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Submission + - People Trained to Experience an Overlap in Senses Also Receive IQ Boost (gizmag.com)

Submitted by Zothecula
Zothecula writes: Tasting lemons when they see a number seven, regarding a certain letter as being yellow in color. Not a great deal is known about why some people experience an overlapping of the senses, a phenomena known as synesthesia. But a new study conducted at the University of Sussex has suggested that specific training of the mind can induce the effects of the condition. The study even suggests that such training can boost a person's IQ.

Submission + - Republicans Block Latest Attempt at Curbing NSA Power 2

Submitted by Robotron23
Robotron23 writes: The latest attempt at NSA reform has been prevented from passage in the Senate by a margin of 58 to 42. Introduced as a means to stop the NSA collecting bulk phone and e-mail records on a daily basis, the USA Freedom Act has been considered a practical route to curtailment of perceived overreach by security services,18 months since Edward Snowden went public. Opponents to the bill said it as needless, as Wall Street Journal raised the possibility of terrorists such as ISIS running amok on U.S. soil. Supporting the bill meanwhile were the technology giants Google and Microsoft. Prior to this vote, the bill had already been stripped of privacy protections in aid of gaining White House support. A provision to extend the controversial USA Patriot Act to 2017 was also appended by the House of Representatives.
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Submission + - Facebook Gets New Integrated IM Client (blognation.com)

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Stitch_Surfs
Stitch_Surfs writes: "Blognation is reporting that FriendVOX a new IM client has been created for Facebook. This is the first time that Facebook users (of which there are now some 32 million) can communicate with one another from directly within the Facebook application. This development, by UK-based Techlightenment, effectively closes the loop for any external applications to be used (or necessary) for communication among Facebook users. More here: http://uk.blognation.com/2007/10/05/exclusive-friendvox-the-facebook-im-client-is-live/"

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