Archive for November, 2014
Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels
November 26th, 2014Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. Via: New York Times: For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of providing electricity […]
Microsoft Now Has Robot Security Guards
November 26th, 2014Via: The Daily Dot: Robots are increasingly replacing humans in a variety of mundane tasks, like bolting a car together or making lollipops, but now they are moving into the security business. Microsoft recently installed a fleet of 5-feet-tall, 300-pound robots to protect its Silicon Valley campus. The robots are packed with HD security cameras […]
Allegations That British Politicians Murdered and Raped Young Boys “Only the Tip of the Iceberg”
November 26th, 2014Via: Telegraph: Revelations that politicians allegedly murdered and raped young boys is “only the tip of the iceberg” in the Westminster historic child abuse scandal, Theresa May has warned. The Home Secretary expressed dismay that institutions designed to protect children failed in the past and said she was determined to bring those guilty to justice, […]
This Is What’s Happening In Mexico Right Now
November 26th, 2014Via: YouTube: Direct From Mexico City: November 20, 2014. Protesters clash with police outside the airport and at the Zocalo. Protesters are demanding the government account for the kidnapping of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Normal School. From AJ+ Video Journalist Jorge Villalpando Background: Dozens of Students Missing in Mexico After Police Fire on Protest
God’s Lonely Programmer
November 26th, 2014Via: Vice: He kept the rest of the programming simple. God told him to stick to 640×480 and 16 colors, with only a single audio voice. Like Noah, he built as he was commanded. “It’s really obvious what to do next,” he says, “and it can keep you busy for the first ten years.” But […]
Gallery: Reaction to the Ferguson Decision
November 26th, 2014Season’s Greetings. Wow. Boston Globe – Big Picture
Top Obama Bundler Accused of Child Rape
November 26th, 2014Via: USA Today: Conservatives complain that President Obama gets a free pass from the media, which acts as a de-facto public-relations shop for the Democrat in the White House. Never has that charge seemed truer than now as an ugly rape scandal unfolds on the West Coast. On Wednesday, Portland, Ore. police arrested Terrence Patrick […]
More Troops Ordered to Ferguson After Night of Chaos
November 25th, 2014Via: New York Times: After a chaotic night of demonstrations that erupted in many fires, frequent bursts of gunshots, looting and waves of tear gas, Gov. Jay Nixon said early Tuesday that he would send additional National Guard troops to help quell the worst violence this battered St. Louis suburb has seen since a white […]
Secret Malware in European Union Attack Linked to U.S. and British Intelligence
November 25th, 2014Via: First Look: Complex malware known as Regin is the suspected technology behind sophisticated cyberattacks conducted by U.S. and British intelligence agencies on the European Union and a Belgian telecommunications company, according to security industry sources and technical analysis conducted by The Intercept. Regin was found on infected internal computer systems and email servers at […]
No Indictment for Ferguson Officer
November 25th, 2014Via: USA Today: A white police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in a case that set off violent protests and racial unrest throughout the nation. A St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict officer Darren Wilson, 28, for firing six shots in an August confrontation that killed […]
