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☆ Convicted 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski dead at 81
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Alistair Bell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/2] Theodore Kaczynski is led out of federal court where he was charged with a single federal weapons violation April 4,1997. June 10 (Reuters) - Ted Kaczynski, former math professor and "twisted genius" who came to be known as the Unabomber when he carried out a 17-year spree of mysterious bombings that killed three people and baffled the FBI, died on Saturday at the age of 81. Kaczynski's younger brother, David, tipped off police that the author's ideas sounded like those of Ted. In 1980, Kaczynski sent a package bomb that exploded and injured United Airlines President Percy Wood at his Illinois home. Kaczynski detailed how modernization has destabilized society, subjected humans to indignities and "inflicted severe damage on the natural world."

Persons: Theodore Kaczynski, Ted Kaczynski, Kaczynski, Kaczynski's, David, Ted, Theodore John Kaczynski, Dale Eickelman, Eickelman, Percy Wood, Hugh Scrutton, Thomas Mosser, Gilbert Brent Murray, Janet Reno, Dan Whitcomb, Phil Stewart, Lucia Mutikani, Daniel Wallis, Diane Craft, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Federal Medical Center, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Reuters, The Harvard University, University and Airline, Society, FBI, Harvard University, Daily, Harvard, University of Michigan, University of California, Chicago's Northwestern University, American Airlines, Dulles International, United Airlines, Illinois, New, Exxon, U.S, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: Montana, Butner , North Carolina, California, Florence, Florence , Colorado, North Carolina, Chicago, Berkeley, Lincoln, Washington, Sacramento , California, New Jersey, Los Angeles

☆ How to See an Owl Like Flaco - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jennifer Ackerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The ear tufts of some species disrupt the round identifiable shape of an owl head, so it blends better with its woody surroundings. The quiet flight of owls is an act of biomechanical stealth that still challenges science. I once experienced the stealth of a great gray owl up close. I could barely make him out against the tree bark, and even in this enclosed space, his partner was invisible. Google “owl silent flight,” and you’ll find a dramatic video of an experiment by BBC Earth some years ago comparing the flight noise of a pigeon, a peregrine falcon and a barn owl.

Persons: Percy, soundlessly Organizations: grays, Google, BBC Locations: Skansen, Stockholm

☆ Former Greylock VC Sarah Guo is betting her career on the AI boom with new fund Conviction. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ex-Greylock GP Sarah Guo surprised the tech world when she launched her AI fund Conviction last year. In addition to her fund, Guo has gained prominence in SF's AI scene through her podcast and events. Kovalsky knew of only one person who could be behind this — Sarah Guo, then a general partner at VC firm Greylock. Within the tech community, Guo has differentiated herself from other VCs through her honesty, business savvy, and grit, they added. Although Guo launched Conviction, a $100 million fund investing up to Series A, in late 2022, her interest in artificial intelligence has been long in the making.

☆ Staying in British castles may be easier — and cheaper — than you think
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Lucy Handley | Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Storied Collection is a travel website that lists heritage hotels and homes — including private castles — so vacationers who love history can easily find accommodations that suit them. The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa is located inside the Royal Crescent, a row of terraced houses built between 1767 and 1775. Hauge and Goldin, with the help of former CEO of Best Western UK Rob Paterson, launched Storied Collection in 2022. Surnames of previous owners include Cooper, Bingham and Synge, according to Storied Collection. The drawing room of the Sir Percy Blakeney Suite at the Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa in Bath, England.

☆ 'Blockbuster' star Randall Park reflects on what video rental stores meant to his immigrant family
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Randall Park’s new show, which centers around the last remaining video rental Blockbuster store, is — in many ways — a perfect project for the actor. There are also small nods to the way in which certain demographics would see the rental stores. / NetflixPark said the moment harkens back to memories of his own immigrant parents frequenting small video rental stores in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. The cultural safe space that the rental stores provided were significant, he said. “I do feel like video rental was definitely a part of our lives well after it stopped being mainstream,” he remembered.

☆ The US tops the world with more than 140,000 ultra-rich citizens worth more than $50 million, after adding another 30,000 to the rolls in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Andy Kiersz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US has the highest number of individuals with worth more than $50 million, according to a new global wealth report. The US is also home to the majority of people with more than $100 million in wealth. Credit Suisse's report found that over the past two years, the number of "ultra high net worth individuals" — those with more than $50 million in assets — in the world has grown by 50%. China, which ranks second for the number of ultra high net worth individuals, only claims 12% of the world's share. As of 2021, the top 1% controls more than 35% of the country's wealth, the report noted.

