Mind Over Mechanics

Now this would be considered the literal definition of "Thoughtleaks"... pun intended!

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In a jaw-dropping feat of engineering, electronics turn a person's thoughts into commands for a robot. Using a brain-computer interface technology pioneered by University of Minnesota biomedical engineering professor Bin He, several young people have learned to use their thoughts to steer a flying robot around a gym, making it turn, rise, dip, and even sail through a ring.

The technology may someday allow people robbed of speech and mobility by neurodegenerative diseases to regain function by controlling artificial limbs, wheelchairs, or other devices. And it's completely noninvasive: Brain waves (EEG) are picked up by the electrodes of an EEG cap on the scalp, not a chip implanted in the brain.

Full story: http://z.umn.edu/e78

NSA Collects Your Data Directly From Servers Of Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook And More

via Techcrunch.com

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The Washington Post is reporting a top-secret National Security Administration data-mining program that taps directly into the Google, Facebook, Microsoft and YouTube servers. ”The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track a person’s movements and contacts over time,” reports the Post.

Details about the highly classified program, Project PRISM, are somewhat vague, but it appears that the NSA allows the Attorney General and Director of National of National Intelligence “to open their servers to the FBI’s Data Intercept Technology Unit, which handles liaison to U.S. companies from the NSA.”

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YouTube’s Mobile Ad Revenue Triples As Mobile Views Reach 40% In The US

by Janko Roettgers via Paidcontent.org

Two out of five YouTube video views are coming from mobile devices in the U.S., and the video service is increasingly cashing in on these mobile views.


Mobile is quickly becoming the new normal for YouTube, and it’s starting to pay off: 40 percent of all of the service’s video views in the U.S. are now coming from mobile devices, a YouTube spokesperson told GigaOM on Wednesday. Worldwide, mobile is now responsible for 25 percent of all of YouTube’s video views.

This, and the roll-out of new mobile apps, has helped YouTube to triple its mobile ad revenue in the past six months, according to Bloomberg, which got YouTube VP of Sales Lucas Watson go on the record about the mobile growth.

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Bilderberg Meeting 2013

via RT

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As approximately 140 members of the global elite prepare to meet in Watford, England, this week for the 61st Bilderberg meeting, British residents may be surprised to see who is forced to foot the bill for security.

This week, the global movers and shakers will check into the 5-star Grove Hotel outside London for four days of wining, dining and - as the conspiracy theorists would have us believe - comparing notes on how to control the world (June 6-9). 

At the same time, thousands of passionate protesters from around the world will gather outside the 300-acre premises, complete with 18-hole golf course, causing traffic jams and general mayhem. Dorothy Thornhill, the mayor of Watford, has raised fears that the activities could also bring "violence." 

“I have my concerns about it because it does attract people who can and do cause violence and disturbance,” she told the Watford Observer. “But I am confident the police will be able to minimize that and give them their right to protest.” 

It will be the British taxpayers, however, who will be forced to pick up part of the tab for part of the security expenditures; the global elite that will be in town will have its portion covered by its specially designated status. 
  
Hertfordshire Police said the Bilderberg Group has agreed to pay some of the cost of security through the charity called the Bilderberg Association. 

Yes, you’ve heard right. The Bilderberg Group, who is suspected by those with a more conspiratorial slant of mind as having designs on global domination (enter sinister laugh, piano music), is actually an officially registered charity case (# 272706).

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The Turkish Protests in 90 Seconds

Violent protests are continuing to escalate in Turkey. The unrest began when demonstrators peacefully protested the destruction of Gezi Park. The protest quickly escalated when police used unnecessary force against the demonstrators. The protest is now more of a statement against the Turkish government, which although is a Democracy, has authoritarian Islamic ties. Film-maker BARAN GÜNDÜZALP captured these amazing images and has given us permission to share.

  

 It's very unfortunate that no mainstream media outlets are covering what's going on in Turkey right now ~Sir Thoughtleak