Archive for July, 2010
Counter Surveillance Camera Detects Binoculars, Cameras, Rifle Scopes, Even People Staring
July 12th, 2010Via: GizMag: The sniper is without doubt the most fearsome of opponents – capable of taking your life from great distance. Current anti-sniper counter measures depend on the sight or sound of the initial shot, and by that time, it may be too late. Now a new device which uses the same “red-eye” effect of […]
Houston Oil Executive a Possible Target in Bombing
July 12th, 2010Via: RawStory: A seemingly anonymous gift left on the front porch of a Houston home owned by an oil company executive has the city’s affluent population of oil profiteers on edge this weekend, after that package exploded and seriously injured a 62-year-old woman. Neighbors of the victim told an ABC News affiliate in Houston that […]
Bank of International Settlements Lent 380 Tonnes of Physical Gold?
July 12th, 2010Via: Telegraph: It takes a lot to spook the solid old gold market. But when it emerged last week that one or more banks had lent 380 tonnes of gold to the Bank of International Settlements in return for foreign currencies, there was widespread surprise and confusion. The news that a mystery bank has just […]
Further Into the Depths of Overcrowded Urban Hell: Zombies Use Their iCrack Pipes to Find Open Parking Spaces
July 12th, 2010Yep, what people really need is the ability to leave notes about parking spaces with their mobile phones. HAHA. See: The Future Where Soda Cans Have Screens. Via: Engadget: Dubbed ‘Open Spot,’ this bloody brilliant Android (2.0 and up) application enables motorists to search for unclaimed spaces that have been reported by other Open Spot […]
The Con of the Decade Part I
July 11th, 2010Via: Of Two Minds: In essence, these private banks and corporations now own the revenue stream of the Federal government and its taxpayers. Neat con, and the marks will never understand how “saving our financial system” led to their servitude to the very interests they bailed out. The circle is now complete: in “saving our […]
Hundreds of Federal Agents Fall Victim to Ponzi Scheme
July 11th, 2010Via: AOL News: FBI agents are supposed to unearth scams, not become victims of them. This time is different. Some 300 retired and current federal agents — representing the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — collectively invested tens of millions of dollars of retirement money in what turned out to […]
Tesla to Deliver Prototype Electric Autos to Toyota
July 10th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Tesla Motors Inc., an electric carmaker working with Toyota Motor Corp. on battery-powered autos, said it will deliver two rechargeable prototypes to Toyota this month as a first step in their alliance. Toyota, the world’s largest seller of hybrid autos, in May said it would invest $50 million in Palo Alto, California-based Tesla […]
Public Universities Face “Funding Cliff”
July 10th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Many public universities face “dramatic declines” in funding and possible ratings downgrades as states cut and delay annual appropriations, Moody’s Investors Service said. States are reducing funding to public universities by as much as 6 percent this fiscal year compared with last, Moody’s analysts led by Dennis Gephardt wrote in a report dated […]
Thousands of Old Wells Possibly Leaking in Gulf of Mexico?
July 10th, 2010Via: AP / CBS: More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells lurk in the hard rock beneath the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental minefield that has been ignored for decades. No one – not industry, not government – is checking to see if they are leaking, an Associated Press investigation shows. The oldest of […]
Biggest Defaulters on Mortgages Are the Rich
July 10th, 2010Via: New York Times: The housing bust that began among the working class in remote subdivisions and quickly progressed to the suburban middle class is striking the upper class in privileged enclaves like this one in Silicon Valley. Whether it is their residence, a second home or a house bought as an investment, the rich […]
