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A pretty startling example of how a friendly technology like Skype is being used against Western interests. I have nothing but good things to say about Skype. I just talked to my wife, who was out of the country on business, for like an hour for free. But apparently it's too good for national security ... well, at least we know MI6 isn't able to monitor my Skype calls, either.A pretty startling example of how a friendly technology like Skype is being used... more
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Baggage searches are SOOOOOO early-21st century. Homeland Security is now testing the next generation of security screening — a body scanner that can read your mind.
Most preventive screening looks for explosives or metals that pose a threat. But a new system called MALINTENT turns the old school approach on its head. This Orwellian-sounding machine detects the person — not the device — set to wreak havoc and terror.
MALINTENT, the brainchild of the cutting-edge Human Factors division in Homeland Security's directorate for Science and Technology...
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Baggage searches are SOOOOOO early-21st century. Homeland Security is now testing the... more
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Thanks to abortion foe Sarah Palin, Planned Parenthood is $763,350 richer.
That's how much money a viral e-mail campaign, which urges foes of the Republican veep candidate to make a donation in Palin's name, has raised.Thanks to abortion foe Sarah Palin, Planned Parenthood is $763,350 richer.... more
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"FORT MILL, S.C. -- Fort Mill Mayor Danny Funderburk says he was “just curious” when he forwarded a chain e-mail suggesting Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is the biblical antichrist. “I was just curious if there was any validity to it,” Funderburk said in a telephone interview. “I was trying to get documentation if there was any scripture to back it up.”
Funderburk apparently sent the e-mail from his business account at Gastonia Sheet Metal where he works as a business agent.
The e-mail, which has circulated in the last six months since Obama secured the Democratic nomination, claims the biblical book of Revelation says the antichrist will be in his 40s and of Muslim ancestry.
There is no such scripture. And Obama is not a Muslim. But that hasn’t stopped the e-mail.""FORT MILL, S.C. -- Fort Mill Mayor Danny Funderburk says he was “just... more
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"At probably like the worst time ever for your stock to plummet harder than a meteor on a collision course with Bruce Willis, a glitch knocked $200 off of Google's stock price—that's half—in the span of four minutes as the markets were closing today. $62 billion. Erased. In four minutes."
Here's another link to fill this story out: http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE48T8C220080930"At probably like the worst time ever for your stock to plummet harder than a... more
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Citizen journalism FAIL. Apparently a CNN iReporter said Steve Jobs was rushed to the ER this morning after suffering a serious heart attack. That report was then categorically denied by Apple and the story removed from CNN, but not before Apples stocks dove off a cliff. Stocks have since rebounded, but the SEC is going to investigate what this iReporter was thinking.Citizen journalism FAIL. Apparently a CNN iReporter said Steve Jobs was rushed to the... more
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Senator John McCain announces Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP pick for the presidential campaign.Senator John McCain announces Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP pick for the... more
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Up late? Drunk? Oh, hello computer. Hello email... (Back away from the computer! Do not click send!) But it's so easy! And for some reason, it really really makes sense to send an email professing your undying love. Fast forward 9 hours... massive headache and regret. Regret! Why did you send that email?!
The guys at Gmail feel your pain, so they've created Mail Goggles to help deter you from sending any errant late night emails... and test whether you're in the right state of mind to do so. And by default, it's only activated late at night.Up late? Drunk? Oh, hello computer. Hello email... (Back away from the computer! Do... more
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