Dropbox’s Massive New Office Reveals Just How Big It Plans to Get

Rendering of Dropbox’s new offices under development in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. Image: William McDonough + Partners
Dropbox, the file-syncing startup angling to become as popular as Facebook, will soon have a new home that’s as big as its ambitions.
The company, which is furiously hiring top Silicon Valley talent to expand its ranks, has agreed to lease every floor of a 182,000-square-foot multi-story office building under construction in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. It’s a far cry from the North Beach apartment where co-founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi got the service up and running a few short years ago.
It’s also another example of an up-and-coming tech startup carving out a major headquarters in San Francisco as opposed to the traditional tech hub of Silicon Valley south of the city. As they seek new talent, these companies — including payments company Square, social networking giant Twitter, and ride-sharing startup Uber, as well as Dropbox — see the city as a major draw for new recruits.
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Brazilian Scientist: Ayahuasca/DMT Can Effectively Treat Cancer

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by Cassius Methyl
Activist Post
Jan 30, 2014
Eduardo Schenberg, of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, recently published a piece in Sage Journals, detailing his belief that Ayahuasca has cancer-fighting abilities, essentially encouraging the legalization of research in the field.
He says, “There is enough available evidence that Ayahuasca’s active principles, especially DMT and harmine, have positive effects in some cell cultures used to study cancer, and in biochemical processes important in cancer treatment, both in vitro and in vivo,” and “Therefore, the few available reports of people benefiting from Ayahuasca in their cancer treatment experiences should be taken seriously, and the hypothesis presented here, fully testable by rigorous scientific experimentation, helps to understand the available cases and pave the way for new experiments.”
“In summary, it is hypothesized that the combined actions of β-carbolines and DMT present in Ayahuasca may diminish tumor blood supply, activate apoptotic pathways, diminish cell proliferation, and change the energetic metabolic imbalance of cancer cells, which is known as the Warburg effect,” Schenberg wrote. “Therefore, Ayahuasca may act on cancer hallmarks such as angiogenesis, apoptosis, and cell metabolism.”
“If Ayahuasca is scientifically proven to have the healing potentials long recorded by anthropologists, explorers, and ethnobotanists, outlawing Ayahuasca or its medical use and denying people adequate access to its curative effects could be perceived as an infringement on human rights, a serious issue that demands careful and thorough discussion.”
Similar to the way cancer has been successfully treated with cannabis oil, or vitamin B-17 from the apricot pit, it is emerging as a viable possibility that Ayahuasca is another herbal, ancient cure to disease found in abundance in the new world of synthetic consumption.
Ayahuasca, as many viewers of this article likely know, is a psychoactive, ancient, sacred ancient brew, with deep roots in South American shamanic practice. Since at least 500 BC, South American shamans have used Ayahuasca for ceremonial purposes, and as a medicine of many functions.
Many people believe that DMT is created in the pineal gland of human beings when we dream, when we are born, and when we die. Critics of this theory say there is no evidence to back up these claims, but as of 2013, studies from the University of Michigan have shown that indeed dimethyltryptamine is created in the pineal glands of rats, and with the biological similarities us mammals share, it is very likely that DMT is synthesized in our pineal glands as well. According to Dr. Rick Strassman, author of the critically acclaimed book DMT- The Spirit Molecule, the human body metabolizes DMT rapidly, almost eager to consume the substance. Seretonin, the primary source of pleasure for us human beings, created in our brains and bodies daily of course, is 5-hydroxytryptamine, almost chemically identical to dimethyltryptamine. Yet, the US government classifies this molecule that may be part of our very being, as a schedule I, highly illegal drug.
DMT is a very complex substance, with complex experiences had by those who consume it, complex origins, and many, many functions. One must do their own hard research on Ayahuasca and DMT, as explaining a good depth of it would be too much for this article. Many of you who have read this far, probably already know what you need to know about Ayahuasca/DMT, as the popularity of it is skyrocketing.
Adam Winstock, founder of the Global Drugs Survey, claims the drug has ‘a larger proportion of new users’ compared to these other powerful drugs.
