July 11, 2015

Virtual Reality Porn And The Future Of Loneliness

lonely Welcome to the very-near future of porn. A few weeks back, a sex toy company called Lovense and a virtual reality porn company called VirtualRealPorn announced their collaboration. Soon, VirtualRealPorn's growing library of VR porn videos will coordinate with Lovense's digitally-endowed vibrator and Fleshlight-esque Max toy to stimulate your sensitive bits in sync with virtual sex. Read More

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Mom Describes Terror as Gang of Teens Circled, Shook and Kicked Her Car and Then Shattered the Rear Window — All While Her Two Young Kids Screamed

"… they were hitting my car, using racial slurs and telling me that I didn't belong in their neighborhood because I was white."

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A Tranquilized Bear Fell From a Tree at a Colorado College Three Years Ago — and It Just Happened Again

… apparently quite content, as it kicked back about 30 feet off the ground for about four hours.

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Accelerators Are The New Business School

lecture hall It's no secret that most startups fail. What's a bit less obvious is that most startup accelerators also fail. While a few top-tier programs get the cream of the crop unicorns of the future, the hundreds of others struggle to attract teams that will produce the investment-grade companies on which their models so depend. Read More

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Observations on Returning From England

(John Hinderaker) As you may know, I have been in England for the past 11 days, my first visit there in eight years. We spent six days in London and five in the Midlands, and had an excellent time. The occasion was Joe Malchow's wedding, but that occupied just one day out of eleven. On our flight home, I tried to think of a worthwhile political angle on our visit, but couldn't

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Man Wanted by Cops Collapses and Dies After Police Pepper Spray Him

A warrant was issued Friday for Ware on a domestic violence strangulation charge.

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Prof: Make Confederate Flag A Hate Crime

'It is the American swastika,' he writes...though the swastika isn't a hate crime

Via: The Daily Caller

UPS Truck Hits Horse and Buggy in Central Pennsylvania, Killing Mother and Her 8-Year-Old Boy

A man and three other children were badly injured.

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Unlocking Lochner

(Steven Hayward) Don't miss George Will's column today, "The 110-Year-Old Case That Still Inspires Supreme Court Debates." It's about the infamous case of Lochner v. New York from 1906—the decision that struck down a New York state maximum hour law for bakers that elicited one of the most memorable single sentences of dissent in Supreme Court history, Oliver Wendell Holmes rant that "[t]he Fourteenth Amendment does not enact Mr. Herbert Spencer's Social

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Nixon vetoes bill limiting scholarships for immigrants

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon said Saturday that he is vetoing a measure that would block immigrants who are illegally in the U.S. from receiving money under Missouri's A+ scholarship program.

He made the announcement during a speech to the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic ...

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Andrew Stiles on Red Eye Discussing Facebook's Social Justice

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Charleston Confederate Monument Vandalized Again — This Time With Obama Quote

"The cause for which they fought …"

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How the Obama Administration Gutted Illegal Immigration Detainers

(John Hinderaker) In the wake of the murder of Kathryn Steinle–or, rather, the news coverage of her murder–Democrats are back-pedaling from their longstanding and consistent support for "sanctuary" cities. When asked about the issue, Hillary Clinton followed her usual policy: she lied. Clinton chided law enforcement officials in an interview with CNN, saying the city was wrong to ignore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement request to hold Francisco Sanchez for federal authorities.

Source: Power Line

Watch Donald Trump Take On Immigration Opponents Live in Phoenix [VIDEO]

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally and giving a speech on immigration in Phoenix, Arizona. Watch it live here:

Via: The Daily Caller

Donald Trump Set to Speak in Phoenix About Illegal Immigration

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Donald Trump tells FreedomFest crowd: 'You can't be great if you don't have a border'

GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump told a crowd in Las Vegas on Saturday that he "loves" Mexico and China, but said that both countries pose a threat to the United States. 

"You can't be great if you don't have a border, no matter what you do," Mr. Trump said at ...

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Hillary Clinton Gets Endorsement From Teachers Union for Her Presidential Bid

Clinton is the "champion working families need in the White House."

