Do GMOs yield more food? The answer is in the semantics – Boing Boing

Do GMOs yield more food? The answer is in the semantics – Boing Boing:

Today, on Twitter, I learned something new and interesting fromenvironmental reporter Paul Voosen. Over the years, I’ve run into reports (like this one from the Union of Concerned Scientists) showing that genetically modified crops — i.e. Roundup Ready corn and soybeans, which is really the stuff we’re talking about most of the time in these situations — don’t increase intrinsic yields of those crops. But I’ve also seen decent-looking data that seemed to suggest exactly the opposite. So what gives?
Turns out, this is largely an issue of terminology…

Andrew Weissmann: FBI wants real-time Gmail, Dropbox spying power.

Andrew Weissmann: FBI wants real-time Gmail, Dropbox spying power.:

“Despite the pervasiveness of law enforcement surveillance of digital communication, the FBI still has a difficult time monitoring Gmail, Google Voice, and Dropbox in real time. But that may change soon, because the bureau says it has made gaining more powers to wiretap all forms of Internet conversation and cloud storage a “top priority” this year.”

Disneyland Dapper Day: when Disney fans dress up [feedly]

 
 

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Disneyland Dapper Day: when Disney fans dress up


Disneyland fans have created many of their own theme days, some of which I’ve been lucky enough to happen upon or attend — Bats Day (goths); Gay Days, and more. But I didn’t know about Dapper Day, where 10,000+ people descend on Disneyland and Walt Disney World in natty outfits and style their way through the fun park. Just looking at the official gallery makes me want to mark this in my calendar for next year.

“People are looking for an excuse to dress up,” said Justin Jorgensen, who started Dapper Day in 2011 and has organized five of the events, all at Disneyland. The latest Dapper Day — the same Sunday as the Oscars, Hollywood’s own dress-up day — drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 to the Anaheim park and about 1,000 more at Florida’s Disney World.

“Everything, including the workplace, pushes this idea of being casual,” said Jorgensen, 38, of Burbank. “When do I get to wear my great stuff?”

Most of those in attendance that day were in their 20s and 30s. They had come of age in a time of shoulder-padded power suits, windbreakers in neon colors and frizzy hair — not exactly a time that will be remembered for its classic elegance.

“I think people like history, people love nostalgia,” said Heather A. Vaughan, a historian studying 20th century fashions. “People love imagining a time they didn’t live in.”

Dapper Day at Disneyland, the nattiest place on Earth [LA Times/Rick Rojas]

(Photo: Christina House)

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