He says this suggests ‘its popularity may increase’.
It should be noted that Ayahuasca/DMT has characteristics similar to almost no ‘drugs’ except perhaps psilocybin mushrooms. Psilocin (what psilocybin metabolizes into), is also almost identical to chemicals already in our brains, similarly metabolized quickly by the body, more characteristic of a vitamin than an intoxicant.
VIDEO — The Truth About The NFL Super Bowl
Stefan Molyneux
Feb 2, 2014
The shocking facts behind the profits, politics and danger of the National Football League (NFL) – who really pays for the Superbowl?
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9/11 Truther Seizes Mic During MVP’s Superbowl Victory Speech — videos included
by Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton
Activist Post
Feb 3, 2014
Behind the scenes, head of coach of Seattle’s winning team already posed 9/11 truth questions to a top Pentagon official and lead general in the Iraq War: were the September 11 attacks planned or faked by the United States government?
In an unexpected moment during MVP Malcolm Smith’s speech after the Seattle Seahawks blowout at the Superbowl last night, something even more unexpected happened – an actual important issue was brought up.
During the otherwise typical player press conference, an unidentified 9/11 truther suddenly grabbed the mic to interject on a heavily watched international news feed “Investigate 9/11. 9/11 was perpetrated by people within our own government.” Reports confirm that it went out live; video was captured of the incident on ESPN.
The bold man was quickly ushered offstage, with a stunned Malcolm Smith asking “Is everybody alright?” before joking “check his press pass.”
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VIDEO — But What Will Be Done About…?
Larken Rose
Jan 12, 2014
For those who ask how problems will be handled, if there was no “government.”
MUST SEE — MARK DICE BEHAVING VERY STRANGELY/POSSESSED
CourageousNerd z
Jan 31, 2014
[Potent News editor’s note: This video comes as a shock to me, especially because I’ve been posting many Mark Dice videos the past year or two. I had to re-watch this video 3 or 4 times. If this is some kind of joke then it’s not funny. When this “Mark Dice” wants to be funny he can be quite funny. This doesn’t seem to be his “style” of comedy as far as I’m concerned.
But then again, what is his style of comedy? If he’s constantly under control in some way like this then does it not follow that his regular style is also synthetic and part of the act. Has anyone seen Mark Dice respond to this video being out there? I’m surprised I’m only finding out about this now. He supposedly posted this video himself to his own youtube, and it’s clear from watching the video that Mark Dice knows he’s being videotaped, so this is not some kind of hacking job which has found him just hanging around spaced-out at his desk doing goofy stuff. He doesn’t even look like he’s reading anything while he is staring blankly and I must say the sudden smile at one point seems extremely out of place/character and noteworthy, as does the occasional sticking his tongue out like a snake, the abnormally zen-like extreme fluidity with which he performs the actions that he appears to be getting somehow cued to perform, and other odd gestures seem out of place.
This is downright strange behavior by almost anyone’s account and it’s harder to appreciate it if you don’t pay attention to the entire video. If anyone has any updates on this or has seen Mark Dice respond to criticism of this video, please don’t hesitate to post that here as a comment for our open-sourced investigations or email me (via this contact form) with a link. I sincerely can’t see Mark Dice doing this as a joke, and I’ve seen many Mark Dice videos.
This is definitely creepy and certainly reminds me of similar videos I’ve seen of other celebrities like Al Roker, Eminem, and Bill Clinton.
I’m done subscribing to Mark Dice’s youtube until I see some explanation for this absurd behavior that describes this bizarre content more accurately than the current model of demonic possession or something similar. My email is flooded enough as it is and I can keep tabs on the guy without “voting” for him with my subscription. As far as I’m concerned, this is a wake-up call, until someone can convince me otherwise, I’m going to practice more discernment and listen to my gut more.
