Archive for June, 2013
cryptogon.net Up Again
June 12th, 2013I had a database problem with cryptogon.net that resulted in downtime. I’ve got it running again.
The Moral Order Is Inverted
June 11th, 2013Via: TruthDig: The moral order is inverted. The criminal class is in power. We are the prey. Manning, in a just society, would be a prosecution witness against war criminals. Those who committed these crimes should be facing prison. But we do not live in a just society.
Air Force Prohibiting Airmen from Reading NSA Scandal Stories
June 11th, 2013Via: Caffeinated Thoughts: I wanted to make sure that all of you read this because just doing a simple search could jeopardize your future. In summary, anything to do with the recent news about the NSA and Verizon phone records are considered classified and searching news or records about these on our NIPRNET computers is […]
Off-Duty Cops Collect DNA Samples at Alabama Roadblocks
June 11th, 2013You’ll love this one. Via: Daily Caller: Off-duty cops in two counties in Alabama spent the weekend collecting saliva and blood samples from drivers at roadblocks. According to Lt. Freddie Turrentine with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, drivers were asked to voluntarily offer samples of their saliva and blood for a study being conducted […]
“We’re Looking Out For You”
June 11th, 2013Via: CBS: The shorthanded Antioch Police Department is enlisting the help of local garbage collectors and letter carriers tospot crime on city streets. Employees of the local trash collector, Republic Services Inc., as well as U.S. Postal Service employees have been given tips on how to act as effective witnesses to crimes. The program, dubbed […]
Ava 500 Telepresence System
June 10th, 2013Via: TechWorld: Ava 500 is essentially a Cisco TelePresence EX60 personal video endpoint mounted on top of an iRobot mobile robotics platform, which can self-navigate busy environments like offices, manufacturing floors and laboratories without bumping into people or objects. The robot is controlled via an iPad interface. This means that the remote user can select […]
U.S. State Department Cover-Ups Range From Prostitution Charges To Drug Rings
June 10th, 2013Via: CBS: CBS News has uncovered documents that show the State Department may have covered up allegations of illegal and inappropriate behavior within their ranks. The Diplomatic Security Service, or the DSS, is the State Department’s security force, charged with protecting the secretary of state and U.S. ambassadors overseas and with investigating any cases of […]
Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations
June 10th, 2013Remember, The NSA Wiretapping Story Nobody Wanted? Klein was essentially ignored at first, and people like me, who mentioned Klein’s story and the implications, were called conspiracy theorists… Ok, so why are the same media apparently on-board now? Curious. Via: Guardian: The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history […]
To Improve Today’s Concrete, Do As The Romans Did
June 9th, 2013Via: UC Berkeley: In a quest to make concrete more durable and sustainable, an international team of geologists and engineers has found inspiration in the ancient Romans, whose massive concrete structures have withstood the elements for more than 2,000 years. The researchers’ findings are described in two papers, one that was posted online May 28 […]
Greenwald Apparently Has Some Technical Details of NSA Intercept Operations but Won’t Publish Them
June 9th, 2013If Greenwald has this, others must as well. It’ll have to be pretty good to top Klein’s revelations from 2007. Via: Twitter: @buffalopundit @green_footballs The highly detailed NSA technical materials on how they eavesdrop, that I have & am not publishing. — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 8, 2013
