Today's temperatures at the North Pole are scaring scientists around the world.

"One piece of good news, though: The 230-mile-per-hour jet stream that the storm caused in the North Atlantic actually shortened flights from New York to London to a little over five hours. (It usually takes six or seven.)"
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Amazon’s best-selling camera item this holiday was…film

Huh!
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British Gov’t Responds to Petition to Ban Trump: ‘Coming to the UK Is a Privilege…’

I have not seen Trump's birth certificate. Have you? Why does he not make it public? Maybe we can bar him from the USA!
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An Open Letter to My Friends who Support Donald Trump

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Microsoft patents a slider, earning EFF’s “Stupid Patent of the Month” award

The patent system is broken.
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I lost 60 pounds and realized two important things about eating with Google Docs

Exactly my technique, except that I used the IOS app and stopped losing after I reached my weight of 50 years ago - 25 lbs down.
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Why It's Hard to Poop on Vacation

Sometimes I ... Etc
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Fox News Is Literally Dying Of Old Age As Younger Viewers Refuse To Watch Fox

"Fox News isn’t a television network. It is a retirement home/echo chamber for old white conservatives."
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Jon Stewart Blasts Fox News' Hypocrisy

For Fox News addicts... I miss this guy.
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The Republican Fear of Facts on Guns

Next they will defund weather forecasting because, you know, liberal conspiracy.
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Scott Adams Blog

Scott Adams continues to be scarily plausible.
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The Existential Satisfaction of Things Fitting Perfectly Into Other Things

"...humans have an innate desire to put things in order..." But what about my desk?
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A Life-Saving Checklist

Worth a read...
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Comparing the iPhone to everything else

Yikes.
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New spending bill prevents agencies from regulating dark money

In simple English: The Republican rider is aimed at keeping bribery secret.
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How Many of Your Memories Are Fake?

I have often thought about this.
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The Ivy League, Mental Illness, and the Meaning of Life

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Rwanda's Tour de Farce

Meanwhile, in other news ... The 99.99% of news that does not get any attention.
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Anxiety Significantly Raises Risk for Dementia

News you can use. Calm down. Relax. Be happy!
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Australian boy knocked unconscious riding hoverboard on Christmas Day

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