Vic Bishop – Finally, the act of having possession of a plant will no longer hold these people back. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/19/more-than-50000-marijuana-convictions-in-los-angeles-will-be-automatically-wiped-clean/…
Tag: law
‘WannaCry Hero’ Marcus Hutchins Pleads Guilty to Making Banking Malware
The researcher who helped stop the WannaCry ransomware pleaded guilty to two counts of hacking for writing banking malware in 2014.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7pad/marcus-hutchins-pleads-guilty-banking-malware-wannacry-hero…
Schools keep teaching slavery and civil rights history in ways that traumatize black students
Source: https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/4/19/18507873/arizona-school-segregation-lesson-slavery-civil-rights-history…
For Some Legal Weed Businesses, Cryptocurrency Actually Makes Sense
Despite being recreationally legal in 10 states, cannabis businesses have to come up with creative ways to accept payment other than cash. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7pzw/for-some-legal-weed-businesses-cryptocurrency-actually-makes-sense…
The Coma Cluster of galaxies
The Coma Cluster is one of the richest galaxy clusters known. How many suns and how many worlds might be located in this direction of space? Source: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/the-coma-berenices-galaxy-cluster…
From Jesus Christ to Julian Assange: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
John W. Whitehead – That list of so-called “enemies of the state” is growing. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/18/from-jesus-christ-to-julian-assange-when-dissidents-become-enemies-of-the-state/…
Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
The city’s voters are now deciding whether to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. Denver is now voting on whether it should become the first US city to effectively decriminalize mushrooms containing the psychedelic psilocybin — also known as magic mushrooms. Initiative 301 would designate “the personal use and personal possession of psilocybin mushrooms” among people 21 and… Continue reading Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
We’ve been warned about AI and music for over 50 years, but no one’s prepared
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18299563/ai-algorithm-music-law-copyright-human…
The Ground Rules of Life & Existence
Jed Shlackman – Have you ever considered the idea that you create your own personal reality? Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/17/the-ground-rules-of-life-existence/…
Why I’m boycotting TurboTax this year
It’s an evil parasite that only makes your taxes more complicated. It’s tax season again, and that means you’re probably thinking about using TurboTax. You wouldn’t be alone; Intuit, the company that sells TurboTax, claimed in 2016 that the app has 31 million users. Its competitors do pretty well for themselves too, with H&R Block… Continue reading Why I’m boycotting TurboTax this year