Your sense of smell is one of those things you can easily take for granted. If you want to improve the sensitivity of your nose, here are three useful tips to keep in mind.
In this video from the TED-Ed YouTube channel , Alexandra Horowitz , an adjunct associate professor at Barnard College , explains the science of smells and how our noses work. She also shares some useful tips for anyone looking to improve their ability to identify smells. So if you want to upgrade your nose, here’s what Horowitz recommends you do:
So get out there and get close, sniff hard, pay notice, and of course, follow your nose.
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Google Voice is finally getting an upgrade. Despite Google’s focus on services like Hangouts and Allo for voice chat, Google Voice still exists and maintains a certain longtime loyalty from many users despite never being updated. But something is in the works. That and more in today’s news.

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scruffycoxendale ’s home office is more than just one desk with a computer on it, although it’s definitely nice. A quick look around the room shows off some other great gear, including a lovely record collection, a media server for the house, and more.
The whole setup is nice, and if you’re curious about the specs of the machine he’s using, scruffycowendale has this to say in the Imgur gallery (linked below:)
But the PC itself and the desk setup is only part of what makes this workstation so nice. Here’s a shot of the whole office, complete with the record player, mounted records on the wall, and the shelf with the rest of his collection:
I love someone who loves music while they work—or while they play, and this workspace is ideal for all of the above. There are a few more photos in the gallery below, including one of a great-looking media shelf that’s full of movies and other interesting tidbits, and another featuring the resident of one of the turntables…at least the one who has to get out of the way when scruffycowendale wants to use it. Trust me, they’re adorable.
Hit the link below to check out more photos, and to visit the full thread at the battlestations subreddit. While you’re there, give it an upvote, and let scruffycowendale know we sent you—and that we love the setup!
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FBI Director James Comey (left), Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan wait to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
Russians hacked Republicans during the lead up to the 2016 election, too, Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey told senators Tuesday.
But the hackers were only successful in penetrating state-level organizations and campaigns, as well as an old email domain no longer used by the Republican National Committee, Comey said.
«We did not develop any evidence that the Trump campaign or the current RNC was successfully hacked,» Comey said.
Comey, joined by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan and National Security Agency director Admiral Michael Rogers, spoke during the Senate Intelligence Committee’s first public hearing on Russian hacking and propaganda efforts that aired emails from Democratic political groups and leaders during the 2016 presidential campaigns.
The question of how much Republican organizations and figures were hacked plays into the sensitive topic of whether Russian spies intended specifically to help Republican candidate Donald Trump’s campaign. On Friday, the CIA, FBI and NSA released a joint report saying all three spy agencies agreed that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered the campaign and did indeed favor Trump for the American presidency.
The release of that report left out any evidence proving that Russian intelligence agencies were behind the hacking and leaking of documents. Critics, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as well as Russian officials , said the report was baseless. On Tuesday, intelligence officials behind the report reiterated that they can’t talk about how they reached their conclusions without jeopardizing their sources. Sen. Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina and the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, said the committee plans to vet the intelligence agencies’ sources itself in a classified setting.
Comey’s remarks on Tuesday helped clear up conflicting information that came out in December. That’s when The New York Times reported that the RNC had been hacked by Russian spies, too, but RNC director Reince Priebus denied that the hacks happened.
None of the data taken from state-level campaigns or the old RNC email domain were released, Comey said Tuesday.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas pushed back on the intelligence community’s assessment that the hacking, leaking and propaganda efforts were meant to support Trump’s candidacy. He asked pointed questions about when Putin decided Trump could actually win the campaign.
«Is it possible that they only leaked the Clinton material because they thought she was going to win? » Cotton asked, to which Clapper replied that was a logical conclusion.
However, other Republicans made it clear they didn’t care who the hacks helped or hurt this time around, only that they represented interference in US politics from a foreign government.
«Neither political party should be taking this lightly,» said Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who ran in the Republican presidential primary. «This is not a partisan issue. »
Democrats pounced on the opportunity to question Comey about whether the FBI is investigating communications between Trump’s campaign advisers and Russian officials. Comey declined to comment on whether there was any ongoing investigation.
Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, said he would expect an answer to his question during a future classified briefing with Comey. But he also said the information shouldn’t stay classified.
«I think the American people have a right to know this,» Wyden said. «If there is delay in releasing information to the American people before January 20, I’m not sure it’s going to happen. «

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A classified intelligence report on the Kremlin’s suspected efforts to meddle with the U. S. election reportedly includes a bombshell allegation: that Russian operatives have compromising personal and financial information about President-elect Donald Trump.
According to CNN , the allegation was presented to Trump last week in a meeting with U. S. intelligence chiefs to discuss claims of Russia’s role in sponsoring hacks that influenced last year’s election.
Trump had questioned Russia’s role in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee before the meeting, but afterwards changed his tune and conceded Russia could have played a role.
The allegation that Russian operatives have sensitive information on Trump is based on memos from a former British intelligence operative, CNN reported on Tuesday.
“The FBI is investigating the credibility and accuracy of these allegations, which are based primarily on information from Russian sources, but has not confirmed many essential details in the memos about Mr. Trump,” CNN said.
Trump and his camp have yet to respond to CNN’s report.
The report said the Trump allegations were included in a two-page synopsis attached to a classified U. S. intel report presented to Trump at the intelligence meeting. The synopsis reportedly claims that “Trump surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government” allegedly exchanged information during the campaign.
The former British intelligence operative behind the findings previously worked for MI6 and was posted to Russia during the 1990s, according to CNN. He now runs a private intelligence gathering firm.
An hour after CNN ran its report, Buzzfeed published the operative’s 35-page dossier on Trump in its entirety. It makes a series of explosive claims about Russia’s attempts to influence the election including through hacking and contact between Russia and the Trump team.
The claims have not been verified and perhaps that’s why they have not surfaced until now. The allegations have been circulating for months in Washington D. C. and were known among journalists and politicians, according to The New York Times.
Funding for the operative’s research came from Republican opponents of Trump and later donors supporting presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, CNN said.
On Tuesday, U. S. intelligence leaders met in a senate intelligence committee hearing over the Russian election-related hacks. FBI director James Comey declined to say whether his agency was investigating Trump over possible connections with Russia.
There’s been no sign that Russia ever hacked Trump’s presidential campaign, he said. However, Russia did hack into state-level Republican organizations and local voter registration databases during the election, Comey added.

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I talk to people, I talk to my mobile phone, I talk to my laptop, I talk to my car, sometimes I talk to myself, and lately, I have started talking to my home!
No, I’m not losing it, and I’m not going…

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