Archive for November, 2014
Australia: Networks Told They Need to Play Fair with Solar Customers, or Die
November 24th, 2014Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. I’m working with a Cryptogon reader in New Zealand to get a solar power system installed at her property. Below is an email that I wrote to her about the New Zealand electricity cartel’s absurd and futile resistance to solar. In short, the greedier they are […]
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Forced to Step Down
November 24th, 2014Via: NBC: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down amid criticism of the president’s national security team on a series of global issues, including the threat posed by the militant group known as ISIS. Senior defense officials confirmed to NBC News Monday that Hagel was forced to resign. The officials say the White House has […]
Canadian Mom Gives Birth in U.S., Gets $1 Million Bill
November 24th, 2014Via: Newser: Jennifer Huculak-Kimmel thought she’d dotted all the i’s. Six months pregnant in October of 2013, she was cleared by her doctor to vacation in Hawaii with her husband, and she made sure to get Blue Cross insurance coverage before her trip. Just two days in, though, her water broke and she was put […]
Regin: Top-Tier Espionage Tool Enables Stealthy Surveillance
November 24th, 2014Via: Symantec: An advanced piece of malware, known as Regin, has been used in systematic spying campaigns against a range of international targets since at least 2008. A back door-type Trojan, Regin is a complex piece of malware whose structure displays a degree of technical competence rarely seen. Customizable with an extensive range of capabilities […]
Citigroup Executive Found Dead in Greenwich Village Bathtub With Throat Slashed
November 23rd, 2014Update: Suspected Suicide, Police Said Yeah, that’s the ticket. Via: Bloomberg: The death of Shawn D. Miller, a Citigroup Inc. (C) managing director found dead in his apartment in New York, is a suspected suicide, police said. — Via: NBC: Police are investigating the death of a Citigroup manager who was found in his Manhattan […]
The FBI Is Very Excited About This Machine That Can Scan Your DNA in 90 Minutes
November 21st, 2014Via: Mother Jones: Robert Schueren shook my hand firmly, handed me his business card, and flipped it over, revealing a short list of letters and numbers. “Here is my DNA profile.” He smiled. “I have nothing to hide.” I had come to meet Schueren, the CEO of IntegenX, at his company’s headquarters in Pleasanton, California, […]
Congressman Suggests Moat Around White House
November 21st, 2014I just finished reading, Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle, so I naturally have to suggest that the regime should build a trace italienne for itself. By the way, I only recommend Wolf in White Van for older nerds who also enjoyed The Stranger by Albert Camus. You’ll find yourself internally screaming, “Why!?” If […]
Amazon Robots Prepare for Christmas
November 19th, 2014Via: Marketwatch: In its latest bid to boost productivity and speed delivery, Amazon.com Inc. is deploying a robot army. The Seattle online retailer has outfitted several U.S. warehouses with squat, orange, wheeled robots that move stocked shelves to workers, instead of having employees seek items amid long aisles of merchandise, according to people familiar with […]
Crime-Fighting Robots Go On Patrol In Silicon Valley
November 19th, 2014Get your barf bag ready. Via: CBS: A new kind of security guard is on patrol in Silicon Valley: crime-fighting robots that look like they’re straight out of a sci-fi movie. At first glance, the K5 security robot looks like a cartoonish Star Wars character. “The vast majority of people see it and go, ‘Oh […]
Bill Gates Looks at LENRs as Future Energy Source
November 19th, 2014Via: New Energy Times: Bill Gates, pioneer in the digital world, is exploring low-energy nuclear reactions (LENRs), the frontier of energy research. On Wednesday, he visited a small laboratory on the sprawling campus of a government lab in Frascati, just outside of Rome, Italy. The lab is one of several large ones under the Italian […]
