Sun + seawater + Salicornia —> food + fuel

Sustainable sources exist for most of our energy needs:
● electric vehicles, bicycles, trams & trains for personal transport
● trains for freight
● solar, wind & hydro for domestic & commercial electricity

All of these are available as off-the-shelf solutions.

For commercial airlines, there appears to be no alternative to carbon based liquid fuels. At the moment, this fuel comes from fossil sources.

Biofuel alternatives have a number of problem to overcome if they are to be sustainable: diversion of food supply, arable land & fresh water, plus fossil fuel use in crop production.

ISEAS may be a solution:


Credit: ISEAS/RenewEconomy

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/desert-farms-could-power-flight-with-sunshine-and-seawater-57366

Salicornia — salt tolerant, oil rich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia / aviation industry major source greenhouse gas emissions fuel aviation contributed climate change carbon dioxide CO2 improvements in efficiency global aviation emissions expected grow 70% 2020 2005 industry seeking new renewable fuel sources growing biofuels takes up valuable land water grow food grow biofuels land nobody wants using seawater sunlight produce food new project Abu Dhabi Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System ISEAS grow sustainable food aviation fuel desert seawater sunshine transferable similar arid regions around the world project under construction solve biggest environmental problems triple dilemma energy water food problems compound each other each making the others more difficult to resolve wasteful irrigation water limits threatening reductions food production water energy food issues positive relations Sundrop Farms project South Australia abundant sunshine seawater produce electric power fresh water cultivate greenhouse crops tomatoes Sundrop Farms project won substantial financial support global venture capital firm KKR Clean Energy Finance Corporation contract to supply fresh produce supermarket chain Coles Abu Dhabi projectseawater farming salt-tolerant plants mangroves oil-rich Salicornia aquaculture seafood shrimp fish Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium Abu Dhabi partners airline Etihad Airways Masdar Institute of Science and Technology UAE United Arab Republics corporate giants Boeing General Electric UOP Honeywell corporation funding market rapidly scale up securing the biomass complementing associated activities complementary generate a closed loop operation seawater aquaculture ponds fish shrimp varieties grown food wastewater aquaculture rich organic nutrients irrigate salt-tolerant crop Salicornia crop harvested oil extracted seeds aviation biofuel water drained salt tolerant crops mangrove wetland naturally purified carbon sequestered solar energy input drive crop production energy production pumping chart process solving complex problems project solves problem waste disposal fish farming aquaculture channelling organic wastes irrigation fertiliser cultivation Salicornia plants halophytes salt-resistant species seawater grow on arid land project eliminates problem most biofuels water arable land used for food production Abu Dhabi project produces fuel food recycles everything non-arable land current pilot farm entirely closed-loop seawater drawn originally ocean passing various stages fed to mangrove plantations water is filtered through mangroves extracting final nutrients ocean recycled fish farms energy pumping water generated solar array no fossil fuel input backed financially large players Etihad principal airline Masdar Institute S&T corporate giants like Boeing scale up quickly pilot project plant covering 2 hectares 200 ha demonstration scale 140 ha Salicornia cultivation 30 ha aquaculture 20 ha mangrove plantation Australia vast arid areas copious quantities of seawater sunshine ingredients similar solar biofuel food project national air carrier Qantas experimented aviation biofuels national R&D organization CSIRO Australia long experience development agricultural models cope with high salinity levels strong research tradition cultivated West Australia CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity Future Farm Industries CRC lack of continued support project produce food domestic consumption export produce aviation biofuel restore fuel processing value chain domestic export product utilise water promote means halting desertification restoring fertility arid areas /

It's that guy from the Internet

Credit: Scott Adams — dilbert.com/

You may not always agree with him, but you have to admire the huge volume of his output — often on both sides of the same argument. And now we know his name — it's Dick, that guy from the Internet.

More insights at:

http://dilbert.com/ / Internet www World Wide Web troll trolling flame war Dick ridiculous angry stuff misinterpret comment absurd absolute attack moron fun the that guy from the Internet famous irrelevant links /

Babies born in winter are bigger, brighter & more successful

Around the ‘Net, you’ll find headlines like:

Your birth month influences your risk for diseases
https://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/06/09/birth-month-risk-diseases/

Here's how your birth month affects the rest of your life
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-birth-month-matters-2012-7?op=1#january-people-born-this-month-are-statistically-more-likely-to-have-alzheimers-crohns-disease-and-epilepsy-1

Can we see any causal link(s)? One possibility is in-utero exposure to vitamin D, at critical times in embryonic development. When exposed to sunlight, the skin produces vitamin D. Peak vitamin production appears in summer. In this case, the correlation would be with the season, rather than the month — & the same effects in different months in the northern & southern hemispheres:

Babies born in winter are bigger, brighter & more successful
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/babies-born-in-winter-are-bigger-brighter-and-more-successful-523070.html

Season of birth & childhood intelligence: findings from the Aberdeen children of the 1950s cohort study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16953958 / astrology astrologers time of year baby born plots course extensive research seven-year period babies born in winter big bright successful adults summer study scientists Harvard University monitored development boys girls worldwide large seasonal variations weight length height head size mental ability researchers effects pregnant mother growing foetus seasonal variations diet hormones temperature exposure to sunlight viruses infections influence baby's baby American Australian psychiatrists anthropologists Harvard Queensland universities measured children mental motor tests birth eight months four seven years compared summer births born winter significantly longer at birth heavier taller larger head circumference age seven higher scores intelligence exercises IQ intelligence quotient seven winter spring born children heavier taller head circumferences significantly larger summer autumn born children results babies born winter longest winter spring borns birth weighed the most age seven tallest tall taller tallest heavy heavier heaviest researchers work medical journal Schizophrenia Research conclude winter spring babies bigger anthropometric variables smarter neurocognitive variables new study series projects worldwide evaluating effect seasons human health longevity physical intellectual development scientists Germany Germany's Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research people born autumn live longer born in spring ill in old age census data Denmark Austria Australia seasonal link to life expectancy older than 50 Austria adults born between October December lived seven months longer those born between April and June dietary changes seasonal infections phenomenon mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy winter eat fewer vitamins Gabriele Doblhammer scientists research stops breast-feeding starts giving her baby normal solid food solids hot weeks of summer babies prone to infections digestive system season of birth optimist pessimist summer's babies brighter outlook winter-born grumblers American Australian researchers offer explanations differences early years of life theory foetal exposure changing seasonal factors temperature rainfall ultraviolet radiation /

Reserve Strap for Apple Watch

Credit: Reserve Strap/Digital Trends

With a claimed battery life of 19 hours, a strap with built in battery sounds like a must-have accessory for the Apple Watch. Enter the Reserve Strap, with built-in lithium ion battery & inductive charger.

Video at Funky Space Monkey mentions Kickstarter, but a search at kickstarter.com for “reserve strap” & “reservestrap”, found no matches.

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/the-band-that-charges-the-apple-watch-while-you-wear-it-video

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/04/reserve-strap-new-design/

http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/the-reserve-strap-provides-more-juice-for-your-apple-watch/

Manufacturer’s web site:
http://reservestrap.com/

At $250 on pre-order, this strap will make an expensive watch even more so. $250, will get you a Pebble Time smartwatch, after Kickstarter pre-orders are fulfilled, leave your with $51 in your pocket, & still provide better battery life.

More about Pebble Time:
http://hhg2tech.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/pebble-time-why-cant-all-smartwatches.html / Apple Watch accessory makers Reserve Strap replacement strap Apple Watch charge recharge charges while you wear it aesthetic appeal Apple’s own bands stylish looks battery that lasts Shaky battery life major problems wearable a day’s use out of it at best 400mAh battery power pair of lithium-ion cells LiIon integrated inductive charging cradle between the watch and your wrist technology Apple’s official charger holes cut out smartwatch’s sensors can still operate /

10 worst Android battery hogs

Biggest embarrassment: the number of Google apps

Biggest Samsung embarrassment: the number of Samsung apps

Second biggest Samsung embarrassment: no app from any other Android manufacturer made the list

Many of the Samsung apps can’t be uninstalled. One more reason to root, or move to another manufacturer.

https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/06/the-10-worst-android-apps-for-draining-your-smartphones-battery/ / Telstra Shazam Snapchat Flipboard Clean Master Speed Booster Twitter Google Play Music Google Play News Stand TripAdvisor Hotels Flights Chrome Browser Google Security Policy Update Samsung Software Update Beaming Service for Samsung Facebook Messenger WhatsApp Messenger Instagram Samsung Push Service Viber Maps Samsung WatchON On TV battery drain draner draining killer hog run by user run at startup AVG’s AVG latest Android App Report apps draining your smartphone smartphone's battery /

Mrice E300 earphones — $1,000 performance for under $30?

Credit: Wired

"Top-tier sound for PENNIES." — AndroidVageta — head-fi.org

"Should you buy the Mrice E300s? At this price, you’d be a fool not to." — Rene Chun — Wired
http://www.wired.com/2015/06/mrice-e300/?mbid=nl_060515

If your new Mrice E300 earphones don’t live up to the hype, you could always try this:
http://www.lightinthebox.com/html/New_Headphones_guide.html / Top-Tier Sound For Pennies web forum head-fi.org headphone aficionado handle AndroidVageta AV five stars to Chi-Fi earbuds buds cost less compared dynamic range clarity cut-rate buds JH16 Pro in-ears eight drivers per ear retails for $1,149 JH16 The Absolute Sound praised the sonic mountaintop in-ear headphones Baldoor E100 simply amazing amazing for the price amazing compared to anything I’ve ever heard owned disposable buds sound as good outrageously expensive IEMs Justin Timberlake Lady Gaga wear onstage hype rhetoric AV PSA E100 EarBell bud distributed Chinese company called Mrice destined for hi-fi obscurity cheap gadget tossed Chi-Fi scrapheap AV’s Head-Fi review Reddit el cheapo IEM in ear montor scarce online commodity sold out everywhere audiophiles E100 cult Tragus deal of the century optimum audio performance magic buds positioned within the ear sideways precarious orientation listening sessions head movements godlike wearing E100s sound stage weird fit exact alignment buds within the ear profile selfie Mad_Economist sonic Epiphany degenerate audiophile tragus anti-tragus leg of helix shut bud very warm fairly large soundstage bass impact ENT journals Redditor tragus ear hole auditory meat audiophiles audiophile raves sound better professional IEM pinch your ears together Reddit E100 psychodrama AV robertmeta Mad_Economist critical listeners babble sweet bud Chi-Fi industrial complex earphone model Mrice line sound signature GranVela E300 ergonomics capsule /

Flawed Android factory reset leaves crypto & login keys ripe for picking

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/05/flawed-android-factory-reset-leaves-crypto-and-login-keys-ripe-for-picking/

Android's factory reset leaves private information behind on 630 million devices

http://betanews.com/2015/05/22/androids-factory-reset-leaves-private-information-behind-on-630-million-devices/

Securely erase data on Android devices with iShredder 3

http://www.abnewswire.com/pressreleases/securely-erase-data-on-android-devices-with-ishredder-3-for-android_6876.html

iShredder 3 for Android web site

https://www.protectstar.com/en/products/ishredder-android / 500 million Android smartphones smart phones don't completely wipe data factory reset option weakness recovery of login credentials text messages e-mails contacts computer scientists comprehensive study Cambridge University researchers recover data wide range of devices run factory reset built into Google's Android mobile operating system crucial means for wiping confidential data devices resold sold recycled retired study data recovered users turned on full-disk encryption devices studied researchers estimated may not fully wipe disk partitions sensitive data stored 630 million phones wipe internal SD cards pictures video published research paper Security Analysis of Android Factory Resets wake-up call individual users large enterprises major impact organizations mature established disposal practices not effective Kenn White North Carolina computer scientist paper staggering number of devices exposed somebody's Gmail password images photos text chat private reset researchers tested factory reset 21 Android smartphones versions 2.3.x to 4.3 mobile OS sold by five manufacturers retained at least some fragments of old data contact data stored phone app third-party apps Facebook What'sApp images video camera text-based conversations SMS e-mail apps researchers were able to extract master token access to most Google user data Gmail Google calendar experiment researchers recovered a master token reset phone restored the credential file reboot phone successfully re-synchronised contacts emails recovered Google tokens flawed Factory Reset master token tokens other apps tokens access anyone's account storing data reset failures manufacturers didn't include the software drivers fully wipe flash chips non-volatile memory storage researchers demonstrated flash drives dangerously hard to erase drives accommodate portions partitions faulty wear out over time researcher Bunnie presentation 2013 Chaos Communication Congress Flash drives not storing data storing a probabilistic approximation of your data deleting researchers experiments second-hand phones Android versions past 4.3 factory reset version 4.4 researchers newer devices data users wiped reset recovered read protected full-disk encryption file stores decryption key isn't erased during the factory-reset process key encrypted cryptographic salt user-selected PIN or password recovery crypto footer encrypted file attacker offline cracking attack data supplied security consultant White successful crack PIN longer passwords sell dispose remotely wipe full-disk encryption turn it on use a randomly generated password includes numbers upper- and lower-case letters symbols minimum of 11 characters passwords years or decades to crack overwriting all unallocated space installed manually prevent a Google token wiped phone destroy devices rather than sell or recycle them paper published titled Security Analysis of Consumer-Grade Anti-Theft Solutions Provided by Android Mobile Anti-Virus Apps significant wiping flaws /