Archive for the 'Media' Category
Homeland Security: “An Entirely New Phase”
December 6th, 2015The whole ISIS mess originates with U.S. activities in Iraq (which, even the mainstream hive mind admits had nothing to do with 9/11), and now, “We have moved to an entirely new phase in the global terrorist threat.” Via: Reuters: U.S. officials, faced with an evolving threat of deadly attacks by homegrown extremists, are rethinking […]
China ‘Clone Factory’ Scientist Eyes Human Replication
December 1st, 2015Eyes… Via: AFP: The Chinese scientist behind the world’s biggest cloning factory has technology advanced enough to replicate humans, he told AFP, and is only holding off for fear of the public reaction. Boyalife Group and its partners are building the giant plant in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin, where it is due to […]
TV Audiences “Numb” from Ads
November 11th, 2015Via: Bloomberg: Media companies, including Time Warner Inc., 21st Century Fox Inc. and Viacom Inc., have started cutting back on commercials after years of squeezing in as many ads as possible. The new strategy is an attempt to appeal to younger viewers, who are more accustomed to watching shows ad-free on online streaming services like […]
Flite Test Guys Build “Back to the Future” USA TODAY Drone
October 21st, 2015By the way, if you’re interested in r/c aircraft, or have children who are, Flite Test is fantastic. Via: Flite Test:
Is Anything Happening in New Zealand Besides Sportsball, Fashion, Celebrities and Recipes?
October 3rd, 2015nzherald.co.nz, just now: Endless lobotomizing schlock.
“The U.S. Led ISIS Coalition”
October 2nd, 2015Your what hurts? Via: CNN:
Frederick Forsyth Reveals MI6 Spying Past
August 30th, 2015Via: BBC: The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has revealed he was working for MI6 for more than 20 years. The disclosure comes with the publication of the author’s autobiography The Outsider: My Life. Fans have long suspected that Forsyth, 77, acclaimed for his highly realistic spy novels, may have been involved with […]
GMO: “Independent Expert” Was Actually Paid $25,000 by Monsanto
August 24th, 2015Via: GM Watch: In what appears to be an exercise in damage limitation, an article in the journal Nature has disclosed that Kevin Folta, a plant scientist at the University of Florida, received a US$25,000 grant last year from Monsanto. Monsanto noted that the money “may be used at your discretion in support of your […]
Jade Helm: No Media Allowed
July 9th, 2015Via: Washington Post: Jade Helm 15, the controversial Special Operations exercise that spawned a wave of conspiracy theories about a government takeover, will open next week without any media allowed to observe it, a military spokesman said. Embedded reporters won’t be permitted at any point during the exercise, in which military officials say that secretive […]
Your Cyberpunk Games Are Dangerous
May 10th, 2015Via: BoingBoing: How roleplaying games and fantasy fiction confounded the FBI, confronted the law, and led to a more open web.
