Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda
February 8th, 2008I particularly like the retarded musings of one of the co-authors of the research: “Why is it happening? Is it some kind of chemical in the diet soda, or something about the behavior of diet soda drinkers?” Holy crap. Are we to believe that a professor of epidemiology needs to be told about the links […]
The “No Internet in Iran” Story is Bullcrap, but that Didn’t Stop 17 People from Submitting it
February 4th, 2008I don’t expect people to know much about computers, but the story about Iran having no Internet access is complete nonsense. It scares the living crap out of me that so many Cryptogon readers are propagating this nonsense without even trying to verify whether or not the story is true. (In fairness, one Cryptogon reader […]
Disgraced and Vilified, Indonesia’s Ex-Dictator Suharto Dies Aged 86
January 28th, 2008I’m surprised Suharto’s likeness hasn’t already been added to Mt. Rushmore. Via: The Canadian Free Press: Former Indonesian president Suharto, a Cold War ally of the United States whose brutal military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing political opponents, died Sunday. He was 86. Although he oversaw some of the worst bloodshed of the […]
Court Says You Can Copyright A Cease-And-Desist Letter
January 26th, 2008Via: TechDirt: Back in October, we wrote about a law firm that was claiming a copyright on the cease-and-desist letters it sent out, and insisting that it was a violation to repost them. It’s long been believed that cease-and-desist letters that have no new creative expression and are merely boilerplates are likely not covered by […]
Peak Oil Video Game
January 24th, 2008“As U.S. Army theorist Ralph Peters wrote, the effect of media on young men, in terms of reaching national security objectives, ‘is destructive beyond the power of words to describe.’” —Maxim Participates in Israeli Intelligence Operation Targeted at U.S. Men Wow. In addition to the push by corporate media to sell the nonsense meme of […]
George Bush and White House Issued 935 False Statements About Iraq Following 9/11
January 23rd, 2008Via: news.com.au: US President George W Bush and other top officials issued almost one thousand false statements about the national security threat from Iraq following the September 11 attacks, according to a study by two not-for-profit organisations. The Associated Press reports the study, published on the website of the Centre for Public Integrity, concluded the […]
Hackers Cut Cities’ Power
January 19th, 2008The spook’s moving lips tell us nothing we don’t already know, so… What is the spook really trying to tell us? Via: Forbes: Cyber-security experts have long warned of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure like power, transportation and water systems to malicious hackers. Friday, those warnings quietly became a reality: Tom Donahue, a CIA official, […]
Australia Joins China in Censoring the Internet
January 11th, 2008There will be optional, uncensored connections! Oh joy. I bet people who opt for the uncensored connections will have a great time with airport security. “Mr. Smith, your papers appear to be in order, however, we see here that you have opted for a connection to the Internet that has not been cleansed by the […]
AT&T and Other I.S.P.’s May Be Getting Ready to Filter
January 11th, 2008I know, I know. Don’t panic, “They’re just going to target the file trading traffic.” Oh sure. For years, tech savvy employees would game corporate IT environments to get what they wanted, at work. Those same skills could become necessary at home. Via: New York Times: For the last 15 years, Internet service providers have […]
ACLU Rips Plan to Track Students with RFID
January 9th, 2008Via: Guardian/AP: A tech company with ties to a school district plans to test a tracking system by putting computer chips on grade-schoolers’ backpacks, an experiment the ACLU ripped Monday as invasive and unnecessary. The pilot program set to start next week in the Middletown school district would have about 80 children put tags containing […]
