Archive for September, 2010
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Will Require Minimum Delay of 72 Hours Before Flying As of November 1?
September 19th, 2010Update: It Is Possible to Fly the Same Day That a Ticket is Purchased Via: American Airlines: Q: Can I fly the same day I buy a ticket since I’m required to have SFPD information in my reservation 72 hours prior to departure? A: Yes, we will collect and transmit the SFPD to the Department […]
Absurd Attempt to Prevent People from Seeing BP Oil on Beaches in Florida
September 19th, 2010Interesting Vertical Hydroponic Gardening System
September 19th, 2010This requires electricity, but not much. It might be a way for some of you—who can’t/won’t leave urban areas—to grow a lot of high quality food on a very small footprint. The Tower Garden costs a mint, but this seems pretty easy to do as a DIY type of project.
Man Arrested for Criticizing Calgary Police on Website
September 19th, 2010John Kelly’s site is: rottenapples.info. Via: Calgary Herald: Posting critical comments about Calgary officers on a personal website goes beyond free speech, the police chief says. John Kelly, 53, is accused of interfering with an active homicide investigation and was charged with four counts of libel and obstruction of justice after he allegedly posed as […]
Dollar ReDe$ign Project
September 19th, 2010Look at all the new, NEW! confetti colors! Which one is backed by something besides debt on top of debt? Oh… That’s a common design feature. Ok. Via: Huffington Post: The American dollar is in bad need of a makeover. Thanks to the Dollar ReDe$ign Project, we may now have some options. Organized by creative […]
Brain Researcher Claims ‘Mind Change’ as a Result of Using Modern Technology is One of Humanity’s Greatest Threats
September 18th, 2010Via: Guardian: Lady Greenfield reignited the debate over modern technology and its impact on the brain today by claiming the issue could pose the greatest threat to humanity after climate change. The Oxford University researcher called on the government and private companies to join forces and thoroughly investigate the effects that computer games, the internet […]
Antibacterial Soaps Contain Endocrine-Disruptors Capable of Interfering with Hormones Critical for Normal Development and Reproduction
September 18th, 2010Via: Natural Resources Defense Council: The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today against the Food and Drug Administration for failing to issue a final rule regulating the chemicals triclosan and triclocarban, which are commonly found in antibacterial soaps. These chemicals are suspected endocrine disruptors linked to reproductive and developmental harm in laboratory studies. […]
DARPA Develops Helmet of Obedience
September 18th, 2010See also: The Tripods: Humans are controlled from the age of 14 by implants called “caps”, which suppress curiosity and creativity and leave the recipient placid and docile, incapable of dissent. The caps cause them to adore the tripods as their saviours. Via: Technofascism Blog: Reminiscent of the “Collar of Obedience” from Star Trek, this […]
Boeing Gets $89 Million to Build Unmanned Aircraft that Can Stay Aloft for 5 Years
September 18th, 2010Here’s another one for your “Unblinking Eye” file folder. Via: Network World: One of the more unique unmanned aircraft took a giant step toward reality this week when the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) inked an agreement with Boeing to build the SolarEagle, a plane capable of remaining at heights over 60,000ft for over […]
Chinese “Body Fishers”: The Business of Selling Corpses Pulled from the Yellow River
September 17th, 2010Via: McClatchy: From his perch on an overhang above the Yellow River, Wei Jinpeng pointed to a fisherman’s cove below and began counting his latest catch. He stopped after six, and guessed that perhaps a dozen human corpses were bobbing in the murky waters. The bodies were floating facedown and tethered by ropes to the […]
