Last night’s company holiday party leads to this morning’s company-provided breakfast. Love this place. (at Bohler Engineering)
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Bitcoin drops 35% on Chinese processor restrictions, rebounds to two-weeks-ago price
http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4rOR
Bitcoin Bubble Bursts as China Cracks Down on Digital Currency | Wired…
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Advice would put fewer Americans on blood pressure meds
Fewer older Americans would take blood pressure medications under new guidelines published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects 78 million American adults. Only about half have their blood pressure under control.
Current guidelines define high blood pressure as above 140/90 millimeters of mercury. Doctors now advise patients to take medications and make lifestyle changes — such as exercising, losing weight and consuming less salt — with the goal of getting their blood pressure under this level.
While the new guidelines continue to recommend a blood pressure reading of under 140/90 for people ages 30 to 59, they suggest putting people age 60 and over on drugs only if their blood pressure is at least 150/90.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/18/new-guidelines-on-blood-pressure/4077085/
I can’t believe Google bought Boston Dynamics, they’re going to make some awesome stuff.
Paris — Arctic sea ice last month was around 50 percent higher in volume compared with a year earlier, following a recovery in area this summer, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday.
The makers of antibacterial soaps and bodywashes will have to demonstrate that their products are safe, effective, and prevent the spread of illness better than good old-fashioned soap and water, or they’ll have to conform to new rules, the Food & Drug Administration said Monday.
http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4q8W
Lather up now, germophobes: FDA readies limits on antibacterial soap
BEIRUT—With the Syrian humanitarian crisis worsening amid mounting fears of starvation and illness, the United Nations on Monday launched a drive for about $6.5 billion in aid, described as the largest amount ever sought for a single emergency.
http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/4q8X
United Nations launches record $6.5-billion aid appeal for Syria
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Flush with cash, Oculus plans ambitious new VR headset
“What Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon saw was what Oculus plans to unveil at CES this year: a prototype version of the Oculus Rift headset that the company claims will no longer make people sick when they use it. It’s higher resolution, lower latency, and effectively eliminates the motion blur of the original $300 dev kit that went on sale last year. And importantly, it now incorporates full positional motion tracking so the headset actually knows where your head is located.”
1 – I can’t wait to see this.
2 – It says something about the state of expectations for virtual reality when it’s notable that the latest headset version “will no longer make people sick when they use it”.
3 – I’ve heard a complaint that users previously unintentionally ended up some distance from where they started, so the head location will be great.
Quote and article headline from (theverge.com/2013/12/13/5207906/flush-with-cash-oculus-plans-ambitious-new-vr-headset)
Image from (roadtovr.com/how-to-showcase-your-oculus-rift-10-tips-for-safety-and-success/) which is also an interesting read.
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Caesars Sues Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Over Licensing Process
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