Archive for March, 2012
Pinterest: The Next Internet Plague
March 26th, 2012If you thought Facebook was bad, with its plague of widgets and cookies that have polluted the Internet, pinterest.com (which caters mainly to women) is the fastest growing site in history. It’s still in public-beta, which means that it’s not even open to everyone yet. Via: Scientific American: Pinterest is surely a rising star. For […]
Radio New Zealand’s Censorship of Sally Fallon Morell
March 26th, 2012If anyone inside Radio NZ (yeah, I see that you’re reading) wants to tell me why Kim Hill pulled the plug on the Sally Fallon Morell interview, I’d be interested in hearing from you. Thanks. Update: 27 March 2012: Email Response from Mark Cubey, Producer, Saturday Morning with Kim Hill, Radio New Zealand National In […]
Visa’s Secret Data Center
March 26th, 2012Via: USA Today: Prisons are easier to enter than Visa’s top-secret Operations Center East, its biggest, newest and most advanced U.S. data center. The 8-acre facility looks like any other industrial park in a sleepy suburb. But the serene setting masks hundreds of cameras and a crack team of former military personnel. Hydraulic bollards beneath […]
U.S. Pays Out $860,000 to Families of Afghanistan Massacre Victims
March 25th, 2012Via: CNN: The United States gave $860,000 to the families of people in Afghanistan killed or wounded in a shooting rampage that is being blamed on U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, two Afghan officials said Sunday. The money includes $50,000 for each of 16 people who were killed, as well as $10,000 for each […]
Holy Rollers
March 25th, 2012I backed Holy Rollers on Kickstarter, and I just got to download and watch the film. You guys might be wondering why I would support a film about Christians, but the fact is that I’m just interested in stories about people who attempt to find cracks in The Matrix, whether they believe in a vengeful […]
Note to Cryptogon Readers Considering Purchase of Canon EOS 5D Mark III
March 25th, 2012Just a quick note to shooting pros and enthusiast photographers who are reading: You can throw a lot of support to Cryptogon if you buy your 5D3 through these links to Amazon. Canon EOS 5D Mark III (Body Only) Canon EOS 5D Mark III (with EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM) Thank you.
Early Exposure to Germs Has Lasting Benefits
March 24th, 2012Via: Nature: Exposure to germs in childhood is thought to help strengthen the immune system and protect children from developing allergies and asthma, but the pathways by which this occurs have been unclear. Now, researchers have identified a mechanism in mice that may explain the role of exposure to microbes in the development of asthma […]
Hitachi Surveillance System Can Recognize a Face From 36 Million Others in One Second
March 24th, 2012Via: Mashable: Face-recognition technology is rapidly evolving as evidenced by this new surveillance camera system. It can not only recognize specific faces, but is able to compare a single face to 36 million others in just one second. The system, made by Hitachi Kokusai Electric and reported by DigInfo TV, was shown at a security […]
MF’s Corzine Ordered Funds Moved to JP Morgan
March 24th, 2012Flashback: Comment Posted on U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Website: Hello, I am a current JPMorgan Chase employee. This is an open letter to all commissioners and regulators. I am emailing you today b/c I know of insider information that will be damning at best for JPMorgan Chase. … On a side note, I do […]
Bryan Spencer Speaks About Rigging St. Charles Caucus: ‘We Don’t Want People to See What Actually Goes Into the Caucus’
March 24th, 2012Via: YouTube:
