"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that...
highlighted by jadeb | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago 201 views | 1 comment
RFID tags are radio frequency identification tags, which are sometimes referred to on the Web as "ARPHIDs." If you are a citizen of the USA, you either have one of these in your passport now, or you will have one in your new passport. In Europe (sorry, not sure about Canada)...
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Millions of dollars will be spent over the next few years on 'medical research' as pharmacological land minds and bullets are developed to incapacitate the brains of enemies. The powers that be will be and are...
"U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday. Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such...
Indian cities are on "high alert" today as police seek the bombers responsible for yesterday's campaign that left 45 dead. " Ahmedabad was the scene of sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims in early...
"Three ballistic missile crew members fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices, US authorities revealed today.'Decisive and urgent steps' are now needed to restore respect for nuclear weapons within the US Air Force following this latest incident at a base in...
Update: This chapter in Oscar Pistorius' Olympic story does not end happily, but the future is still bright for this super-determined athlete."On Wednesday, the athlete, nicknamed the "Blade Runner", ran his best...
highlighted by jordan | 1 year ago | updated 12 wks ago 1240 views | 2 comments
Our electronic age has made many of us so dependent on gadgets that we may have withdraw symptoms if we don't take the laptop, cellphone, Blackberry, MP3 Player, GPS among other things when we travel. One day...
highlighted by nascanner | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 404 views | 1 comment
"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple slow...
When even the cheapest chickens are security tagged to stop shoplifters stealing them then we really must be in an economic trough. This news in the same week that Gordon Brown tells us that Brits must stop wasting...
I thought this was such a fascinating project. Not totally sure it is a good idea! But so thought provoking, as good design projects are, and I love the imagery that accompanies the project. " Revital Cohen's final project at the Design Interactions department looked at...
It strikes me as odd that someone would walk away from a security checkpoint without their laptop- would you even bring the thing with you if it weren't an integral part of the reason for travel? So, yeah, I can...
highlighted by jordan | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 312 views | 4 comments
So, authorities need a search warrant to look at your computer at home, and reasonable suspicion that you're doing something wrong to search your laptop in places like a coffee shop, but if you're crossing the border...
highlighted by amyjudd | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago 615 views | 15 comments
"Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a...
"The Harbor Freeway Interchange is the largest and tallest freeway interchange in Southern California. This massive 5-stack interchange connects the Century Freeway (I-105) with the Harbor Freeway (I-110). Nestled...