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Jul 13, 2019
Profit from Bitcoin with out Investing or Trading
Posted by Philip Raymond in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, economics
I find it encouraging that so many people want to know if they should get into Bitcoin. But, I am discouraged when I discover that “getting into” is a euphemism for investing, trading, flipping or HODL (Buy, then hold on for dear life).
Sure, Bitcoin is deflationary. If widely adopted, it is likely to increase in value. But adoption is being thwarted by traders. Today 95% of cryptocurrency transactions are by individuals or organizations buying or swapping cryptocurrency rather than using crypto to buy apples, a new car, or a family vacation.
Many people consider Bitcoin to be risky and not just as an investment! They think its risky to use a payment instrument. The perception of risk is associated with its widely fluctuating exchange rate. In the end, the exchange value won’t matter at all, because Bitcoin will be the money and not the dollar, yen, euro or pound. But, unfortunately, even though the argument for widespread adoption is compelling, it will not occur while we continue to see spikes and plunges on a graph.
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Jul 13, 2019
Welcome to Experiments that Time has Forgotten!
Posted by Richard Christophr Saragoza in categories: particle physics, space
Courtesy of Microcosmos ISBN 0 521 30433 4
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Jul 13, 2019
Add 12 to 14 Years to Healthy Life Expectancy
Posted by Paul Battista in category: life extension
When I founded the Life Extension® group in 1977, our unique purposes attracted a lot of media attention.
A question reporters often asked me was:
“Why do you want to live so long?”
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Jul 13, 2019
Scientists unveil the first-ever image of quantum entanglement
Posted by Paul Battista in category: quantum physics
For the first time ever, physicists have managed to take a photo of a strong form of quantum entanglement called Bell entanglement—capturing visual evidence of an elusive phenomenon which a baffled Albert Einstein once called ‘spooky action at a distance’.
Jul 13, 2019
The 80-Year-Old CrossFitter | TRULY
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: electronics, transportation
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BIRTHDAY celebrations are usually a time for decadence and partying until the small hours – that is unless you’re a fitness obsessed octogenarian! Jacinto Bonilla, 80, from New York, celebrated his eightieth birthday on 3 July by completing 80 double-unders on a jump rope, followed by 80 squats, 80 push-ups, 80 pull-ups, 80 wall ball shots, 80 kettlebell swings, 80 deadlifts with a 90-pound weight – ending with another round of 80 double-unders. Every year since he turned 69, the so-called “grandfather of CrossFit” has added one rep to his brutal trademark birthday workout – the Jacinto Storm. Follow his story here:
https://www.instagram.com/crossfit1939
Jul 13, 2019
MIT team draws on cucumbers to develop surprisingly strong artificial muscles
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI
To develop a new artificial muscle for robots MIT researchers are taking inspiration from an unlikely source – the cucumber. It’s not the fruit of the plant that’s good for sandwiches and salads that the engineers are interested in, but the tightly coiled tendrils that wrap themselves around solid objects to support the growing plant by corkscrewing and pulling with surprising force.
Jul 13, 2019
New CRISPR platform expands RNA editing capabilities
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
The new system, dubbed RESCUE, allows RNA edits to be made that were not previously possible.
Jul 13, 2019
New Phishing Scam Targets Amazon Users Just Before Prime Day
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: security
Security researchers at McAfee say that hackers have released a do-it-yourself kit that allows people to easily put together phishing scams targeting Amazon users – just in time for Prime Day next week.
McAfee first noticed the so-called 16Shop phishing kit in action in November, when it was being used to create fake emails, supposedly from Apple, trying to gain access to people’s Apple accounts. The scam let hackers create a realistic-looking Apple sign-in page to steal your login credentials.
Starting in May, 16Shop expanded to target Amazon users, McAfee wrote on Friday, July 12. The new version allows would-be hackers to create their own realistic-looking Amazon login page that would give them your username and password — pretty much everything they would need to log into your account. Here’s what it looks like:
