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There are no good reasons, and a lot of bad ones, that your dog can be vaccinated for Lyme disease but you can not. Profiteering and vaccination fears have teamed up to leave humans defenseless from a terrible malady. WBUR shares the story: For Dr. Stanley Plotkin, a prominent vaccine scientist, Lyme disease is personal. His son, Alec, collapsed from a slow heart rate when he was 39, brought down by a rare heart complication from Lyme. His son survived, but the incident helped cement Plotkin's resolve to pursue a human vaccine against Lyme disease. Using his bully pulpit as an emeritus professor of infectious diseases at the University of Pennsylvania, he’s taken his case from The New York Times to the New England Journal of Medicine, in which he called the lack of Lyme protection "the worst recent failure to use an effective vaccine." That’s because we used to have a vaccine for Lyme, called LYMErix, but it was pulled from the market. Now, the only family member w...

These videos of a guy in Istanbul playing the piano with his kitty cat are so sweet and genuine. I can't get enough of them. His name is Sarper Duman. Play him off, keyboard cat. (more…) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/piano-cat.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

Studio audiences continue to be thrilled by the giant clown with the golden voice. from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/another-puddles-pity-party-app.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former CEO Exxon-Mobil, is thinking about quitting his job because he is fed up with Trump, according to CNN . Tillerson has a growing list of differences with the White House, including a new debate over Iran policy and personnel. His frustration is hardly a secret and it has spilled out publicly at times. But friends sense a change of late. For weeks, conversations with Tillerson friends outside of Washington have left the impression that he, despite his frustrations, was determined to stay on the job at least through the end of the year. That would allow time to continue efforts to reorganize the State Department and would mean he could claim to have put in a year as America's top diplomat. But two sources who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity over the weekend said they would not be surprised if there was a "Rexit" from Foggy Bottom sooner that that. Images: Office of the President-elect / Gage Skidmore from Boing Bo...

Poet Brian Bilston wrote this delightful poem above describing, and embodying, the Fibonacci sequence in which each every number after the first two in a series is the sum of the preceding two numbers. (via @pickover ) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/delightful-fibonacci-sequence.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

Ginter Senfeldas of Cary, North Carolina, says he purchased this 1989 Dodge Ram 350 "FBI surveillance van" from a government auction site. It's apparently outfitted with vintage A/V tech, external microphones, pinholes for cameras, and other interesting modifications. Apparently when he purchased it, there were handcuffs, binoculars, "and even leftover video from an old FBI stakeout" inside. From the auction listing , details of the "interesting" features: 3 Extra Batteries + onboard charger/adapter Toilet in the back 2 LCD Screens Video recorders/Players with all the gadgets Tape Recorder/Player INTERCOM Rear AC/Heat Unit Propane Tanks Radars Amplifiers A lot of 110V Sockets * You can turn off/on the engine from the back * Every door has extra locks! " Vintage FBI surveillance van listed for sale on eBay " (CBS News) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/fbi-surveillance-van-from-the.html via Local System I...

In addition to benefiting from excellent feng shui, the family harvests about 15 kilograms of honey each year from their bee housemates , who showed up on the day of a wedding. (more…) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/for-twelve-years-this-family.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

Buoy and Canoe were in bad shape when they were rescued, but they bounced back thanks to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Watch this heartwarming footage of the pair getting released back into the ocean. (more…) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/watch-these-adorable-rescued-s.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

On August 3 in celebration of the 40th anniversary month of the Voyager interstellar mission, please join me at San Francisco's Exploratorium to experience the Voyager Golden Record with two of the brilliant minds behind it -- SETI pioneer Frank Drake and science writer Timothy Ferris. In August and September 1977, NASA launched two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, on a grand tour of the solar system and beyond, into the mysteries of interstellar space. Mounted to each spacecraft is a golden phonograph record, a message to introduce our civilization to extraterrestrials, perhaps billions of years from now. Ozma Records , the label I co-founded with my friend Timothy Daly, is releasing the Voyager Golden Record as a box set of vinyl LPs so those on Earth can hear it as it was meant to be played. As our co-producer/designer Lawrence Azerrad has said, "It is the ultimate album package of the ultimate album package." (The limited edition super-deluxe Kickstarter edition will n...

Boxer Conor McGregor recently wore this custom pinstripe suit with a subtle "Fuck You" pinstripe. Now you can sport this handsome suit yourself! From tailor David August, the made-to-measure 3-piece wool suit is $6500, perfect for people with "fuck you" money in their bank account. Produced in an exclusive woven Super 130's wool in navy twill, this pinstripe effect is created with explicit fighting words presented in a vertical repeat. This couture label suit features details like: French-facing construction Stacked 'kissing' working buttons on sleeve cuff purple camouflage silk lining 1/16" hand-stitched detailing two-button, side vent jacket Vest available in single- or double-breasted (image shown with double-breasted vest) Numbered and signed by David August Heil Limited quantities " Limited-Edition 'Eff You' Pinstripe 3-Piece Wool Suit Made-to-Measure " (via Uncrate ) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07...

In steelworker parlance, a cobble is a bit of steel that catches on a roller during manufacturing. Cobbles cause the molten steel coming out of the furnace to back up and snake wildly around. This guy was lucky to be uninjured after a close call with a cobble. (more…) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/watch-a-rope-of-molten-steel-b.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

It's a shame that these didn't exist when my daughter was a little girl. I think she would have loved playing with them. Why? Because these unusual dolls have removable organs . Designed for 4 to 12 year olds, Anatomic Anna and Andy are the brainchildren of a London-based homeschooling mother who wanted to further her kids' STEM education but could only find anatomical models made for medical students. So, she made her own. Through her company, Little Boffins - Learn Through Play, she's kickstarting the two dolls . One doll, either male or female, costs £50 (about $64). By the way, I couldn't help but notice that they resemble American Girl dolls. So, I checked their height. Like AG dolls, Anna and Andy also stand 18" tall. Given that, I'm guessing AG doll clothes will fit this gut-spilling duo too. Thanks, Joyce! ( BabyCenter ) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/meet-anatomic-anna-and-andy-d.html via Local System Installers of CCTV ...

Airbus mounted a 360-degree camera on a rocket being launched as part of a microgravity experiment, and the result it pretty phenomenal. Watch the stages separate and the earth's curvature reveal itself as the Maxus 9 pops up through the clouds. Via Airbus: Following a successful launch of Maxus 9 the largest European sounding rocket with scientific micro gravity experiments, Airbus is providing a stunning 360° view from space. The spacecraft, launched from the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, was equipped by Airbus with support from their joint venture partner Swedish Space Corporation in order to provide unique 360° footage of the launch from the rocket perspective. Viewers can see spectacular images of the take-off, down to Lapland getting smaller while the rocket soars into the sky, then spectacular views of the Planet and Space once the sounding rocket goes through the atmosphere and reaches its highest altitude of 700km, before the payload falls free back down to ...

Between Las Vegas and Reno, there is a sleeping establishment like no other. It's simply called The Clown Motel and it's been deemed " America's scariest motel ." In 2014, Cory described it as follows : Hundreds of clowns stare from every corner, the walls are hung with clown-portraits, and there is a "historic miners' cemetery" out the motel's back door, wherein rest the mouldering corpses of the victims of a mysterious epidemic that is only known as "Tonopah plague." Now it can be yours for $900,000. According to LasVegasNow.com , the motel's current owner (of 22 years) Bob Perchetti is selling it so he can retire, "I'm going to go fishing. I want to go enjoy myself. I'm going to do a little camping with the grandkids." One condition of the sale: "the new owners can upgrade it but don't lose what the people love." Wait, does that mean the clowns or the corpses? Either way, no thank you . fro...

This video is an oldie but a goodie. Here's the setup: An elderly Japanese gentleman named Akihara Toshiko has been trying to solve a ring puzzle he found in his doctor's office. He gives up and writes the TV "detective agency" show Knight Scoop to ask for help. The TV show agrees to help the 73-year old man solve his puzzle. And, that's where the fun begins. They pull in a physics professor, a chimpanzee, a magician, and, finally, a real expert who knows exactly how to solve the puzzle. That is one incredibly satisfying video. ( Neatorama ) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/22/watch-this-impossible-ring.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

The Chinese government's wish-list for AI researchers is pretty ambitious: "Breakthroughs should be made in basic theories of AI, such as big data intelligence, multimedia aware computing, human-machine hybrid intelligence, swarm intelligence and automated decision-making." (more…) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/collective-asimovism.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

In an open letter to Jeremy Corbyn, Neil Wilson explains how Labour can frame its policy on student debt forgiveness after they take power and abolish tuition fees. (more…) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/pour-encouragez-les-autres-3.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

Web content creators who don’t have a solid SEO strategy should take note of Webtexttool . It’s a service that pulls in anonymous data from their entire user base to offer crowdsourced guidance that increases your search page ranks. By analyzing prior user successes, it helps you better gauge how your posts will perform at a given time. And to help you spend less time editing and more time writing, It displays helpful optimization tips while you type. Webtexttool integrates with Microsoft Word, and they also offer an array of plugins for CMS platforms like WordPress, Drupal, and Craft if most of your writing happens in the browser. For inspiration, you can quickly find popular posts in their network with their subject search. You can get a lifetime subscription to Webtexttool in the Boing Boing Store for $49 . from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/24/produce-smarter-seo-optimized.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

There are three more stops on my tour for Walkaway : tomorrow at San Diego Comic-Con , next weekend at Defcon 25 in Las Vegas, and August 10th at the Burbank Public Library . (more…) from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/22/nearly-touring-complete.html via Local System Installers of CCTV

Just because English has become the common global tongue doesn’t mean it’s the easiest language to write—even for native speakers. If you're looking to improve your written communication skills, especially on your smartphone, take a look at Ginger Page . Ginger is a cross-platform app that offers corrections for phrasing as well as grammar. It's powered by crowdsourced data and provides editing suggestions with its contextually-aware natural language processing engine. It performs multilingual translation and includes powerful tools for paraphrasing and proofreading so you don't send any typo-ridden emails to your boss. Ginger Page is available on all major desktop and mobile platforms, and can be purchased in the Boing Boing Store for $69.99 . from Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2017/07/22/ginger-page-cleans-up-your-mob.html via Local System Installers of CCTV