I mean, for a deeper analysis of this situation I’ll say I enjoy calling individuals out for their stupidity as much as the next person (when it’s called for) and I don’t always have the energy to cover events or grand ideas, but it seems like almost all Mark Dice ever did was ridicule individuals and the masses for having fallen so low. While I do not see that as horrible in and of itself, it is beginning to become apparent to me that it is unbalanced to strictly focus on that type of coverage/thinking all the time. The attitude that Mark Dice displays and the spirit with which he spreads awareness is almost the opposite of JoyCamp‘s apparent philosophy/stance, for instance, which is that that the unfortunate reality at the end of the day is that we need and depend on these “zombies” that we constantly laugh at, despite how difficult living with them can be. In my view, it is how we perform in light of challenges in our lives which often earns us respect among our peers, not strictly how we perform when everything is going great for us. We are not meant to have everything going great for us all the time.
It is easy to hate on the ignorant masses that much. It is more difficult to see the lesson inherent in the experience and to see that we are not that different from those who choose to ignore valuable information that is available. Humanity didn’t get this way overnight.
It is far more productive to focus on that valuable information than it is to focus on how many people failed to absorb that valuable information. Let them fail, as long as justice is served. Let them waste their energy. I’m not saying be heartless, but if a person doesn’t want to change, it’s not right for you to force the change especially if they are not harming you. In addition, they’ll feel more proud of themselves and confident in their abilities if they took the opportunities available to them with their own volition. Also, one appreciates the light more when one has had time to allow their eyes to adjust to the darkness. Many of these people need to truly appreciate quite how dark and dis empowered they’ve allowed their so-called lives to become. This is a necessary step for many of them to make the change to improve. You can lay the opportunities down for people and if they don’t take them you are wasting your time if you don’t either upgrade your approach or move on to the opportunities that await you.
I haven’t advanced that much more than Mark Dice with respect to this realization. I admittedly sometimes put people on the spotlight a little too much as well, and sometimes I put events on the spotlight when I feel they deserve to be and that’s fine as far as that goes, but ideas/knowledge are governing our behavior (more than individuals or events are) and it is most productive to illustrate this or at least make that our highest priority, especially when the very concept of an objective truth and an objective morality are constantly ridiculed and attacked from many different angles via many different groups who are using many different tools/methods to occult this valuable information. It is the work of people like Jan Irvin and Mark Passio which has helped me arrive at these conclusion and I can’t give them enough credit for this. Sometimes it is called-for to expose an individual and sometimes karma/justice entails that a person’s ego gets beaten down by scrutiny and that people held accountable for their wrong-doing, but what I’m trying to say is that focusing on individuals almost 100% of the time would be unbalanced and we would miss an opportunities to examine the root causes of problems and to hence address what is causing those individuals to behave in such unnatural and ignorant/immoral ways.
So, while I agree with “Mark Dice” about the extent of the damage done to the mass psyche and how absurd it is that the average American has let his/her mind deteriorate to the point that many might, for example, sign a petition calling for repealing the Bill of Rights (which Mark Dice has actually convinced the “sheep” to do at times), I ultimately resonate with JoyCamp’s views much more and I see their conclusions & approach as more sound because I agree that we really do have an obligation to give these “sheep” the benefit of the doubt before writing them off. You see, while Mark Dice did use comedy, Mark Dice never mentioned the crucial Trivium Method and never tried to teach it to any of us, as far as I know, nor did he appear to have an understanding of it for himself… He didn’t try to help the masses (to use this tool to) categorize information and identify tricks/lies. Instead, he simply laughed at them for falling for the tricks/lies and exploited their weaknesses.
Divide and conquer is an old strategy.]
[h/t: Louise Koster]
MUST SEE — Free Energy – From Suppression To Manifestation?
Mark Passio
Jan 30, 2014
This is the presentation Mark Passio delivered at the second annual Tesla Memorial Conference in New York, NY on January 11, 2014. The conference was hosted by the Tesla Science Foundation, http://www.TeslaScienceFoundation.org
In this presentation, Mark explains to the “Free” Energy Movement that the manifestation of Free Energy technology for the betterment of Humanity is IMPOSSIBLE to achieve while SLAVERY remains the Human Condition. Slavery must be ended FIRST before Free Energy can manifest.
Mark’s web site: http://www.WhatOnEarthIsHappening.com
