Archive for April, 2012
Situation at Fukushima Has Potential to, “Destroy the World Environment and Our Civilization”
April 8th, 2012Via: Akio Matsumura: Japan’s former Ambassador to Switzerland, Mr. Mitsuhei Murata, was invited to speak at the Public Hearing of the Budgetary Committee of the House of Councilors on March 22, 2012, on the Fukushima nuclear power plants accident. Before the Committee, Ambassador Murata strongly stated that if the crippled building of reactor unit 4—with […]
JPMorgan Illegally Let Lehman Bros. Count Customers’ Funds As Its Own
April 7th, 2012Via: Washington Post: JPMorgan Chase illegally allowed Lehman Brothers, the investment bank whose 2008 bankruptcy brought the financial system to the brink of collapse, to count customers’ money as its own, according to federal regulators. The arrangement boosted the amount that Lehman could borrow from JPMorgan, where the customers’ money was deposited, regulators charged Wednesday. […]
Two Qubit Quantum Computer Built Inside a Diamond
April 7th, 2012Via: Science Daily: Diamonds are forever — or, at least, the effects of this diamond on quantum computing may be. A team that includes scientists from USC has built a quantum computer in a diamond, the first of its kind to include protection against “decoherence” — noise that prevents the computer from functioning properly. The […]
“Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout Sentenced to 25 Years; Trial Ignored His Ties to U.S., Dick Cheney
April 7th, 2012Via: Democracy Now: Notorious arms smuggler Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death,” has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to commit terrorism. Our guest, former United Nations arms trafficking investigator Kathi Lynn Austin, says the case allowed American companies to avoid exposure of their collusion with with the U.S. government […]
Hunger: Britain’s Silent, Scandalous Epidemic
April 7th, 2012Via: Independent: Chris is 10. He and his brother are so malnourished that their skins are pale and they have rings under their eyes. Their older brothers have such an unhealthy diet that they have lost their adult teeth. They live in the sixth-richest city in the world – London. The boys are just four […]
Scientists Rewrite Rules of Human Reproduction
April 7th, 2012Via: Independent: The first human egg cells that have been grown entirely in the laboratory from stem cells could be fertilised later this year in a development that will revolutionise fertility treatment and might even lead to a reversal of the menopause in older women. Scientists are about to request a licence from the UK […]
I Finally Bought an Amazon Kindle DX
April 7th, 2012In 2007, with regard to the Kindle, I wrote that, “I personally wouldn’t go near that device because it’s brimming with DRM nonsense…” A couple of years later in, Amazon Deletes Copies of 1984 and Animal Farm from Kindle Ebook Readers, I wrote that, “I don’t understand why anyone would buy a Kindle.” There’s also, […]
Children Perceive Humanoid Robot as Emotional, Moral Being
April 6th, 2012I’m posting this more for its comedic value than because I think it’ll happen anytime soon. My four-year-old son, left to his own devices, would destroy that bot inside of ten minutes. His goal wouldn’t be to destroy it; he just wants to figure out what makes machines go. If he had access to screw […]
Majority of Landmark Cancer Studies Cannot Be Replicated
April 6th, 2012Mmm hmm. Via: Slashdot: “During a decade as head of global cancer research at Amgen, C. Glenn Begley identified 53 ‘landmark’ publications — papers in top journals, from reputable labs — for his team to reproduce. Begley sought to double-check the findings before trying to build on them for drug development. Result: 47 of the […]
5000+ Artists Line Up For a Pirate Bay Promotion
April 6th, 2012“I have even gone so far that I have left my major record label and started up my own. I call it: ‘Do It Yourself Bitch Productions.’” —Soso Via: TorrentFreak: Record labels and Hollywood have described The Pirate Bay as one of the biggest threats to their business, but thousands of artists clearly disagree with […]
