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Ok, so we are now eating gene-manipulated food. How do you feel about it? Are you going to stop eating  your favorite burger/steak/sausage? Will you grow a third ear OR will not get sick from salmonella or e-coli anymore? Do me a favor - think about this for a minute! The US has approved CRISPR pigs for food | MIT Technology Review

Android security patches don't matter as much as you think Not necessarily true. The article includes statements like - 'you are not that important' and 'as long as you don't do anything stupid'. Well, plenty of people still use very simple passwords and easily fall for phishing attacks. So, IMHO, yes - security updates are very important. Specially because a lot of us are purchasing stuff online and do our banking there as well, or send/receive money. 

The InsightKnowledge Blog is now offering an exciting new capability! InsightKnowledge is now offering online learning courses ! What sets InsightKnowledge’s learning courses apart from the competition is that you can take them anytime, anywhere on any mobile device ! The courses are formatted to be taken on small screens, can be used with your touchscreen interface and upon successfully completing the final test – you will get a certificate ! Even more exciting is that you can also become a mobile learning course author ! Create courses on any topic of your choosing and sell them for a price you determine. Creating courses is very simple – if you can use powerpoint, you can create an online learning course. Try it this example course . Use test@test.com to ‘pay’ for it (no real transaction will happen!). If you are interested, please let me know  and I can give you an introduction and also explain the revenue model. After researching and evaluating market offerings, the Insig...

Good article on the fact that Knowledge doesn't stay up-to-date by itself. Knowledge grows best when it is shared, discussed, applied, lessons are learned and re-applied. Be Forewarned: Your Knowledge is Decaying - Samuel Arbesman - Harvard Business Review

has worked out great so far. I was able to speed up the use of my desktop installing Linux Mint 12 without any problems. Even remote accessing work and using the work vpn has worked out very well. GOOD BYE Windows ! Working out well means that the computer is running nice and fast, I can run two screens, Internet throughput is very speedy, while being well protected by the build-in firewall and the fact that there are not many viruses for Linux :-) It worked out so well, I test ran Linux Mint 13 from the Live DVD (had to load it on a USB stick). And look there - it works great. I have a Lenovo Ideapad 3t-s10 with touch screen and even that works great. And who needs multi-touch anyway LOL. To synchronize browsing and data I work with I use Dropbox and Firefox sync. Secure, fast and reliable. I sync notes using Zim Desktop Wiki via Dropbox. I am a happy Linux camper - highly recommended !! Let me know if I can answer any questions.

Lifehacker.com posted a great article on the best productivity methods. Surprisingly (or not), they are very simple to execute, though require you to stick to a certain repetitive behavior. Check it out: http://lifehacker.com/5890129/five-best-productivity-methods The Pomodoro Technique The Pomodoro Technique was created by Francesco Cirillo back in the early 90s as a way to harness the power of focused work and frequent breaks to be more productive. We've discussed the method and some tools to help you stick to it, but honestly all you need to get started is a simple timer and a little discipline. There are no expensive seminars, downloads, or books you have to buy, or classes you have to take. For that reason, it's incredibly popular, especially among developers and designers, and people who have large projects that require them to sit down and produce some kind of work over the course of their workday. The method is simple: Get your timer and set it for 25 minutes. Start t...

http://lifehacker.com/5875092/plan-your-free-online-education-at-lifehacker-u-spring-semester-2012 Computer Science and Technology UC Berkeley - Computer Science 10 - Professor Dan Garcia - An introduction to computer science and computing in our society, including topics like algorithms and how businesses around the globe use them to predict almost everything, video games and how they're developed, social media and communications, social implications of computing, and what the future of computing holds. Designed for lightly-technical audiences. Stanford University - Computer Science 101 - Professor Nick Parlante - Designed primarily for an audience with no prior experience but an interest in computer science and programming, Stanford's CS 101 course will introduce you to programming and writing your own code, as well as offer a primer on basic computer technology, including hardware, software, the internet, and their intersections. The Open University - An ...