Archive for February, 2007
Spies, Lies & KPMG
February 21st, 2007Social engineering is the easiest hack of all. Via: Business Week: In the spring of 2005, Guy Enright, an accountant at KPMG Financial Advisory Services Ltd. in Bermuda, got a call from a man identifying himself in a crisp British accent as Nick Hamilton. Hamilton said he needed to see Enright about matters of utmost […]
Neo-Nazi Rally Was Organized by FBI Informant
February 21st, 2007Do you get it yet? Via: Orlando Sentinel: A paid FBI informant was the man behind a neo-Nazi march through the streets of Parramore that stirred up anxiety in Orlando’s black community and fears of racial unrest that triggered a major police mobilization. That revelation came Wednesday in an unrelated federal court hearing and has […]
What Would You Do If Bush Declared Martial Law?
February 21st, 2007The mainstream limousine liberals are really whooping it up now. I read a couple of the comments to this story, and as I was being lulled to sleep by the clueless yammerings of the true believers in the Enemy Collaborator Democratic Party, I came across this one, which pretty much summed up the reality we’re […]
GPS Locators for Truant Kids
February 20th, 2007Sure! Via: ajc.com: Let’s say your teenager is a habitual truant and there is nothing you can do about it. A Washington area politician thinks he might have the solution: Fit the child with a Global Positioning System chip, then have police track him down. “It allows them to get caught easier,” said Maryland Delegate […]
Homeless by Choice
February 20th, 2007I’m from this area, and the fact that this guy only got done by the pigs once is amazing. His vehicle is pretty good. Anything bigger and it’s an automatic bust. Via: Los Angeles Times: After a long day of film classes, working at the Apple Store, rock climbing at the gym and finishing homework […]
UK: Tax on ‘Peace and Quiet’ Revealed
February 20th, 2007UKSSR? Via: Telegraph: Living near a bus stop or corner shop and even enjoying “peace and quiet” will lead to a hike in council tax for householders, under Government plans. The tax on “nice neighbourhoods” is being planned as part of the council tax revaluation, with proposals expected within weeks. Secret manuals by the Valuation […]
Ocean ‘Dead Zones’
February 20th, 2007Via: Guardian: A few months ago, the clear blue Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of Oregon suddenly turned a thick greenish brown. A swell of nutrients produced a bizarre blooming of plankton that reached levels never seen before by scientists. Then the plankton died and sank, causing oxygen levels in the water to plummet […]
Cheap Solar Power Poised to Undercut Oil and Gas by Half
February 20th, 2007Via: Telegraph: Within five years, solar power will be cheap enough to compete with carbon-generated electricity, even in Britain, Scandinavia or upper Siberia. In a decade, the cost may have fallen so dramatically that solar cells could undercut oil, gas, coal and nuclear power by up to half. Technology is leaping ahead of a stale […]
How Extreme Is Your Job?
February 20th, 2007Hamster on the wheel? It’s more like out of the frying pan and into the fire. Via: MSNBC: “The hamster-on-the-wheel analogy is the best way to describe how I felt,” she says. For Agoglia, quitting felt like her only option. It’s a feeling shared by many Americans who know that simply working hard isn’t enough […]
BBC Hit Piece a Tissue of Lies, Bias and Emotional Manipulation
February 20th, 2007I didn’t even see the bucket of bollix, and I don’t plan on seeing it either. Reading about it was enough for me. I can’t do the 9/11 official story vs. conspiracy thing anymore. Anyone who thinks those towers came down the way the official government story says they did is either clinically nuts, or […]
