Archive for September, 2011
Nissan Developing Brain Machine Interface for Use in Cars
September 29th, 2011[???] Via: Guardian: One of the world’s largest motor manufacturers is working with scientists based in Switzerland to design a car that can read its driver’s mind and predict his or her next move. The collaboration, between Nissan and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), is intended to balance the necessities of road safety […]
Green Bay Packers’s New Security Measures, ‘Less Invasive Than the Full-Body Exam’
September 29th, 2011Oh, thank you, Master. Via: Post Crescent: Green Bay Packers fans should arrive early and expect some delays for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos as the team implements heightened security measures for the games at Lambeau Field this season. The National Football League is pushing for enhanced security, and starting with Sunday’s game at […]
India Files Biopiracy Lawsuit Against Monsanto
September 28th, 2011France24 Video: India vs. Monsanto: Seeds of Discord Via: Global Research: Representing one of the most agriculturally bio-diverse nations in the world, India has become a primary target for biotechnology companies like Monsanto and Cargill to spread their genetically-modified (GM) crops into new markets. However, a recent France 24 report explains that the Indian government […]
U.S. Military Wants Drones that Detect ‘Adversarial Intent’
September 28th, 2011Oh sure. Via: Wired: Perhaps the idea of spy drones already makes your nervous. Maybe you’re uncomfortable with the notion of an unblinking, robotic eye in the sky that can watch your every move. If so, you may want to click away now. Because if the Army has its way, drones won’t just be able […]
Euro Crisis Makes Fed Lender of Only Resort
September 28th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve, chastised by Congress for lending money to foreign institutions such as the Central Bank of Libya, is once again the lender of last resort for banks around the world it knows little about. Three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., money-market borrowing rates for dollars are rising, […]
The Trader on BBC
September 28th, 2011I’m a bit baffled by the level of interest in this one. I watched this and thought, *meh*, “Maybe he has been reading Cryptogonzerohedgeautomaticeartheconomiccollapseblogetcetc” HAHA. I also wondered if he was trying to shill the thing down so he could go long… Because, for as many times as this was submitted, nobody mentioned what happened […]
Facebook Tracks Users After They Leave Site
September 27th, 2011I use a custom filter in AdBlock+ to block all Facebook nonsense. I haven’t seen one of those ‘Like’ buttons in years. (Not on my computer, anyway.) If you don’t know what this ‘Like’ button garbage is all about, it’s a little widget that site operators put all over the place that lets Facebook users […]
Wisconsin Judge: ‘No, Plaintiffs do not have the right to produce and consume the foods of their choice”
September 27th, 2011Via: The Complete Patient: As if to show how pissed he was at being questioned, he said his decision translates further that “no, Plaintiffs to not have a fundamental right to own and use a dairy cow or a dairy herd; “no, Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to consume the milk from their […]
Michigan: Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Venting “Low” Level Radioactive Steam
September 27th, 2011Via: Michigan Messenger: Entergy’s Palisades nuclear plant near South Haven is venting radioactive steam into the environment as part of an unplanned shutdown triggered by an electrical accident. This shutdown, which began Sunday evening, came just five days after the plant restarted from a shutdown that was caused by a leak in the plant’s cooling […]
Iraq to Buy U.S. Warplanes Worth Around $3 Billion
September 27th, 2011Mmm hmm. Via: Reuters: Iraq has signed a contract to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes to bolster its air force, an adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday. The value of the deal was not immediately known, but a senior U.S. military official said recently the offer on the table for the Iraqi […]
