Archive for May, 2014
The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas
May 20th, 2014Via: First Look: The National Security Agency is secretly intercepting, recording, and archiving the audio of virtually every cell phone conversation on the island nation of the Bahamas. According to documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the surveillance is part of a top-secret system – code-named SOMALGET – that was implemented without the knowledge […]
U.S. Army’s Creepy Sci-Fi Helmets Come With Built-In A/C
May 20th, 2014Via: Bloomberg: If the U.S. Army greenlights a radical new helmet design, its soldiers may have a harder time winning hearts and minds overseas. Quite simply, the thing is frightening—think motocross storm trooper. Functionally, however, the helmet unveiled Tuesday marks a major advance. The same features that make it look so fierce—a full face mask […]
Cars Could Drive Themselves Sooner than Expected
May 19th, 2014Via: Reuters: Cars could be driving themselves down the world’s streets far sooner than expected, thanks to a change in a global treaty backed by European countries. A little-noticed amendment to the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic agreed last month would let drivers take their hands off the wheel of self-driving cars. It was […]
What If U.S. Cities Just Stopped Participating in the War on Drugs?
May 17th, 2014Via: Citylab: Novick describes himself as “ambivalent” about drug legalization, and says his proposal is about the best use of tax dollars. “We can limit our inefficient expenditures of money without repealing drug laws,” he says. “It’s up to the city to determine how much money it’s going to spend chasing drugs dealers.”
Hood Disease: Inner City Oakland Youth Suffering From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
May 16th, 2014Via: CBS: In the inner city, a health problem is making it harder for young people to learn. The Centers for Disease Control said 30 percent of inner city kids suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The CDC said these children often live in virtual war zones. Doctors at Harvard said they actually suffer from […]
From Rothschild To Koch Industries: Meet The People Who “Fix” The Price Of Gold
May 16th, 2014Via: ZeroHedge: London Gold Market Fixing Ltd., a company controlled by the five banks that administers the benchmark, has no permanent employees. A call from Bloomberg News was referred to Douglas Beadle, 68, a former Rothschild banker, who acts as a consultant to the company from his home in Caterham, a small commuter town 45 […]
Tesla-Led Consortium to Build Massive Battery Factory
May 16th, 2014Via: San Jose Mercury News: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that Tesla will partner with several companies besides Panasonic for its planned “gigafactory” for battery production, painting a portrait of a facility resembling a massive industrial park and saying that there eventually will be a need for several more. Musk said that the […]
FCC Approves Plan to Consider Paid Priority on Internet
May 15th, 2014Via: Washington Post: The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of advancing a proposal that could dramatically reshape the way consumers experience the Internet, opening the possibility of Internet service providers charging Web sites for higher-quality delivery of their content to American consumers. The plan, approved in a three-to-two vote along party lines, […]
“Quantum Compass” Could Replace GPS
May 15th, 2014Via: Financial Times: The Ministry of Defence is investing millions of pounds to look for the holy grail of navigation: a tamper and interference-proof device capable of pinpointing a location anywhere on the globe. Scientists at Porton Down and the National Physical Laboratory believe they are three to five years away from developing a “quantum […]
U.S. Air Force to Dismantle HAARP
May 15th, 2014Via: Anchorage Daily News: The U.S. Air Force gave official notice to Congress Wednesday that it intends to dismantle the $300 million High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program in Gakona this summer. The shutdown of HAARP, a project created by the late Sen. Ted Stevens when he wielded great control over the U.S. defense budget, […]
