Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Arizona: Hundreds of Thousands of Speeding Tickets Ignored by Drivers; Not Enough Process Servers to Handle the Load; Dozens of Speed Cameras Coming Down
July 13th, 2010Technofascism Blog is going again after a short break. Via: AZ Family: Dozens of photo-enforcement cameras on freeways throughout the state are coming down this week. A total of 76 cameras will cease operation on Thursday. The photo-enforcement program, which was meant to catch speeders on Arizona’s freeways, has been controversial from the beginning. The […]
Making Friends With a Robot Named Bina48
July 13th, 2010In case you need some comic relief this morning… I was waiting for an All Your Base related response, but it didn’t happen. Via: New York Times: Ten minutes into my interview with the robot known as Bina48, I longed to shut her down. She was evasive, for one thing. When I asked what it […]
University of California Will Offer Degree Programs Online
July 13th, 2010What the UC wants is to take in more fees. The End. Via: San Francisco Chronicle: Taking online college courses is, to many, like eating at McDonald’s: convenient, fast and filling. You may not get filet mignon, but afterward you’re just as full. Now the University of California wants to jump into online education for […]
Counter Surveillance Camera Detects Binoculars, Cameras, Rifle Scopes, Even People Staring
July 12th, 2010Via: GizMag: The sniper is without doubt the most fearsome of opponents – capable of taking your life from great distance. Current anti-sniper counter measures depend on the sight or sound of the initial shot, and by that time, it may be too late. Now a new device which uses the same “red-eye” effect of […]
Further Into the Depths of Overcrowded Urban Hell: Zombies Use Their iCrack Pipes to Find Open Parking Spaces
July 12th, 2010Yep, what people really need is the ability to leave notes about parking spaces with their mobile phones. HAHA. See: The Future Where Soda Cans Have Screens. Via: Engadget: Dubbed ‘Open Spot,’ this bloody brilliant Android (2.0 and up) application enables motorists to search for unclaimed spaces that have been reported by other Open Spot […]
Tesla to Deliver Prototype Electric Autos to Toyota
July 10th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Tesla Motors Inc., an electric carmaker working with Toyota Motor Corp. on battery-powered autos, said it will deliver two rechargeable prototypes to Toyota this month as a first step in their alliance. Toyota, the world’s largest seller of hybrid autos, in May said it would invest $50 million in Palo Alto, California-based Tesla […]
300 Actions a Minute? Truly Mastering StarCraft
July 8th, 2010Madness. Via: Ars: Many gamers think that with a little more time to practice, with a touch more dedication, they could be competitive at their favorite games. The truth? Those who make money gaming competitively do very little else with their days, nights, and weekends. This video, from the documentary The Hax Life, shows just […]
German Government Takes Legal Action Against Facebook; Saving Private Data of Non-Members for Marketing Purposes
July 8th, 2010Via: BBC: German officials have launched legal proceedings against Facebook for accessing and saving the personal data of people who do not use the site. Facebook could face fines of tens of thousands of euros under privacy laws. The social networking firm confirmed it had received a letter about the action. “We consider the saving […]
Bradley Manning Charge Sheet
July 8th, 2010Bradley Manning charge sheet – PDF Bradley Manning charge sheet – HTML Via: bradleymanning.org: CHARGE I: VIOLATION OF THE UCMJ, ARTICLE 92 SPECIFICATION 1: In that Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, U.S. Army, did, between on or about 19 November 2009 and on or about 27 May 2010, at or near Contingency Operating Station […]
NSA’s “Perfect Citizen” Program
July 8th, 2010Maybe NSA could use the already operational intercept nodes to place the new “sensors.” Via: Wall Street Journal: The federal government is launching an expansive program dubbed “Perfect Citizen” to detect cyber assaults on private companies and government agencies running such critical infrastructure as the electricity grid and nuclear-power plants, according to people familiar with […]
