Bad Wolf Publications: October 2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

Canary Islands Are Alternate Site for Planned Mauna Kea Telescope by DENNIS OVERBYE

By DENNIS OVERBYE If astronomers’ plan to build a giant telescope in Hawaii is blocked, they have narrowed their worldwide search for a backup. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2eOSZRw

Newfound Millipede Is Toothy, Poisonous and Quite Male by NICHOLAS BAKALAR

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Scientists knows the single specimen of a new species of millipede is male, because it has four penises, right below its neck. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2eOSXsS

Of Jacks and Jennets: Facts About Donkeys by JAMES GORMAN

By JAMES GORMAN A few quick facts about an animal that deserves a bit more respect. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2eORWkW

Theaters Open Doors for an Election Worthy of the Big Screen by ERIN McCANN

By ERIN McCANN Want to watch returns with a few hundred strangers? Movie houses across the country are making plans to show results live. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2f7kEvp

California Today: Onetime ‘90210’ Star, Now Union Boss, Shakes Up Hollywood by MIKE McPHATE

By MIKE McPHATE Monday: Video game voice-over actors strike, teenagers at a prep school learn about wants vs. needs, and creepy clowns add an unsettling twist to Halloween. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2f7oILZ

Escape the Web and Get Things Done by J. D. BIERSDORFER

If you find yourself wasting too much time online when you really need to be working, you have many ways to force yourself (temporarily) offline. By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology

Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia by ERIC LICHTBLAU and STEVEN LEE MYERS

By ERIC LICHTBLAU and STEVEN LEE MYERS After lengthy investigations, officials also believe that a hacking of Democratic emails was aimed at disrupting the election rather than electing Mr. Trump. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2etJhBn

Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes by DAVID BARSTOW, MIKE McINTIRE, PATRICIA COHEN, SUSANNE CRAIG and RUSS BUETTNER

By DAVID BARSTOW, MIKE McINTIRE, PATRICIA COHEN, SUSANNE CRAIG and RUSS BUETTNER Thanks to a maneuver later outlawed by Congress, Mr. Trump potentially escaped paying tens of millions of dollars in federal personal income taxes. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2f7eb3V

Latest Unpaid Trump Vendor Is His Own Pollster, Filing Shows by NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MAGGIE HABERMAN

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MAGGIE HABERMAN A Federal Election Commission filing indicates that Donald J. Trump’s campaign has disputed a bill of more than $750,000 from the pollster Tony Fabrizio. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2etjXeJ

Tech Billionaire Backing Trump Suggests Silicon Valley Is Out of Touch by DAVID STREITFELD and CECILIA KANG

Peter Thiel, addressing journalists in Washington, denounced Donald Trump’s comments about women, and took aim at Silicon Valley. By DAVID STREITFELD and CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology

F.B.I. Begins Review of Clinton Aide’s Emails by MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN Agents will use software to search emails belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, but whether they’ll be able to finish by Election Day is unclear. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2eVgZQU

Facebook Could Be Associated With a Longer Life, Study Finds by JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH

By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH While the social media company cooperated with the research, it tracks other findings that social ties are linked to longevity. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2esUtxW

NPR Technology News: Peter Thiel Stands Out In Silicon Valley For Support Of Donald Trump

Peter Thiel Stands Out In Silicon Valley For Support Of Donald Trump Thiel, a billionaire investor, has caused a lot of friction in Silicon Valley, which has largely backed Hillary Clinton. But others who disagree with Thiel’s views stand by his right to express them. Read more on NPR

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

Patriots: Tom Brady says his body is “a little more sore than it’s been” – WEEI; took nine hits in win vs. Bills (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 31, 2016 at 05:30PM

NPR Technology News: Turn On, Tune In, Transcribe: U.N. Develops Radio-Listening Tool

Turn On, Tune In, Transcribe: U.N. Develops Radio-Listening Tool In rural Uganda, “radio is everything,” as one journalist puts it. So the U.N., hoping to hear more rural voices, used a tiny amount of data to build speech recognition software for new languages. Read more on NPR

