Month: January 2014

Article: US phone companies to explore replacing all phone numbers with IP addresses

US phone companies to explore replacing all phone numbers with IP addresses

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/31/fcc-ip-phone-number-trials/

Interesting idea.  Not sure it’s a sound or safe one for rural America.

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Article: Net neutrality petition gets a million signatures

Net neutrality petition gets a million signatures

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362166/net-neutrality-petition-gets-a-million-signatures-free-press

I know it’s completely inappropriate but can I get an “Amen!” or “Hallelujah! ”

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The Best “Entry Level” Science Fiction Books to Convert Your Friends

http://io9.com/the-best-entry-level-science-fiction-books-to-convert-1510802842

Most of these suggestions I agree with. Give some of them a try and see how SF or fantasy suits you.

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Article: Here’s A New Way Facebook Is Pushing You To Share Your Contact Information

Here’s A New Way Facebook Is Pushing You To Share Your Contact Information

http://readwrite.com/2014/01/28/facebook-contact-information-request

I use Twitter much more these days than I do Facebook.  I’ve locked down ally personal information months ago and I did not include phone or address info even then. If a “friend” I don’t personally know sends a request for such information, the non response silence will be deafening.

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Recipe Review: “The Easiest Pizza You’ll Ever Make by King Arthur Flour” (5 stars)

Recipe: The Easiest Pizza You’ll Ever Make: King Arthur Flour.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Baked: January 27, 2014

Home Made PizzaMy most recent order from King Arthur Flour (taking advantage of one of their frequent free shipping promotions) included their Pizza Dough Flavor.  Since I wanted to take advantage of this new seasoning, I didn’t use my standard pizza crust mix found in King Arthur’s 200th Anniversary cookbook.  Instead, I searched through the recipes available at King Arthur’s website and decided to try the one listed above.

I cut the recipe in half, just like I do the one from the cookbook, because my husband and I don’t need to make two or three large pizzas.  One large one is plenty for a couple of meals.  I also don’t let the dough rise but for a few minutes, long enough for me to heat the oven up to 450 degrees.  Terry and I prefer thin, crispy crusts so rising is never a necessity.

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The wheel paradox that stumped Aristotle and Galileo

http://io9.com/the-wheel-paradox-that-stumped-aristotle-and-galileo-1507994415?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Head scratching math paradox as an appetizer before dinner this evening.

Enjoy! 

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Would ending Net neutrality mean a better Web or a digital divide? – KansasCity.com

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/18/4760941/would-ending-net-neutrality-mean.html

I was a bit surprised to read an article on net neutrality from my local metropolitan newspaper.  Good balanced one too.

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The 7 Most Intriguing Philosophical Arguments for the Existence of God

http://io9.com/the-7-most-intriguing-philosophical-arguments-for-the-e-1507393670?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

I knew there was a reason I never pined to be a philosophy major in college.  Although Descartes gets my vote for being eminently mathematical and practical.

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Addendum from my uncle:

There were five “proofs” in my day, and two arguments why there couldn’t be a God.

What all these arguments (pro and con) lack, even the ones which are “sufficient” is that they aren’t “necessary.” They might explain how God might be possible, or not possible, (some better than others) but they don’t PROVE the existence or nonexistence of God.

Therefore, they fail to accomplish what they purport to do: prove the existence of God.

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