Archive for the 'Social Engineering' Category
Like it or Not, $100 Oil Forces New Energy Policy on U.S.
November 10th, 2007“The reality is that the oil companies are going to lift our wallets and then flip us upside down to shake loose any change that may have remained in our pockets.” —From an upcoming Cryptogon essay Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. BP solar panels, Chevron wave power, etc… Who knows? Cheney’s […]
Giggling Robot Becomes One of the Kids
November 6th, 2007Via: New Scientist: Computers might not be clever enough to trick adults into thinking they are intelligent yet, but a new study shows that a giggling robot is sophisticated enough to get toddlers to treat it as a peer. An experiment led by Javier Movellan at the University of California San Diego, US, is the […]
Lockheed Martin Co-Developing System to Predict Stability of Nations
October 31st, 2007Sounds like a plugin level task for the SEAS system. Via: Washington Business Journal: Lockheed Martin Corp. said Wednesday that a team lead by its Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Advanced Technology Laboratories has won a $1.3 million contract to develop a system for predicting crises and the stability of countries. The contract is for the first […]
Over 1000 Imbeciles Volunteer to be Poisoned by Quacks
October 31st, 2007While the JBTs look on. Did they hand out any freedom fries? By the way, in a comment on the story below, there was a link to Daily Dose of Terror. You’ll like that one. Via: AZ Central: Chandler Regional Medical Center’s flu shot drill Saturday was a hit with residents and considered a success […]
Raising a Brand-Free Kid
October 31st, 2007Brands are everywhere, eh? Let me look around the farmlet… Cows: yes. Goats: yes. Gardens: yes. Trees: yes. Stream: yes. Brands? Nope. Becky and I have been discussing this issue and we’re taking it very seriously. (Our child hasn’t even been born yet.) We’re already wondering if we will be able to find other homeschooling-no-tv […]
Chomsky on Who Was Really Behind the JFK Murder and 9/11: “Who Cares?”
October 30th, 2007To any of you who still think that the limousine liberal industrial complex isn’t in on it, here’s the high priest himself on two of the most significant political events in recent history. Translation: Just go to another shit-for-brains protest and listen to these lectures for a few more decades.
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
October 27th, 2007This is an effort to devise a coherent legislative package that is geared toward counterinsurgency operations inside the United States. But… Why? Americans, in general, are the most docile and gullible people I have ever encountered. They have proven, time and time again, that they are willing and able to swallow any manner of excrement […]
Pandemic Test Undertaken by Financial Services Paints Dire Scenario
October 26th, 2007Mmmm Hmmm. Via: Computerworld: If a pandemic strikes the U.S., it will kill about 1.7 million people, hospitalize 9 million, exhaust antiviral medications and reduce basic food supplies, according to a planning scenario developed by financial service firms preparing for such a catastrophe. This particular disaster occurred only on paper. But those grim numbers are […]
Kids Submit Biometric Data to Receive Their Government Cheese
October 25th, 2007Via: Statesman Journal: With the federal government lagging behind on its plans to implement the use of electronic passports, identification cards and driver’s licenses, biometric vendors are targeting a new market: schools. But the use of biometric technology in schools, such as a system being used by Stayton Middle School’s cafeteria, has some parents and […]
The Truth About Homework
October 22nd, 2007Via: Alfie Kohn: There’s something perversely fascinating about educational policies that are clearly at odds with the available data. Huge schools are still being built even though we know that students tend to fare better in smaller places that lend themselves to the creation of democratic caring communities. Many children who are failed by the […]