NASA Sets GOES-R/Atlas V Launch Events Coverage

The first spacecraft in a new series of NASA-built advanced geostationary weather satellites is set to launch into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Wednesday, Nov. 16. The two-hour launch window opens at 4:42 p.m. EST. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. […]

Why Your Facebook Friends Are Checking In to Standing Rock by KATIE ROGERS

By KATIE ROGERS People are using social media in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline project, but the authorities say they’re not fooling anyone. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2fxTFvS

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

Patriots Video: Adam Schefter examines the steps that led team to trading LB Jamie Collins to the Browns on Monday (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 31, 2016 at 04:04PM

Black Voters, Aghast at Trump, Find a Place of Food and Comfort by SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG The struggling African-Americans who visit a Philadelphia food pantry recoil at Donald Trump’s appeals to voters hit hard by economic troubles. Published: October 29, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2fo42mQ

CNN Parts Ways With Donna Brazile, a Hillary Clinton Supporter by MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM The cable news network severed ties with Ms. Brazile, the Democratic strategist, after hacked emails showed that she shared questions before candidates’ events. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2eUSymD

NPR Technology News: With GPS And Graph Paper, Farmers Find A-maze-ing Ways To Bring In Cash

With GPS And Graph Paper, Farmers Find A-maze-ing Ways To Bring In Cash Using technology and math, farmers are creating elaborate corn maze designs, from replicas of fine art to Internet kitties. Labyrinths help make ends meet — they yield more cash per acre than crops. Read more on NPR

Study Finds Some Uber and Lyft Drivers Racially Discriminate by MARK SCOTT

Researchers who studied trips in Seattle and Boston said African-American users might wait up to 35 percent longer for rides than white users. By MARK SCOTT from NYT Technology

Rains of Terror on Exoplanet HD 189733b

This Halloween, take a tour with NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration site of some of the most terrifying destinations in our galaxy. The nightmare world of HD 189733 b is the killer you never see coming. To the human eye, this far-off planet looks bright blue. But any space traveler confusing it with the friendly skies of […]

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

NFL: LB Jamie Collins was asking for “Von Miller money” in extension talks with Patriots, source tells Adam Schefter (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 31, 2016 at 01:28PM

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

NFL: Patriots trade LB Jamie Collins, a free agent after 2016, to Browns for compensatory 3rd-round pick – Schefter (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 31, 2016 at 12:40PM

Bob Dylan Won. But in Science, the Times They Aren’t A-Changin’. by DENNIS OVERBYE

By DENNIS OVERBYE The Nobel Prize recipient in literature might show up at the ceremony. But the view of who’s worthy of the honor in other fields should expand. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2eU9F7U

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

NFL: Tom Brady entering uncharted waters as 39-year-old, MVP-caliber QB, playing best ball of his career – Bill Barnwell (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 31, 2016 at 11:20AM

Where’s the Love for Donkeys? by JAMES GORMAN

By JAMES GORMAN In ancient Egypt, they were buried with kings. Today, this misunderstood animal is starving for appreciation, beyond being prized for its meat and, in China, for its hide. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2eeVMD6

Voting Early, and in Droves: Nearly 22 Million Ballots Are Already In by JUGAL K. PATEL

By JUGAL K. PATEL With nine days until the general election, almost 22 million people have already voted, through absentee ballots and early voting. Published: October 30, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2f9s0xg

Bitcoin Price for October 31, 2016 at 10:00AM

Current price of Bitcoin: $698.32 As of: October 31, 2016 at 10:00AM

NPR Technology News: New York’s Museum Of Modern Art Acquires Original Emoji

New York’s Museum Of Modern Art Acquires Original Emoji NPR’s Robert Siegel speaks with Paola Antonelli, senior curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, about the museum’s recent acquisition of the original emoji for its permanent collection. Read more on NPR

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Beyond Silicon: Squeezing More Out of Chips by JOHN MARKOFF

Moore’s Law, the axiom that chips will ever be more powerful and cheaper, is reaching its limits. But human ingenuity, with better algorithms and new hardware circuits, is pushing ahead. By JOHN MARKOFF from NYT Technology

