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How to Keep Your Home Secure–Without a Creepy Camera

News.com.au 

Want simple, DIY home security without a camera spying on your family? So does WSJ's David Pierce, who installed four such systems in his home--and then tried to rob himself to see which one worked best. Photo Illustration: Heather Seidel/The Wall Street Journal



Migrants detained onboard rescue ship in Sicily allowed to disembark

LiveLeak.com 

Italy's anti-immigrant government has ended a standoff at the Sicilian port of Catania and allowed 150 rescued migrants off the coastguard ship that rescued them and onto Italian soil. The government had refused to let them off the boat until other EU states agreed to take some of them in. Albania, which is not a member of the EU, has agreed to accept 20 migrants whilst Ireland was the only EU state to offer to help; it will take in between 20 and 25 migrants. Italy's Catholic church will take in the remainder. Читать дальше...

Road block! Wild rhino wanders into traffic

LiveLeak.com 

Drivers were stunned recently in Nepal when a wild rhinoceros sauntered into the road and blocked traffic. A remarkable video showed the hefty creature strolling in front of cars in a residential area of Sauraha Chitwan on August 8. "This rhino was friendly and many local people and tourists took photos and selfies," said the filmer. The Indian rhinoceros is listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List. The animal's once huge range has been reduced drastically by hunting and agriculture to just 11 sites in northern India and southern Nepal.

Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread

Crooks and Liars  

Just a quick note to the universe to send Tim Conway in peace and in comfort from all the joy he's brought to this world. Having experienced a loved one suffer with dementia, I know how devastating this end-stage can be for his family.

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You Should Always Have Saladas In Your Kitchen

LifeHacker.com.au 

Saladas are more than a mere cracker. In fact, I might go so far as to call them an icon. The seemingly humble cracker may lack the pizzazz of flavour-blasted, modern-day snack foods, but it's the salada's simple nature that makes it infinitely adaptable to all sort of culinary applications, from appetisers to dessert. More »

This former judge is heading the World Economic Forum's approach to AI — here's why she thinks regulation is unlikely, and what should be done about AI instead

ThisIsinsider.com 

  • Artificial intelligence poses both promise and perils for societies and their citizens.
  • Kay Firth-Butterfield, who heads the AI program at the World Economic Forum, is working with governments, companies, and non-profits to help them understand the issues surrounding the disruptive technology, and work through ways to maximize its benefits and minimize harms.
  • The most effective strategy for regulating AI will likely be through government and industry standard setting, she said. Читать дальше...

America Soured on My Multiracial Family

The Atlantic  

When my wife and I adopted our daughter from Ethiopia in 2010, we did so full of hope. In the years since, we’ve faced ugliness that has robbed us of our optimism—and left us fearful for the future of our country.





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