The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 1st, 2017 evening edition

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Bob Newhart turns 85 today, and we’ve rounded up 10 of the legendary comedian’s best quotes on life, comedy, and aging gracefully.

“I think you should be a child for as long as you can.

I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that.

“The problem is that we live in an uptight country.

“I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do; and for the people who like country music, denigrate means ‘put down.’”.

“Comedians are never really on vacation because you’re always at attention… that antenna is always out there.”. »

Ex-FCC Chair Tom Wheeler Dismantles The Case For Abandoning Net Neutrality

Authored by fastcompany.com

Emboldened by the deregulatory agendas of both Trump and Pai, the ISPs are now pressing hard to get the FCC to roll back the Open Internet Order.

FC: Do you think it will be Congress that eventually decides how the internet is regulated, and the fate of net neutrality principles?

Does the FCC under Trump, in your opinion, still enjoy a correct level of autonomy and independence from the White House and that whole agenda? »

Baltimore public defender's office says second police body camera video 'appears to depict' officers manufacturing evidence

Authored by baltimoresun.com
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The Baltimore Public Defender’s office said Monday that it has a second police body-camera video that “appears to depict multiple officers working together to manufacture evidence.”.

Melissa Rothstein, a spokeswoman for the public defender’s office, said the latest video shows a co-defendant of her office’s client.

“Pending the Baltimore Police Department’s investigation pertaining to the officer’s conduct, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office is requesting postponements on all cases involving the officers,” Saunders said. »

'Anonymous' browsing data can be easily exposed, researchers reveal

Authored by theguardian.com
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A judge’s porn preferences and the medication used by a German MP were among the personal data uncovered by two German researchers who acquired the “anonymous” browsing habits of more than three million German citizens.

Eckert, a journalist, paired up with data scientist Andreas Dewes to acquire personal user data and see what they could glean from it.

It took slightly longer than it should have, Eckert said, but only because they were specifically looking for German web surfers. »

Scientists Found a Way to Stop Aging in Human Cells

Authored by motherboard.vice.com

Some people think we're getting closer, and new research is sure to bolster that belief: Scientists say they've managed to reverse aging in human cells.

In the new study, Cooke's team took cells from children with progeria, a rare genetic condition that causes them to rapidly age.

Cooke's team used a technology called RNA therapeutics, which delivers RNA directly into cells, to spur cells to produce telomerase, a protein that lengthens telomeres. »