Early Turnout Tilts Toward Democrats in Swing States by JEREMY W. PETERS and MATT FLEGENHEIMER

By JEREMY W. PETERS and MATT FLEGENHEIMER Hillary Clinton’s campaign, leveraging its advantage in state-level organization, may be mitigating the fallout from her latest scrap with the F.B.I. Published: October 29, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2flxFFl

N.S.A. Appears to Have Missed ‘Big Red Flags’ in Suspect’s Behavior by SCOTT SHANE and JO BECKER

By SCOTT SHANE and JO BECKER Harold T. Martin III kept his security clearance despite a record that included drinking problems, unpaid tax bills and an episode in which he posed as a police officer. Published: October 28, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2f3WOAs

How to Protect Yourself When Using a Contactless Card by MARK SCOTT

As banks prepare to roll out this technology, lessons from Europe show how to avoid fraudulent activity on these new types of credit and debit cards. By MARK SCOTT from NYT Technology

Hillary Clinton Tries to Move Past Email Issue; Donald Trump Revels in It by ALEXANDER BURNS and THOMAS KAPLAN

By ALEXANDER BURNS and THOMAS KAPLAN Mrs. Clinton worked to campaign past the renewed controversy, as Mr. Trump intensified his sweeping claims of corruption in the American justice system. Published: October 29, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2eSEhGK

The Stakes Are Rising in Google’s Antitrust Fight With Europe by MARK SCOTT

The search giant is fighting three antitrust charges, and the results will have a major impact on both the tech company and European policy makers. By MARK SCOTT from NYT Technology

Justice Department Obtains Warrant to Review Clinton Aide’s Emails by MATT APUZZO, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ADAM GOLDMAN

By MATT APUZZO, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ADAM GOLDMAN Investigators hope to review as many of Huma Abedin’s emails as possible before Election Day, though it remained unclear whether they could finish their work by then. Published: October 29, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2f7iyu7

Word of the day for October 31, 2016

barghest , n : (mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form. (mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit. Boo! Happy Halloween!

Drowned God

Drowned God is a science fiction adventure game developed by Epic Multimedia Group, published by Inscape and released on October 31, 1996. The game advances the conspiracy theory that all of accepted human history is false and the human race’s development and evolution have been aided by extra-terrestrials. The player attempts to uncover the truth […]

Picture of the day for October 31, 2016

Picture of the day on October 31, 2016: Close-up of an exemplar of a captive golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in Arcos de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, Spain.

ESPN Breaking News: Miami Heat

Heat Video: Hassan Whiteside cleans up the mess, hammers home follow dunk with authority (ESPN) http://ift.tt/YKX1hq October 30, 2016 at 06:31PM

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

Patriots Video: Rob Gronkowski says “awesome experience” breaking record; Tom Brady also reacts after beating Bills (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 30, 2016 at 05:57PM

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

Patriots Video: Rob Gronkowski called it a “great honor” to hear from Stanley Morgan after breaking his franchise record (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 30, 2016 at 05:29PM

ESPN Breaking News: New England Patriots

Patriots: Tom Brady is the 3rd player in NFL history to have 12 TD passes and 0 INT in his first 4 games of the season (ESPN) http://ift.tt/16ZiAbg October 30, 2016 at 04:29PM

10 Questions (and Answers) About New Email Trove by MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO Many voters are puzzling over what to make of a case involving Hillary Clinton’s email server, a disgraced congressman, and a dispute among top law enforcement officials. Here’s what we know so far. Published: October 29, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2ec3Q7v

For Democrats, Anthony Weiner Makes an Unwelcome Return by MAGGIE HABERMAN and ALEXANDER BURNS

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and ALEXANDER BURNS In the campaign’s waning days, the disgraced congressman is at the center of the F.B.I.’s renewed interest in Hillary Clinton’s private email server. Published: October 29, 2016 at 08:00PM from NYT U.S. http://nyti.ms/2dTeDVv