As if their shitty service wasn't bad enough, not to be outdone by the American telecommunications giants and their illegal wire tapping, Deutsche Telekom thought it'd do some spying of it's own..,."German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom stands accused of having...
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This is Michael Meyers, reporting live from the Now Public Head Quarters in New York City for the release of our new Now Public voice mail system. It's a glorious day out side toped only by the release of new code...
Jeff Jarvis (CUNY & BuzzMachine) moderated an exciting panel this past Friday night on “Citizen Journalism and Politics”. It’s one of the best panels I’ve attended in a while. Jeff kept...
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A new, non-partisan, non-profit newsroom producing journalism in the public interest will launch here in January under the name ProPublica. Paul E. Steiger, former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, will serve as president and editor in chief.
ProPublica, when...
"Did you know, sixty years ago, six young women programmed the ENIAC, the first all-electronic programmable computer?Six young women mastered the power of the ENIAC – an 80 foot long, 8 foot tall, black metal machine – and harnessed its power through an archaic...
"NoNeck" Noel Hidalgo recently interviewed Dries Buytaert in the most recent stop on his "Lock o Seven" tour of the world. Noel aims to hit 7 continents in 7 months, in "an open-source journey around the world documenting free culture, social innovators &...
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Though one should never underestimate the importance of a good wing-woman, it isn't entirely clear to me why you can't have your cake and eat it too... I guess that is what makes me a man? Benefits...
After last weeks story about drunk astronauts and alchol abuse at NASA, the NewScientist came out with an article today on the history of alchol in space:"After allegations that astronauts flew drunk, NASA's rules on...
According to breaking news from NASA,
a space program worker is alleged to have deliberately damaged a
computer that was meant to fly aboard the Endeavour in less than two
weeks, in an apparent act of sabotage."A...
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Codex Alimentarius is a group of laws that, if passed in this country, may ultimately severely limit health freedom. I invite and encourage you to get involved; this is a battle for the future of all of our...
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I have no doubt that strapping yourself into a small seat on top of a fuel filled rocket accelerating at death-defying speeds throwing you into outer space is pretty stressful - but this is just unbelievable - yet,...
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Not all of the startup action happens in
Silicon Valley (or NYC and Vancouver, ahem)... Business 2.0 Magazine picks the "top" websites outside
the U.S. that are changing the world. I say, "top" because if you read...
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Wireless HDMI and WirelessHD will soon enable hi-def tv owners cut the cord.
Ars Technica talks with industry insiders to find out where things are at
and when their product will be available. Combine this with the...
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UPDATE: The "Never Get Busted Again" video gives lots of bad advice that involves
'cooperating' with cops and renouncing your constitutional rights (4th
and 5th Amendments, especially)! It's received lots of angry...
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I'm sure you've noticed our pages are loading a LOT faster now then they did a few weeks ago... this is a result of much backend work; now we are focusing more on the front end and we are playing with YSlow to...