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Open thread for night owls: 3-D printed guns 'a politically important project'
Will printed guns be game changers? If anybody with the money can buy, lease or otherwise gain access to a 3-D printer, raw materials and the proper "blueprints" via open-source software, will any gun laws be enforceable anywhere? Until a working model was produced, those were just hypothetical questions. Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: The rich are recovering fine, the rest of us aren't. That's no accident
Les Leopold writes The Rich Have Gained $5.6 Trillion in the 'Recovery,' While the Rest of Us Have Lost $669 Billion:
Oh, are we getting ripped off. And now we've got the data to prove it. From 2009 to 2011, the richest 8 million families (the top 7%) on average saw their wealth rise from $1.7 million to $2.5 million each. Show More Summary
Night Owl Motion Light
Are you a night owl, and are simply far more productive whenever the moon makes an appearance, breaking through the clouds at night, while others are busy sleeping and snoring away? If that is the case, and you do not live alone, then it would be prudent for you to have the relevant tools around [...]
Open thread for night owls: Some major eco-groups have big investments in fossil fuels
Naomi Klein tells Big Green to come clean on fossil fuels:
The movement demanding that public interest institutions divest their holdings from fossil fuels is on a serious roll. At last count, there were active divestment campaigns on 305 campuses and in more than 100 US cities and states. Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: CEOs pocket tax-subsidized 'performance pay,' we get stuck with the bill
The Institute for Policy Studies and the Campaign for America's Future joined forces to study a tax deduction for "performance pay" that allows CEOs and other top executives to pocket gobs of money that would otherwise have been taxed as part of their already ample salaries. Show More Summary
Tradus Strigiformes
Night Owl is up next on the Big Spill Trade Wheel du Jour. Once again, Big Spill rules apply: I'm not entirely sure that Night Owl sent me every card in this post, but I am pretty confident about certain ones. Two packages I received from him actually hit the deck, so at least this way I'm pushed into posting about both at once. Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: A rule for opinion writers—avoid arguing with the weakest links
Ta-Nehisi Coates writes How to Be a Political-Opinion Journalist—First, don't attack weak arguments: In response to David Brooks's column on how to write about politics, Jonathan Chait offers some ideas of his own. It probably won't surprise you that I like Chait's a little better. Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: Should robots decide who to kill on their own?
At Rolling Stone, John Knefel writes U.N. report calls for a moratorium, but lethal autonomous robots could be a reality soon:
A U.N. report released earlier this week called for a global moratorium on developing highly sophisticated robots that can select and kill targets without a human being directly issuing a command. Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: Alan Keyes (re)joins the crazy parade
Erstwhile Republican candidate and Renew America honorary chairman Alan Keyes has joined the current Republican insanity parade. His contribution? An online column muttering about "signs" that the U.S. government is "preparing our military...Show More Summary
Morning Warm-Up: The Benefits of Inversion Therapy
Why you should do headstands more often (Organic Authority) Attention all night owls: finally, you can be a morning person, too (Greatist) Tired of your usual workout routine? Try burning over 600 calories with Bollywood Dance (POPSugar...Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: Turning Mother Nature in a weapon of war
At Salon, Jacob Darwin Hamblin, author of Arming Mother Nature, writes, We tried to weaponize the weather: The post-Sputnik national pall of gloom encouraged American scientists to explore unorthodox weapons, and they left no stone unturned. Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: Decentralizing electrical power can help decentralize economic power
Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, author of the Big Box Scandal and publisher of the monthly newsletter, the Hometown Advantage Bulletin. Here is her TedX talk on "Why We Can't Shop Our Way...Show More Summary
Owl Eyes – Closure (Giraffage Remix)
Up-and-coming Bay Area producer Giraffage just released this lovely remix of “Closure,” the lead single off Aussie singer Owl Eyes debut album Night Swim. Giraffage twists Owl Eyes’ dark, maximal disco ballad into a piece of chopped-up, pitch-shifted dreamtrap, replete with spasmodic snares and meandering synths. Stream it below.
A Slo-Mo Mouse Eye View Of An Owl Swooping In For The Kill Is Terrifying
Given you rarely see owls in the day outside of a zoo or museum setting, you’ve probably never thought of them as stone cold killers. But when hunting at night they can be as terrifying as a hawk, particularly if you happen to see them swooping in from a mouse’s point of view. More »
Open thread for night owls: Bloomberg a 'surveillance-state extremist'
Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic writes Mayor Bloomberg Is a Surveillance-State Extremist, Not a Pragmatic Centrist: He talks as if 9/11 and the Boston marathon bombing justify cameras everywhere. But they wouldn't have stopped either...Show More Summary
Night Owls Are More Intelligent (Maybe) But Perform Worse At School
A study shows that night owls perform worse at school than morning people, but not because they're any less intelligent. More » Night Owls Are More Intelligent (Maybe) But Perform Worse At School is a post from Blisstree - Get tips on healthy living, work outs, wellness & health food recipes. Advice & news on mental health & healthcare..
A Slo-Mo Mouse Eye View of a Barn Owl Swooping In For the Kill Is Terrifying
Given you rarely see owls in the day outside of a zoo or museum setting, you've probably never thought of them as stone cold killers. But when hunting at night they can be as terrifying as a hawk, particularly if you happen to see them swooping in from a mouse's point of view. More »
Open thread for night owls
The four little girls, remembered: Almost 50 years after their deaths, the House voted Wednesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.,...Show More Summary
Open thread for night owls: Everyday violence gets ignored
Steven Rosenfeld writes America's Focus on Terrorism Blinds Us To Everyday Violence and Suffering: The Boston Marathon bombing and shootouts with the suspects frightened millions of Americans and turned into one of the biggest media events of the 21st century. Show More Summary
Exhausted new mom's hilarious take on 'expert' sleep advice goes viral
Like many exhausted new moms, Ava Neyer read stacks of books about baby sleep. But nothing seemed to work for her twins, now 5 months, one a night owl and one an early bird. Every new expert offered a different solution -- and what's...Show More Summary