Archive for January, 2012
Edible Microchips to Monitor Drug Taking Habits
January 20th, 2012I wonder if people will tell Siri to remind them to take their digestible sensors? Via: Independent: An edible microchip that records the precise details of a patient’s pill regime will be available in Britain by the end of year following a commercial deal that opens the door to an era of digital medicines. An […]
Air Force’s Top Brain Wants a ‘Social Radar’ to ‘See Into Hearts and Minds’
January 20th, 2012Another one for your bulging For-Fuck’s-Sake-Roll-Eyes file folder. Via: Wired: Chief Scientists of the Air Force usually spend their time trying to figure out how to build better satellites or make jets go insanely fast. Which makes Dr. Mark Maybury, today’s chief scientist, a bit of an outlier. He’d like to build a set of […]
Genetics Researcher Killed in Texas
January 20th, 2012Flag for those maintaining lists of dead scientists. Via: ABC News: A Texas medical student well-known in her community as an Iranian activist was mysteriously shot and killed in her car, just yards from her home. … Gelareh Bagherzadeh, 30, was driving through her Houston townhouse complex around midnight on Monday when she was shot […]
Pentagon-Funded ‘Fun to Play’ Games Would Crowdsource Weapons Testing
January 20th, 2012Via: Nextgov: The Pentagon plans to fork over $32 million to develop “fun to play” computer games that can refine the way weapons systems are tested to ensure they are free from software errors and security bugs, according to a Defense Department solicitation. The goal is to create puzzles that are “intuitively understandable by ordinary […]
U.S. Government’s Takedown of Megaupload ‘Sets a Terrifying Precedent’
January 20th, 2012Of course, the sycophantic New Zealand government went along with Uncle’s whims. Via: AP: One of the world’s most popular file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content. A federal indictment accused Megaupload.com of costing copyright […]
Andrea Rossi Claims E-Cat Prototypes Submitted for UL Approval
January 19th, 2012Many of you are interested in Andrea Rossi and the E-cat technology. You’re submitting several stories and wondering what I think about all of this. Here’s what I think: I put about equal odds on one of these three outcomes: 1. Andrea Rossi is the real deal and I’ll soon be able to buy an […]
IMF Seeks to Raise Lending Power by Up to $500 Billion Amid Europe Crisis
January 19th, 2012Via: Bloomberg: The International Monetary Fund is proposing to raise its lending capacity by as much as $500 billion to insulate the global economy against any worsening of Europe’s debt crisis. The Washington-based lender is aiming to increase its resources after identifying a potential need for $1 trillion in financing in coming years, an IMF […]
No One Knows Truth About $300 Billion Bonds From Alleged Crash
January 19th, 2012Via: Bloomberg: Chris Estrella, a Filipino social worker, says he led a troop of five porters out of a Mindanao jungle in January 2000 with a weather-beaten iron and leather box crammed with $25 billion of U.S. government bearer bonds. Related: Two Japanese Citizens Carrying $134 Billion Worth of Undeclared, Possibly Counterfeit U.S. Bonds…
TSA Admits Wrongdoing in Cases of Two Elderly Woman Who Claim They Were Strip-Searched
January 19th, 2012Via: New York Daily News: In an about-face, the feds have admitted wrongdoing in the cases of two elderly women who say they were strip-searched at Kennedy Airport by overzealous screeners. Federal officials had initially insisted that all “screening procedures were followed” after Ruth Sherman, 89, and Lenore Zimmerman, 85, went public with separate accounts […]
7 Charged In $78 Million Inside Trading Case
January 19th, 2012The point is that LOTS of people who aren’t corporate insiders know the news before the market does. —Insider Crimes, Funny Money and Options Rackets Via: AP: Greed on Wall Street set a new record, federal authorities said Wednesday as they unveiled a massive insider trading case charging a hedge fund co-founder with engineering a […]
