Scientists question terrorist-hunting techniques - CNN.com
I have always said these types of technology are a means of controlling law abiding citizens and not a means of catching criminals. They are dubious at best, and with the paranoia of the past 7 years have been allowed to go on, and be implemented without any data on if they work or not. But each time a system is installed it takes away rights. You cannot trade freedom for security or you will loose both. In the U.K. recently they concluded that all the cctv cameras didi little to deter crime, but they still did not take them out, they are still operational. The public sphere does not mean government sphere. We should not be watched 24/7. How is that different from a communist or fascist police state?
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Germany takes hot seat as Europe falls into the abyss
This getting really hectic. I hope all the fat cats have gotten all they can because they have tanked it for the rest of us. This crisis is of global proportions, the pain we will have to endure the rights we will have to give up to get through this will probably change civilization as we know it for the worse. CLICK FOR FULL STORY>>
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CNET: Bailout Lets IRS Snoop But Loops In Greentech
There had to be additions to this bill. Paulson and Bernake could not have been given that kind of power Cart Blanche. But to swell from 3 to 400+ pages is crazy. The same thing we hear politicians speak about, name erroneous provisions & pork is the only reason the bill passed in the first place what a travesty. Now this bill provides more police powers to the IRS with little or no oversight. First the CIA runs amock, then FBI gets to do whatever they want, then Police can set up check points in “at risk” neighborhoods, and now the IRS gets to act like DEA! Thank you Mr. Bush for our new shiny POLICE STATE. P.S. Where is Bin Laden?
:: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Homeowner links cameras to city cops
These things always start out with the simplest of intentions. After the long laundry list of liberties we have all given up in the wake of 9/11, why would we give anymore away? In the U.K. there is video surveillance everywhere. Literally they are the most watched citizenry in the world. But studies have shown that crime rates have not gone down, and the cameras have become so ubiquitous that they are no longer a deterrent. Yet law enforcement insists it is working when all credible evidence is to the contrary.
The Orwellian Police State sought by governments world wide only seem to back-fire. Traffic cams in many states may be uninstalled at intersections not because of safety issues but because local governments have found out that they are impacting one of the most lucrative profit centers, namely tickets. It amazes me how much time and effort is put into the end results of poverty v.s. trying to stamp out the reasons crime happens in the first place. That just seems more economically efficient.
Reuters: Fashion Week Hardly Any Black Runway Models
I hate to see this. This has been a long standing situation. I think the black models are being used by the top designers like accessories. Sometimes they are in style, some times they are not. It is a known problem that has persisted for years. I say vote with your dollars. Don’t support anything that does not support you. Rappers should not give free advertisement anymore to these fashion houses that turn around and diss the people. We have heard in the past from certain designers that they don’t make clothes for urban people. Believe them the first time they say something. They should not have to prove their stance to us more than once. Also if you are a major player like Jay-Z stop talking your business. When you were dissed by Crystal, you should have quietly formed a holding company and over the period of several years. Bought all the best grapes in France. Thats how you make people play on your terms. LOL.
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Engadet: Video tech uses photos to enhance, alter shots: it’s the Photoshop of video, and no one is safe
Like the uncanny 3D modeling technique this will prove to be a boon for the entertainment industry and something for the regular citizenry to watch out for. This will make propaganda even more insidious. Click link for full story.
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake
Thug to the end huh… Anyway, a dying man’s wishes should always be respected. But this is a bit “unique: to say the least. Full story after the link.
Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake.
The Great American Yard Sale - TIME
What is amazing is that there is anything left to sell. In the 70’s it was the Arab oil princes supposedly buying up everything. Then in the 80’s it was the Japanese business cartels, in the 90’s it was the Europeans and Arab princes again investing heavily in the new infrastructure of the internet. The U.S. has been sold off a long time ago lock stock and barrel. That’s why when this economy sneezes the whole world gets a cold. Who would buy all the consumer crap at inflated prices at inflated interest rates but us? Who would borrow from everyone so heavily against the future earning power of their future generations? Who is crazy enough to allow former enemies to buy up all the government bonds? You guessed it … only us. What a sad, sad joke. Click link for full story
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MacNN | iPhone 2.0 hiding built-in kill switch for apps?
Apple coming with the wackness. I understand they don’t like hackers but guess what if people buy the thing it’s theirs. Apple needs to “Think Different” on this issue. If they get their money what do they care? P.S. This is what they get for signing an exclusive deal with the death star AT&T over revenue sharing (that got dropped a year later). Welcome to telecom. Now get out of our phones!
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MacNN | iPhone 2.0 hiding built-in kill switch for apps?.
Electronista | Sony, MS, Dell contaminate Ghana land, water
What a shame. So for us to have flat screens, laptops etc. the Third World has to have life threatening contamination and potential birth defects? All these manufacturers can create all these progressive products but they cannot find a better way to dispose of the waste? Sounds like they my not care… Click link for full story.
Electronista | Sony, MS, Dell contaminate Ghana land, water.
