Archive for the 'Social Engineering' Category
NATO Summit in Chicago: Airport-Style Security Screenings for Trains
May 4th, 2012Via: CBS: Some stations on the Metra Electric Line and South Shore Line could be shut down during the upcoming NATO summit, and passengers at other stations could face airport-style security screenings, due to the Secret Service security plan that could be released as soon as Friday afternoon. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has […]
The Cult Of The Expert
May 1st, 2012Via: Of The Hands: I suppose specialization is a feature, and not a bug, of the modern, industrial economy. To run such a complex and industrial infrastructure as we have come to rely upon, we need millions of people carrying out very specific and specialized tasks. This infrastructure is made up of uncountable widgets and […]
London 2012: Missiles May be Placed at Residential Flats
April 30th, 2012Via: BBC: The Ministry of Defence is considering placing surface-to-air missiles on residential flats during the Olympics. An east London estate, where 700 people live, has received leaflets saying a “Higher Velocity Missile system” could be placed on a water tower. A spokesman said the MoD had not yet decided whether to deploy ground based […]
2012 Olympics Commercial
April 25th, 2012Related: What are the London 2012 Olympic mascots?
Obama Regime to Ban Children from Doing Work on Family Farms
April 25th, 2012Via: Daily Caller: A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district members of Congress. But now it’s attracting barbs from farm kids themselves. The Department of Labor is poised to put the finishing touches on a rule that would apply child-labor laws to […]
Want to Get Dry Cleaning Done in Russia?
April 24th, 2012Via: Guardian: It goes something like this. You get to the dry cleaner. There’s a woman, let’s call her Oksana Alexandrovna, sitting behind a low counter, row upon row of clothes in plastic wrap behind her. She’s dealing with a customer. This gives you time to reflect. “Russia is amazing,” you think. “The changes this […]
Katy Perry Appears in U.S. Marine Corps Propaganda Video
April 23rd, 2012According to Wikipedia, this was filmed at, “USMC’s Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California.” Did she get a DoD paycheck for this? Related: U.S. Marines: Infantry Now Open to Women ‘Act of Valor’: Top to Bottom U.S. Navy Propaganda Film, Uses Active Duty SEALs as Actors, Raw Footage Kept for ‘Training and Other […]
Homeland Security’s ‘Pre-Crime’ Screening Will Never Work
April 18th, 2012Via: The Atlantic: Chances are, you’ll snag the wrong people, and when you do, how can you tell? How do you clear suspects of crimes that haven’t happened? Pre-crime prevention is a terrible idea. Here is a quiz for you. Is predicting crime before it happens: (a) something out of Philip K. Dick’s Minority Report; […]
Top U.S. Colleges to Offer Free Classes Online
April 18th, 2012Since MIT did it with Open Courseware years ago, I suspected that the point of the “free education” offerings was to create a pool of relatively skilled workers in some of the poorest countries in the world. You know, places with open sewers where people sleep on dirt floors… and where lots of these people […]
Blackhawk Choppers Buzz Chicago Skyscrapers
April 17th, 2012Via: NBC: Workers in Chicago’s Loop business district were distracted from their work as Blackhawk helicopters rattled windows as they flew among the city’s skyscrapers. The city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications on Monday announced that Chicago is the site of a military training exercise this week involving personnel and at least three helicopters. […]
