Archive for July, 2010
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 […]
South Korea Deploys Killer Robots Along Border with North
July 13th, 2010Via: Telegraph: South Korea has deployed sentry robots capable of detecting and killing intruders along the heavily-fortified border with North Korea, officials said on Tuesday. Two robots with surveillance, tracking, firing and voice recognition systems were integrated into a single unit, a defence ministry spokesman said. The 400 million won (£220,000) unit was installed last […]
Missing Iranian Nuclear Scientist Turns Up in U.S.
July 13th, 2010Update: Iranian Scientist Shahram Amiri Alleges U.S. Torture Via: BBC: An Iranian scientist who claims he was kidnapped by the CIA has said he was subjected to extreme mental and physical torture by the Americans. Shahram Amiri, who has flown from the US to Tehran, also denied being heavily involved in Iran’s nuclear programme. Mr […]
Crisis Awaits World’s Banks as Trillions Come Due
July 13th, 2010Via: New York Times: The sovereign debt crisis would seem to create worry enough for European banks, but there is another gathering threat that has not garnered as much notice: the trillions of dollars in short-term borrowing that institutions around the world must repay or roll over in the next two years. The European Central […]
Sepp Holzer’s Permaculture
July 13th, 2010Don’t Miss: Sepp Holzer’s Permaculture on richsoil.com
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 […]
Taranis
July 12th, 2010Via: New Scientist: Sporting a gaping air intake in place of a cockpit, the UK’s first uncrewed fighter aircraft rolled out of a hangar at an airfield in Warton, Lancashire, today. Called Taranis, the wedge-shaped, 8-tonne stealth jet will be able to fly regular drone missions in regions of conflict – but it will also […]
U.S. Marines Train with Los Angeles Police Department
July 12th, 2010Via: NBC: A tough-talking, muscular Los Angeles police sergeant steadily rattled off tips to a young Marine riding shotgun as they raced in a patrol car to a drug bust: Be aware of your surroundings. Watch people’s body language. Build rapport. Marine Lt. Andrew Abbott, 23, took it all in as he peered out at […]
Bank Profits Depend on Debt-Writedown ‘Abomination’
July 12th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Bank of America Corp. and Wall Street firms that notched perfect trading records in the first quarter are now depending on an accounting benefit last used in the depths of the credit crisis to prop up their results. Bank of America, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, may record a $1 billion second-quarter […]
