Waiting For The Pope

Dear America: Meet Bernie Sanders. Properly, this time.

Time to set the record straight.

I need to collect all of the Bernie Sanders images/quotes I’ve collected from FB and turn them into an animated gif...  #project

I’m still skeptical... but out of all of the politicians he sounds like the best bet....

some links

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-can-become-president-has-replaced-i-like-him-but-he-cant-win_b_7733476.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/almost-every-major-poll-shows-bernie-sanders_b_7937906.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

A major breakthrough.  

Cognitive creativity is inspiring artists like Alex Da Kid to make music unlike ever before. He used the emotional insights Watson found in millions of data points to create an original song about heartbreak. Now it’s your turn to see what Alex was inspired to do.

Watch the lyric video for Alex Da Kid’s ‘Not Easy’. →

Snowden

3d print of Snowden

Must order this book... Varieties of Scientific Experience:  Carl Sagan on Science and God via Brain Pickings

Kardashev Scale

The Kardashev Scale – Type I, II, III, IV & V Civilization

Will Mankind Destroy Itself?  (video)

see also my posts on Fermi’s Paradox and miracle of life

as well as these links: Why is the Scale of the Universe so Freakishly Large? Science Says Earth is One of 700 Quintillion Planets in the Universe

Dyson Sphere:  Capturing the Power of a Star infographic

Advanced alien civilizations rare or absent in the local universe  via Physorg.com

Aliens

The strange star that has serious scientists talking about an alien megastructure

Ok, maybe not Aliens... lol...  but this is still a pretty cool news... The Many, Many Times Astronomers Mistook Mundane Phenomena for Aliens

David Bowie

David Bowie, An Icon Who Wrote Anthems For The Alienated 

We Didn't Just Lose a Musical Hero, We Lost a Rebel

David Bowie Dies at 69; He Transcended Music, Art and Fashion

A Life of Legend:  Rockstar and Fashion Icon David Bowie

RIP David Bowie — Here’s His Isolated Vocal Track From “Under Pressure” With Freddie Mercury 

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Helen Green:  David Bowie animated gif (above)

David Bowie In Pictures Through The Years 

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The perfect David Bowie tribute is astronaut Chris Hadfield singing “Space Oddity”

Bowie himself called Hadfield’s cover “possibly the most poignant version of the song ever created” when he shared the video on Facebook. The video features views of Earth from space and is spliced with shots of Hadfield singing and playing the guitar.

Bing Crosby & David Bowie - "The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)"

David Bowie’s last music video was most likely meant as a sort of goodbye

What did David Bowie do at your age? (type in your age and find out)

David Bowie's list of 100 favorite books reveal his true inner nerd 

Listen to David Bowie's incredible isolated vocal tracks to his iconic songs 

15 unforgettable David Bowie appearances from TV and film

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Other musicians scoffed at the web. David Bowie started his own Internet service provider.

'He was always funny': Conan remembers David Bowie with a touching tribute 

Education Reform

Dear Karl, Scott, Daniel, and John : The Future You Predicted Seems Right On Schedule

What If They All Took Art?

Claim on “Attacks Thwarted” by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence

The agency, President Obama, and members of Congress have all said NSA spying programs have thwarted more than 50 terrorist plots. But there’s no evidence the claim is true.

 The NSA has publicly identified four of the 54 cases.