Did Deutsche Telekom Spy on Journalists and Board Members?

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...

Voice Report from meyers

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...

Citizen Journalism and American Politics

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...

ProPublica -- New Investigative Journalism Org.

" 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...

Documentary on the women who hacked ENIAC

"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...

Dries Buytaert on the History of and Milestones for Drupal

"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 &...

Friends With Benefits, or the Benefits of a Friend?

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...

Beer in space: A short but frothy history

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...

NASA worker Caught in Act of Sabotage on ISS Bound Computer

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...

Don't Let the FDA tell YOU What YOU Can or Can't Put Into Your Body!

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...

Foget Lohan, our Astronauts are Driving (or Flying rather) Drunk!

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,...

It's a Web, Web, Web 2.0 world - 31 of the World's Hottest Startups (Excludin...

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...

Wireless HDMI and WirelessHD - Enjoy That HD Set Without All Those Nasty Wires

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...

Ex-Narcotics Agent Reveals the Secrets to Staying One Step Ahead of the Law o...

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...

Yahoo Releases Yslow, A Firefox Extension For Debugging And Improving Website...

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...

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