizza delivery options with a four-wheeled unit named DRU (Domino’s Robotic Unit). Minister of Transport Simon Bridges said the use […]
Google Wants to Sell Boston Dynamics
March 17th, 2016Via: Bloomberg: Executives at Google parent Alphabet Inc., absorbed with making sure all the various companies under its corporate umbrella have plans to generate real revenue, concluded that Boston Dynamics isn’t likely to produce a marketable product in the next few years and have put the unit up for sale, according to two people familiar […]
We Choose the Nominee, Not the Voters: Senior GOP Official
March 16th, 2016It’s the same with the Democrats. With regard specifically to Trump, I’m going with the same guess as I’ve had all along. Trump becomes the candidate for the Republicans, and Hillary becomes President. Alternate scenario, the Republicans shit the bed over Trump, some manner of a third party candidate situation results, and—that’s right—Hillary becomes President. […]
