Philippe M

Passionate about All Things Tech, Urban and Outdoor Photography, Sci-Fi and Travels. Practicing Compassion changes Perspective.

Philippe M
flipped into Science
Lsd
Microdosing LSD modulates the perception of time independently of other consciousness-altering effects
psypost.org - Christian Rigg
Lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, is a drug which produces a variety of cognitive, perceptual and behavioral changes in users. One of these is …
17 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Blockchains
Civil Rights
Hong Kong's Apple Daily is being stored on blockchain
The Block
Hong Kong's pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily has been forced to shut down by the government. And now it is being archived on blockchain.
4 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Blockchains
Digital Currency
Gemini buys carbon credits to offset carbon footprint of Bitcoin it holds
ambcrypto.com - Shubham Pandey
Gemini’s founders, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss acquired $4-million worth of carbon credits to offset the carbon footprint of the Bitcoin it holds …
3 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into AI ○ Robotics
Facial Recognition
Hackers Fool Facial Recognition Into Thinking I’m Mark Zuckerberg
VICE - Todd Feathers
Using a new technique, researchers say they can make AI systems misidentify people by adding small bits of data to the images. An Israeli artificial intelligence company says it has developed a new technique...
3 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Sustainable?
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest soon to be ground zero for record-shattering heat
Axios - Andrew Freedman
A heat wave is bringing unprecedented high temperatures to the Pacific Northwest — a region of the country typically cooled by the ocean, rather than …
5 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into People, Worlds and Societies
Taiwan Strait
Chinese Defense Ministry: Taiwan independence means war
jpost.com - By REUTERS
Taiwan needs to be clearly aware that its future lies in "reunification" with China and that it cannot rely on the United States, China's military …
3 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into People, Worlds and Societies
Peter Thiel
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free...
propublica.org - Justin Elliott
Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass …
9 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Sustainable?
Florida Keys
‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise
Guardian US - Oliver Milman
Long famed for its spectacular fishing, sprawling coral reefs and literary residents such as Ernest Hemingway, the Florida Keys is now acknowledging a previously unthinkable reality: it faces being overwhelmed...
7 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Blockchains
Digital Currency
New York City will become a bitcoin center, says city’s mayoral lead Eric Adams
The Block - Yogita Khatri
Eric Adams, the current front-runner in the 2021 New York City mayoral election in the Democratic primary, appears to be pro-crypto."I'm going to …
6 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Sustainable?
Climate
More Than Half Of U.S. Buildings Are In Places Prone To Disaster, Study Finds
NPR - Rebecca Hersher
More than half of the buildings in the contiguous U.S. are in disaster hotspots, a new study finds. Tens of millions of homes, businesses and other buildings are concentrated in areas with the most risk...
17 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Science
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
A Scientist Found Deleted Coronavirus Sequences. Here's What That Means For SARS-CoV-2
ScienceAlert - JEANNA BRYNER
Finding the origin story for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for nearly 3.9 million deaths worldwide, has been largely hampered by lack of …
17 hours ago
Philippe M
flipped into Blockchains
Bitcoin
Mining bitcoin could be about to get a whole lot easier after China's crypto crackdown
CNBC - Ryan Browne
With China cracking down on cryptocurrencies, it may soon become much easier — and more profitable — to mine bitcoin. Last month, Beijing called for …
12 hours ago