Archive for August, 2012
Windows 8 Review: Yes, It’s That Bad
August 16th, 2012Update: Microsoft Let’s Anyone Try RTM Version of Windows 8 Free for 90 Days Spare drive or partition gathering dust? Bored? Glutton for punishment? Maybe you don’t have any other choice but to deal with it… In any event, here you go: Windows 8 Evaluation Download Page. Note: Enterprise edition. No way to upgrade it […]
California: The Companies Trying to Stop Mandatory Labeling of Products Containing GM Ingredients
August 16th, 2012For a complete list, see the link. Via: California Secretary of State: MONSANTO COMPANY $4,208,000.00 E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. $4,025,200.00 PEPSICO, INC. $1,716,300.00 BASF PLANT SCIENCE $1,642,300.00 BAYER CROPSCIENCE $1,618,400.00 DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC $1,184,800.00 NESTLE USA, INC. $1,169,400.00 COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA $1,164,400.00 CONAGRA FOODS $1,076,700.00
Unblinking Surveillance Stare: Army’s 7-Story Flying Football Field-Sized Blimp
August 15th, 2012Via: Network World: The U.S. Army has a 7-story flying football field-sized blimp with a 21-day unblinking surveillance stare. The LEMV, described as a “Revolutionary ISR Weapon System” completed a successful 90-minute test flight directly over New Jersey where the fiery Hindenburg disaster happened. … The high tech blimp’s “skin” is made from “a blend […]
25 Cutting Edge Firms Funded By The CIA
August 15th, 201225 In-Q-Tel companies: Business Insider.
Antibacterial Agent Triclosan Shown to Hinder Muscle Activity in Mice, Fish
August 15th, 2012Via: UC Davis: Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado. The findings appear online in the Proceedings of […]
Khan Academy Offers Javascript Tutorials
August 15th, 2012I don’t know about calling this, “Computer Science,” but it might be useful for Cryptogon homeschoolers out there who are teaching kids about computers. In case you’re curious about what a no-joke introduction to computer science looks like, or if you have older children, see: MIT: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Via: Khan Academy: […]
Plaquemines Calls State of Emergency as Saltwater Moves up Mississippi
August 15th, 2012Via: WWLT: Parish President Billy Nungesser declared a state of emergency Tuesday morning due to a salt wedge that is moving up the Mississippi River and that could threaten the parish’s drinking water supply. The wedge is currently moving north because of low levels in the Mississippi River and lack of rain in the upper […]
Lawmakers Suspect Money Laundering Issues at Wal-Mart
August 15th, 2012Money laundering and bribery. In Mexico. Gee, I wonder what other activities this involves? (Rhetorical question of the year.) Via: Reuters: Two U.S. House Democrats investigating bribery allegations in Wal-Mart’s Mexico affiliate said on Tuesday they have obtained new internal records that may point to evidence of tax evasion and money laundering. Reps. Elijah Cummings […]
Who is Roy Antigua?
August 14th, 2012Via: Bay News 9: As part of an elaborate stash of disguises, Roy Antigua flashed his CIA credentials and effortlessly passed through security three separate times at the Pasco County Courthouse, Sheriff Chris Nocco said Friday. The only problem: his ID was fake. The 53-year-old suspect was captured on surveillance video each time, but he […]
TrapWire: Abraxas Also Provided ‘Internet Anonymity Services’
August 14th, 2012If you wanted a concentrated haul of the most interesting information what would you do? You would establish a honeypot: a service (free or paid) that purported to provide an anonymous web browsing/email capability. Who knows what people might get up to if they thought nobody was looking? That, of course, is the idea with […]
