Archive for September, 2011
‘Stingray’ Mobile Phone Tracking System
September 23rd, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal (TinyPaste): For more than a year, federal authorities pursued a man they called simply “the Hacker.” Only after using a little known cellphone-tracking device—a stingray—were they able to zero in on a California home and make the arrest. Stingrays are designed to locate a mobile phone even when it’s not being […]
Faster Than Light Particles Found
September 23rd, 2011Via: Reuters: An international team of scientists said on Thursday they had recorded sub-atomic particles travelling faster than light — a finding that could overturn one of Einstein’s long-accepted fundamental laws of the universe. Antonio Ereditato, spokesman for the researchers, told Reuters that measurements taken over three years showed neutrinos pumped from CERN near Geneva […]
RNA from Rice Can Survive Digestion and Alter Gene Expression
September 22nd, 2011Via: Discover: It’s no secret that having lunch messes with your biochemistry. Once that sandwich hits your stomach, genes related to digestion have been activated and are causing the production of the many molecules that help break food down. But a new study suggests that the connection between your food’s biochemistry and your own may […]
Federal Appeals Court Allows ACLU Challenge to Warrantless Wiretapping Law to Proceed
September 22nd, 2011Via: ACLU: In September 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the government’s request that all of the court’s judges rehear a lawsuit filed by the ACLU challenging the FISA Amendments Act (FAA), a law that gives the executive branch virtually unchecked power to collect Americans’ international emails and telephone calls. […]
Disclosure: I’m Long Oil
September 22nd, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Update: Stopped out of USO. No position USO. Tight stop on that one. — I’m long United States Oil Fund (Symbol: USO).
Atlanta Increases Surveillance of City
September 22nd, 2011I almost didn’t bother to read this one. I mean, there’s going to be more surveillance—thanks, Captain Obvious. But even I was taken aback by this one. Private CCTV cameras are feeding the “Video Integration Center.” Via: AJC: Plans to put Atlanta’s public spaces under camera surveillance will move forward this week with the opening […]
Young Adults: America’s Lost Generation
September 22nd, 2011Via: AP: Call it the recession’s lost generation. In record-setting numbers, young adults struggling to find work are shunning long-distance moves to live with Mom and Dad, delaying marriage and buying fewer homes, often raising kids out of wedlock. They suffer from the highest unemployment since World War II and risk living in poverty more […]
European Stocks Sharply Lower, U.S. Futures Sharply Lower
September 22nd, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Large European markets are down about 5% at the moment about an hour before the regular U.S. session kicks off. ES down 25. Yep. Ok, on gold, the 50% retracement that I mentioned is coming into view. Spot gold is down […]
Feds Probe Possible ‘Arabic-Type’ Markings On Southwest Jets
September 22nd, 2011Watch out for those possible “Arabic-Type” markings! Someone queue the ghost of Bin Laden effect and the Theremin. Ready, and……… ACTION! Via: CBS – Los Angeles: Federal agencies were working with Southwest Airlines on Thursday to determine who has been vandalizing their aircraft with mysterious markings. KNX 1070 investigative reporter Charles Feldman has learned that […]
Capture Camera Clip System by Peak Design
September 22nd, 2011This looks great / wish I had it 20 years ago. Via: Amazon: The Capture Camera Clip System is a new way for active photographers to carry their camera – by rigidly clipping it to any strap or belt on your existing gear. The product consists of a compact, ultralight aluminum “chassis” that securely clamps […]
