Archive for May, 2011
Britain: Wind Power Companies Paid to Stop Producing Electricity
May 2nd, 2011Via: BBC: Six Scottish windfarms were paid up to £300,000 to stop producing energy, it has emerged. The turbines, at a range of sites across Scotland, were stopped because the grid network could not absorb all the energy they generated. Details of the payments emerged following research by the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF). The REF […]
Your Location ‘Extremely Valuable’ to Google
May 2nd, 2011Via: International Business Times: Then, just weeks ago Los Angeles-based researcher Samy Kamkar illustrated that Google Android based smartphones were sending precise GPS location and other data back to Google “several times an hour.” “I cannot stress enough how important Google’s wifi location database is to our Android and mobile product strategy,” Google location manager […]
Japan: Radiation Leaks from Fuel Rods Suspected at Tsuruga Plant
May 2nd, 2011Via: Kyodo: Leaks of radioactive substances from fuel rods are suspected to have occurred at a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, the Fukui prefectural government said Monday, citing a rise in the level of radioactive substances in coolant water. The operator, Japan Atomic Power Co., will manually shut down the No. 2 reactor of the […]
The Bin Laden Corpse Trick Isn’t Working on the Dollar
May 2nd, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Update: Breach Intraday 72.825. Those idiots outside the White House better wave the flags harder. —End Update— The early move higher has completely crapped out and we’re looking at another make or break level on the USDX this morning. The support […]
Britain: Pre-Cime Arrests
May 2nd, 2011Via: Guardian: Activists have condemned a series of “pre-crime” arrests carried out by the Metropolitan police on the eve of the royal wedding as disturbing, Orwellian and of doubtful legality. Republican activists planning events almost a mile away from Westminster Abbey were held for up to 24 hours in police cells around the capital on […]
And Now… Bin Laden Is Dead
May 2nd, 2011No, Really: Bin Laden Buried at Sea Via: AP: A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea. After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic practice and tradition. That practice calls for the body […]
Silver Gaps Down
May 2nd, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Update Out the calls now. No SLV position. *wipe brow* —End Update— Update Sold to close May SLV puts. *cha ching* Reversed it long with May SLV calls on gap close. Intraday only. Now, daddy needs to get taken out on […]
Workers Assembling Apple Products Urged to Sign Anti Suicide Pledge
May 1st, 2011So Foxconn’s suicide prevention nets are still up? Via: Guardian: An investigation into the conditions of Chinese workers has revealed the shocking human cost of producing the must-have Apple iPhones and iPads that are now ubiquitous in the west. The research, carried out by two NGOs, has revealed disturbing allegations of excessive working hours and […]
Power Outage and Storm
May 1st, 2011The power is out in the Far North of New Zealand due to scheduled transmission lines maintenance. While they say that electricity should be turned back on in a few hours, a huge and powerful storm is about to pass over us. Storms like this usually result in blackouts. In other words, enjoy the rest […]
CIPAV: FBI Spyware
May 1st, 2011Via: Electronic Frontier Foundation: What is CIPAV and How Does It Work? The documents discuss technology that, when installed on a target’s computer, allows the FBI to collect the following information: IP Address Media Access Control (MAC) address “Browser environment variables” Open communication ports List of the programs running Operating system type, version, and serial […]