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Why Ed Tech Is Taking Off In Latin America

8332215554_9a9f0d3474_o1 The past three months have redefined the education technology market among startup companies. Concerns about free content from YouTube and educational nonprofits, as well as user engagement and retention, were beginning to sour investors on the opportunity afforded by providing for-profit education to the lifelong learning sector. Read More

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San Francisco sheriff's woes began before immigration uproar

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ross Mirkarimi was a rising San Francisco politician when he was elected sheriff - and then the trouble started.

Since his election in 2012 to manage the city's jails, the Democrat who served successfully for eight years on the Board of Supervisors has endured a series ...

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Released Illegal Immigrant Charged With Murder Among Many Problems San Francisco Sheriff Faces

"He has run into the worst luck of any politician in American history."

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Iran's Supreme Leader Calls U.S. an 'Excellent Example of Arrogance' Amid Strained Nuclear Talks

Khamenei told university students in Tehran to be "prepared to continue the struggle against arrogant powers."

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The Billion Dollar Food Delivery Wars

Print Over the past 12 months, food and grocery delivery has been one of the hottest VC sectors. More than $1 billion was invested in 2014 – an almost fourfold increase year-on-year – with a further half a billion dollars invested in Q1 2015, according to CB Insights. Read More

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Media Alert: Bill Bennett Show Monday

(Steven Hayward) Here's an early warning: I'll be guest hosting Bill Bennett's radio show Monday morning from his Washington DC studios, from 6 – 9 am eastern time. My guests will include Kristin Soltis Anderson at 6:30 am, author of the new book The Selfie Vote; at 7:30 am Jim Piereson, whose next book, Shattered Consensus, will be released by Encounter Books on Tuesday, and at 8:30 am, Mona Charen, one of

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HIllary Clinton Campaign Previews Economic Policy Proposals

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Walker blames GOP lawmakers for abortive open records plan

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has blamed Republican lawmakers for an unsuccessful proposal to roll back Wisconsin's open records law.

"I think the whole thing was a huge mistake," the Republican governor said in a radio interview. He told conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes on WTMJ-AM on Friday ...

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The Challenges of Teaching When Silicon Valley Doesn't Care

8482327596_7b22b32288_o I have been on a bit of an EdTech binge writing spree the past few weeks. Part of the reason is that I feel the vast majority of educators and entrepreneurs are finally realizing that Silicon Valley didn't get it right the first time with our approach to technology and the classroom. Certainly, some content is more freely available than before, an absolutely wonderful improvement for… Read More

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Volunteer Civilians Mobilize to Monitor Federal Troops During 'Operation Jade Helm'

"We're going to be watching what they do in the public."

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Producers Plan Rock Opera Based on Exorcism Bobby Jindal Witnessed in College

The show will explore the relationship between a young woman and the future Louisiana governor.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Prof Who Called Amy Schumer Racist Never Watched Her Comedy

'Nope. Not at all.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Gillmor Gang: WonderLust

Gillmor Gang Artcard The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, July 10, 2015. To my horror, the entire Gang agrees with The Robert and his passion for All Shiny Things VR. If the Watch is dead, long live the Watch. Plus, G3 with Halley Suitt Tucker, Rebecca Woodcock, Rosanna Y de la Cruz, Elisa Camahort Page, and Tina… Read More

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Goodnight Vienna (9)

(Scott Johnson) Omri Ceren reports by email from Vienna: Happy Saturday from Vienna, where we continue to slouch towards a deal. The Iranians went into meetings this morning talking about progress and predicting breakthroughs. Kerry came out of his meetings later and tweeted "Met with @FedericaMog and @JZarif this AM. Still have difficult issues to resolve" [1]. That language was read by some journalists as evidence that the talks remain stalled. Other

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Cuomo: Internet sales ban not part of gun control law change

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office says a moratorium on Internet sales of ammunition won't be lifted under a deal with state Senate Republicans that modifies gun control laws enacted after the 2012 Connecticut school massacre.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi says Saturday that Republican Sen. James ...

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Former PayPal CEO: If I Was Still Running Company Guns Would Still Be Allowed To Be Bought And Sold

'They wouldn't be doing that if I was still running it.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Invi's SMS Replacement App For Android Exits Beta, Still Dreaming Big

Invi U.S. startup Invi reckons there's space for one more messaging app play. Not a little one either. Co-founder Iddo Tal sees a gaping hole in the market for a North America-focused messaging platform giant to flourish — and, he hopes, become a global marketplace for content distribution. Such stuff startup dreams are made on. Read More

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