☆ Рекламщики из России предлагали европейским блогерам сообщать о смертельной опасности западных вакцин
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +4 min

Политики и спецслужбы Франции и Германии уже требуют расследования «кремлевского» следа в этой истории, пишет meduza.io. Собеседник Лео Грассе по имени Антон, представлявший агентство под названием Fazze, спросил, может ли Грассе выполнить заказ в сжатые сроки — от одного до семи дней. Похожее предложение от компании Fazze получил журналист, ведущий популярного ютюб-канала и подкастер Мирко Дрочманн из Германии, блогеры из Испании и других стран. Всем, кто опубликовал переписку с менеджерами компании Fazze, письма приходили с адресов на домене fazze.com. В более ранних версиях этого сайта были указаны координаты компании Fazze — например, встречается адрес 5 Percy Street в Лондоне.

Persons: meduza.io ., Pfizer AstraZeneca —, ., . Fazze, Fazze, Netzpolitik.org, —, fazze.com, Fazze —, Percy Street ., . Adnow, . Adnow darix.com . —, Лео Грассе, Антон, Грассе, Лео, Мирко Дрочманн, Станислав Фесенко, Юлия Серебрянская, Серебрянская, Серебрянской Organizations: Pfizer, Ltd, Единая Россия, СМИ, Русская инициатива, ЕГРЮЛ, ООО «Эднау», Эднау Инк, ООО «Дарикс» Locations: Франция, Германия, Москва, Испания, Индия, Бразилия, Лондон

☆ Mai mult de 100 de bombe neexplodate din Al Doilea Război Mondial, descoperite în curtea unei case din Insulele Solomon
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Peste 100 de bombe neexplodate din Al Doilea Război Mondial au fost descoperite în curtea unui case din Honiara, capitala Insulelor Solomon din Pacificul de Sud, informează The Guardian. "Un bărbat din Honiara a găsit peste 100 de obuze din Al Doilea Război Mondial în grădina sa, în timp ce săpa o gropă pentru o fosă septică", a scris Lachlan Strahan, Înaltul Comisar australian pentru Insulele Solomon, pe Twitter. "Expertul australian în îndepărtarea dispozitivelor explozive Ian Percy ajută poliția din Insulele Solomon să se ocupe de această moștenire teribilă a celui de-Al Doilea Război Mondial". Mii de bombe au fost lansate asupra insulelor din Pacific, inclusiv Insulele Solomon, iar multe nu au explodat. La începutul lunii mai, doi bărbați au fost uciși în Honiara de explozia unei bombe din Al Doilea Război Mondial.

Persons: Insulele Solomon, Ian Percy, Clifford Tunuki Locations: Honiara, Insulelor Solomon, Pacificul de Sud, Insulele, Pacific, Insulele Solomon

☆ Peste 100 de bombe neexplodate din al Doilea Război Mondial au fost descoperite în curtea unei case din Insulele Solomon
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: actualidad.rt.comPeste 100 de bombe neexplodate din al Doilea Război Mondial au fost descoperite în curtea unei case din Insulele SolomonPeste 100 de bombe neexplodate din al Doilea Război Mondial au fost descoperite în curtea unui case din Honiara, capitala Insulelor Solomon din Pacificul de Sud, informează The Guardian. Poliția a fost chemată și a îndepărtat 101 proiectile americane de 105 mm, acestea urmând să fie distruse. „Expertul australian în îndepărtarea dispozitivelor explozive Ian Percy ajută poliția din Insulele Solomon să se ocupe de această moștenire teribilă a celui de-Al Doilea Război Mondial". Mii de bombe au fost lansate asupra insulelor din Pacific, inclusiv Insulele Solomon, iar multe nu au explodat. La începutul lunii mai, doi bărbați au fost uciși în Honiara de explozia unei bombe din Al Doilea Război Mondial.

Persons: Insulele Solomon, Ian Percy, Clifford Tunuki Organizations: Poliția Locations: Insulele Solomon, Honiara, Insulelor Solomon, Pacificul de Sud, Insulele, Pacific

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