Archive for April, 2011
Life in Touchscreen Hell?
April 29th, 2011Related: The Future Where Soda Cans Have Screens Research Credit: BC
Data from TomTom Navigation Devices Used by Dutch Police to Set Speed Traps
April 28th, 2011Via: Guardian: Dutch drivers might have wondered how it was that speed traps were always in just the right place to catch speeders. It turned out to be simple enough: if they owned a TomTom, their in-car satnav was spying on them, and the aggregated data about cars’ speed was being sold via the government […]
A More Militarized CIA for a More Militarized America
April 28th, 2011Adam B. left an important comment on this story: Petraeus had been working for the past several years as overseer of drug production and export in volatile countries. This is perfect job experience for a CIA director, no? Hopefully the knowledge he has gained in Afghanistan will apply in South America and South-East Asia as […]
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Class Action Lawsuits
April 28th, 2011Via: Legal News Line: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, in a 5-4 vote, that companies can enforce contracts that bar class action lawsuits.
U.S. Air Force Wants Miniature Drone to Covertly Drop Tracking Dust Onto People
April 28th, 2011Via: Wired: Here’s how the U.S. Air Force wants to hunt the next generation of its enemies: A tiny drone sneaks up to a suspect, paints him with an unnoticed powder or goo that allows American forces to follow him everywhere he goes — until they train a missile on him. On Tuesday, the Air […]
Radiation Readings in Fukushima Reactor Rise to Highest Since Crisis Began
April 28th, 2011Update: Look At The URL On This One Reader TO mentioned this: www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/tokyo-water-radiation-falls-to-zero-for-first-time-since-crisis.html ??? —End Update— Via: Bloomberg: Radiation readings at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi station rose to the highest since an earthquake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems, impeding efforts to contain the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. Two robots sent into the reactor No. […]
Wal-Mart: Our Shoppers Are ‘Running Out of Money’
April 28th, 2011Via: CNN: Wal-Mart’s core shoppers are running out of money much faster than a year ago due to rising gasoline prices, and the retail giant is worried, CEO Mike Duke said Wednesday. “We’re seeing core consumers under a lot of pressure,” Duke said at an event in New York. “There’s no doubt that rising fuel […]
Honeybees ‘Entomb’ Pesticide Tainted Pollen
April 28th, 2011Via: Spectre Footnotes: Honeybees are taking emergency measures to protect their hives from pesticides, in an extraordinary example of the natural world adapting swiftly to our depredations, according to a prominent bee expert. Scientists have found numerous examples of a new phenomenon – bees “entombing” or sealing up hive cells full of pollen to put […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
April 28th, 2011Thanks to the person who signed up for hosting with BlueHost. I didn’t link to your site because I’m not sure if you want your business associated with Cryptogon at all. If you would like me to post it, mention the domain name that you used to sign up (so I know it’s really you) […]
U.S. Dollar Slammed Lower Again
April 28th, 2011WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Update 72.871 is the new short term low. — 72.904 is a new local low. It is getting down into into the critical support zone established in 2008. The great unknown, as you know, is below 70.792.
