Archive for September, 2010
Pre-Crime Magic 8 Ball Uses “Resentment” in Spoken and Written Information to Identify “The Terrorists”
September 29th, 2010I like Tony’s commentary on this over at Technofascism Blog. He offers a couple of quotes from 1984: “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, […]
Russia: Medvedev Fires Yuri Luzhkov, the Mayor of Moscow
September 29th, 2010Via: Washington Post: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stepped out of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s shadow long enough on Tuesday to fire Moscow’s larger-than-life mayor, rattling a political establishment that until now has accepted Putin as the nation’s undisputed authority.
How Elon Musk Turned Tesla Into the Car Company of the Future
September 29th, 2010What I found most interesting about this piece was how Toyota and Daimler got on board with Tesla. It seemed like those organizations saw Tesla as a catalyst that could help overcome their own bureaucratic inertia. Toyota’s involvement with Tesla is definitely interesting. Toyota made a big miscalculation with its long insistence that hybrid technology […]
The Left Right Paradigm is Over: Its You vs. Corporations
September 29th, 2010Careful, Barry, you might cause Maria to smear her lipstick. Via: The Big Picture: Every generation or so, a major secular shift takes place that shakes up the existing paradigm. It happens in industry, finance, literature, sports, manufacturing, technology, entertainment, travel, communication, etc. I would like to discuss the paradigm shift that is occurring in […]
Wind Will Power Fossil Fuel-Free Denmark by 2050?
September 29th, 2010Via: Guardian: The falling cost of renewable energy and rising cost of oil and gas will allow Denmark to develop an energy network entirely free of fossil fuels by 2050, according to a report published by the government’s climate commission. The committee predicted that wind and biomass energy could meet the bulk of the country’s […]
Something in the GM Soy Diet Was ‘Wrecking the Ovary and Endometrium’ of the Rats
September 29th, 2010The opening words of the piece below are, “If you’re still eating genetically modified (GM) soybeans…” People might read the article and think, “I don’t eat genetically modified soybeans, so this doesn’t apply to me.” If you’re eating any industrial/feedlot/factory meat, you’re eating genetically modified soybeans. It’s in the feed that the animals are given. […]
New Zealand Government to Place More Restrictions on Foreign Ownership of Large Farms
September 29th, 2010I’m actually amazed by this. I didn’t think anything came “too close to home” for the New Zealand government when it came to China. I fully expected the acquisition of the Crafer farms by China Jin Hui Mining Corporation (later changed to “Natural Dairy” for perception management purposes) to sail through without any problems. Thankfully, […]
MRSA in Supermarket Meat
September 29th, 2010Via: WalletPop: Meat contaminated by a potentially lethal infection is being sold to consumers — creating a public health threat that has largely flown under the the radar due to powerful industry interests and lax accountability at the federal agency in charge of ensuring food safety, according to recent studies and a prominent investigative journalist. […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
September 29th, 2010Thanks to the owner of aatile.org for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $90.
World Gripped by ‘International Currency War’
September 28th, 2010Via: Guardian: The world is in the midst of an “international currency war” according to Brazil’s finance minister as governments force down the value of their currencies to boost their struggling economies. The comments are the first public admission made by a senior policymaker about a practice which has become increasingly widespread since the global […]
