This is awesome, a useful napping cheat-sheet that condenses some of the most practical bits of what I learned about sleep over 2 weeks (a decade ago) in psychology 101 at Cornell University, taught by sleep expert Dr. James Maas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Maas

Totally off-topic but interesting to note: Dr. Maas' son Dan is the genius behind some amazing 3D animations/visualizations done for recent NASA Mars missions, often seen in popular press. http://www.maasdigital.com/gallery.html

Very cool. I understand that this might not totally be a philanthropic act on Google's part, as their business model and ability to compete depends quite a lot net neutrality, but still, very cool. I'm looking forward to reading about the inevitable class action lawsuits based on this kind of information gathering.

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It seems Amazon would rather pass the buck on the DRM issue.

Grats Cory! I'm up to Chapter 18 and lovin' it...I'd almost forgotten to make sure my librarian friend ordered it for her library...almost. :)

I wish I understood how I see these threats to our civil liberties as serious business, and yet my parents buy into our fearmongering nanny state. I'm pretty sure my CS degree had something to do with my POV, but it doesn't help me convince them. I recently got my signed copy of Cory's "Little Brother" in the mail...I'm only partway through, but I'm really looking forward to seeing how the protagonist's efforts to educate his father play out. The story pushes a healthy civil liberties awareness "agenda", but does so with interestingly detailed examples (borderline tutorials) that are practical and innovative. I'm hoping I'll also find some insights about spreading this agenda to the previous generation.

Out of the quantum foam of emtpy space spawned a new universe of negative information.

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I just recently bought the Rama series for my girlfriend, she's finishing up the last one ("Rama Revealed") at the moment. Clarke's writings helped inspire me, not just in his writing and creativity, but also helped me grow beyond my Catholic upbringing and find happiness in agnonsticism/atheism. Thank you Mr. Clarke, sincerely.

#13, soon...soon...
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I look forward to classes in "healthy skepticism" being offered to young people, just as wellness/sex ed is already.