Archive for May, 2010
‘Artificial Life’
May 20th, 2010Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us Via: BBC: Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell. The researchers constructed a bacterium’s “genetic software” and transplanted it into a host cell. The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species “dictated” by the synthetic DNA. The advance, published in Science, […]
Oil as Thick as Chocolate Syrup on the Coast of Louisiana
May 20th, 2010What, no U.S. Coast Guard threatening the news crew with arrest on behalf of BP? Via: Technofascism Blog: According to a recent NPR article, Steve Wereley, engineering professor at Purdue University, estimates the oil spill as “now approaching 100,000 barrels a day. And, there’s another leak he has yet to analyze.” That’s 4.2 million gallons […]
Australia: Travellers to be Searched for Porn
May 20th, 2010Via: The Age: Australian customs officers have been given new powers to search incoming travellers’ laptops and mobile phones for pornography, a spokeswoman for the Australian sex industry says. Fiona Patten, president of the Australian Sex Party, is demanding an inquiry into why a new question appears on Incoming Passenger Cards asking people if they […]
FBI Finds Pipe Bomb Used in Blast at Florida Mosque
May 20th, 2010Via: AOL News: FBI officials in Jacksonville, Fla., say they have found the remnants of a pipe bomb used in a possible hate crime at a mosque during evening prayers. Along with local police, the FBI launched an investigation after an explosion shook the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida at 9:35 p.m. Monday, when approximately […]
Recovery: Jobless Claims Rise by Largest Amount in 3 Months
May 20th, 2010Via: AP: The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months. The surge is evidence of how volatile the job market remains, even as the economy grows. Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 471,000 last week, up by 25,000 from the previous week, […]
Nine Chipmakers Fined by EU for Price-Fixing
May 19th, 2010Via: BBC: Nine chip makers have been fined 331m euros (£283.1m, $404.2m) by European Union regulators for illegally fixing prices. The companies involved are Samsung, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Elpida and Nanya. A 10th chip maker, Micron, was also part of the price-fixing cartel but escaped a fine in return for alerting the […]
U.S. COAST GUARD THREATENED CBS NEWS CREW WITH ARREST FOR FILMING OIL SPILL DISASTER; COAST GUARD SAID THAT THEY WERE ACTING UNDER AUTHORITY OF BRITISH PETROLEUM; “THIS IS BP RULES. IT’S NOT OURS.”
May 19th, 2010Via: CBS: Kelly Cobiella reports that a CBS News team was threatened with arrest by Coast Guard officials in the Gulf of Mexico who said they were acting under the authority of British Petroleum. Watch CBS News Videos Online
Cryptogon Reader Sends $30
May 19th, 2010Thank you, JH.
Amazon is Tracking the Most-Highlighted Kindle Passages
May 19th, 2010DISCLOSURE: Cryptogon is an Amazon affiliate. Now, the piece below states that Amazon, “Doesn’t show which customers made the highlights.” Let me translate that for you: The NSA knows which customers made the highlights. These will add welcome subtleties to your MAIN CORE file, don’t you think? All of this led me to wonder: Just […]
LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times
May 19th, 2010Via: Threat Level: Apparently, when you publish your Social Security number prominently on your website and billboards, people take it as an invitation to steal your identity. LifeLock CEO Todd Davis, whose number is displayed in the company’s ubiquitous advertisements, has by now learned that lesson. He’s been a victim of identity theft at least […]
