Archive for August, 2014
Obama Authorizes Limited Air Strikes Against Militants in Iraq
August 8th, 2014So worried about a “Potential act of genocide” is it? “Fears of a humanitarian catastrophe.” That’s very interesting, considering that the U.S. funded and armed the ISIS group it now wants to bomb. And while we’re on to topic of funding and arming terrorists, remember that the U.S. is the primary state sponsor of the […]
Irish Senator Condemns Gaza Massacre, “Nazi Talk” by Israelis
August 7th, 2014Via: International Middle East Media Center: Irish senator and former presidential candidate David Norris made a powerful speech on 31 July condemning Israel’s massacre in Gaza and the complicity of American, Irish and other European governments.
Russia Bans Food Imports from U.S., E.U.; Might Ban Flights Over Airspace
August 7th, 2014Via: Washington Post: Russia on Thursday banned most imports of Western food products, a sweeping escalation in an economic war that will deal a multibillion-dollar hit to affected nations but will also unreel wide-ranging consequences at home. The measures were a signal that Russia is not backing down from a confrontation that has sent Western-Russian […]
Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Project Attracts Venture Capital Funds
August 7th, 2014Via: Gigaom: On Tuesday, nuclear startup Transatomic Power announced that it has closed a seed round of $2 million from the Founders Fund’s newly-launched science-focused fund FF Science. The Founders Fund is the firm behind some of the more successful Internet startups out there including Facebook, Yammer and Spotify, but also some science-focused companies such […]
Gamma FinFisher Hacked: 40 GB of Internal Documents and Source Code of Government Malware Published
August 6th, 2014Via: Netzpolitik (Google Cache Version): A hacker claims to have hacked a network of the surveillance technology company Gamma International and has published 40 gigabytes of internal data. A Twitter account has published release notes, price lists – and source code. Malware researchers and human rights activists welcome the publication, Gamma itself refuses to comment. […]
Billionaire Paid $100 Million for a Get Out of Jail Free Card
August 6th, 2014Via: The Verge: Bernie Ecclestone is an exceptionally wealthy man who until recently will have been familiar to Formula 1 racing fans and quite unimportant to the rest of the world. Only what he did today should make him a figure of global notoriety: Ecclestone paid $100 million to have a German court dismiss corruption […]
Why Robots Are Getting Cuter
August 6th, 2014Via: The Verge: The tendency of people to treat minimally anthropomorphic bots as humans worries some people. We are, in a sense, falling prey to a powerful illusion. The expressions and gestures are shorthand for internal states you imagine, instinctively, are like yours, but really are only code. If a thing seems alive, if it […]
Child Victims of Recent Israeli Atrocities
August 6th, 2014Via: Gaza’s Children: In July 2014, an Israeli incursion into Gaza resulted in numerous casualties. Many of the victims were children. This website is dedicated to their memory.
Someone New Leaking Classified U.S. Government Information
August 6th, 2014Via: The Verge: Almost a year since former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s leaked information was first revealed to the world, US officials today confirmed to CNN a new leaker is responsible for providing additional secret documents to The Intercept. The Intercept is an investigative website cofounded by Glenn Greenwald, the reporter to whom Snowden entrusted […]
Aspirin a Day Could Dramatically Cut Cancer Risk, Says Biggest Study Yet
August 6th, 2014There are some risks, but even considering those… It makes for an interesting read at a minimum. Via: Guardian: An aspirin a day could dramatically cut people’s chances of getting and dying from common cancers, according to the most detailed review yet of the cheap drug’s ability to stem disease. More than 130,000 deaths would […]
