Evidence Suggesting Re-running Evolutionary History would Produce the Same Results.
A large, ambitious study exploring the evolutionary trajectories of 640 different strains of yeast cells over 500 generations sampled every 12 hours and originating from a single parent cell has generated strong evidence that re-running evolution results in organsims arriving at the same end point http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140911-evolutions-random-paths-all-lead-to-the-same-place/. This goes against conventional evolutionary thinking. The study shows that, regarding evolutionary trajectories, the initial mutations accounting for genotypic differences invariably leads to convergence rather than divergence at the fitness level. This suggests that if we started life on this planet from scratch we would evolve in a similar fashion and broadly arrive at the same point. The work also suggests a disconnect between evolution at the genetic level and at the level of the whole organism.

http://gizmodo.com/these-ant-sized-radios-might-power-the-internet-of-thin-1633891966?

I am so excited about the advances that we'll make over the next 50 years. I just hope we don't destroy ourselves before then.

Birthdays - keep 'em coming
Time with my kids - in moderation
The fact that 1993's vision of the future became reality, and then some

Mostly just TV shows.

Tuesday US
Tuesday US
Tuesday US

Cunnilingus
Fellatio
Cunniatio? Cunnilatio? Fellingus?

I'll play along...

• Electronics
     
  • Samsung Galaxy S5: This phone is the cat's meow, the bee's knees. I use it almost constantly.
  • Galaxy Note 10.1: Mostly used for taking notes in meetings and for watching Netflix just before bed. It goes most places with me, still.
  • Garmin Edge 500: Used on bike rides and on kiteboarding sessions to track my HR, calories and miles/time.
  • RioRand 1200 lumen headlamp: Same one used for tail but with a red filter
  • Canon EOS Rebel T3: Though, I'm looking for something better/faster for sports/action photography. I am quite pleased with the results this camera generates
   
• Software
     
  • PC Based
         
    • Evernote: it is my brain. I use it so many times per day and for so many different things, I don't know how I survived without it
    • Chrome: exclusively
    • Windows 7 64 bit: I'm too lazy to learn Linux and W7 is almost as good as Windows 2000
    • Cribbage App: it is the only game on any of my devices
    • Adobe Illustrator: For my second job - President/CEO/Graphical Designer/Janitor @ www.cogmonstergear.com - it is the only vector graphics program worth paying for
       
  • Mobile
         
    • TuneIn Radio: I listen to a morning show out of Grand Rapids MI that I can't get any other way
    • IHeartRadio: For when I'm on bike rides - I can listen to local radio
    • SailFlow: For wind
       
  • Both
         
    • Evernote: While I use it mostly on PC, it's worth nothing that it's available on every major platform
    • TeamViewer: This is how I surf the web at work so my employer can't see what I'm looking at
       

Excellent. Personal power is one of the keys to sustainable energy production/use in the next decade. (IMHO)

Marginal wind days when you're on vacation all week.

Not a six-pack, but a visible V-line.  I'm at about 8% body fat (guestimate).

This article...
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fscienceofus%2F2014%2F08%2F1-question-to-ask-to-identify-a-narcissist.html&h=YAQErYyzI

led me to this quiz...
http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/narcissistic.htm

...where I scored a whopping 26! But, then, I could have told you that.

The ability to take a nap after having ridden 100 miles and consumed one beer.