My first computer
Well, technically, I was a part-owner of a TRS-80 Model 1 in 1979. But the Timex/Sinclair TS1000 was the first …
Data mining at the FBI: digging for terrorists, insurance scammers, and identity thieves, and…?
In a report sent to Congress this week, the Department of Justice describes six data mining programs currently under way …
Plane can fly 180 mph only inches over the water
While browsing Google Earth last year, some users saw an interesting sight at a naval base on a Chinese shore: …
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MSM promotes Ron Paul from “unknown” to “sleeper”
How many elections have gone by since it was possible to look at a presidential candidate’s record, their entire record, …
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Fake firm gets nuclear license in U.S. government sting
Undercover investigators, working for a fake firm, obtained a license to buy enough radioactive material to build a “dirty bomb,” …
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What a great use of the Internet…
“Welcome to GalaxyZoo, the project which harnesses the power of the internet – and your brain – to classify a …
Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair
I know, this story doesn’t precisely fit with the general content of this place. I’ve just always wanted to do …
EFF Publishes 1,000+ Pages of FBI Documents on Patriot Act Abuses
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has received the first set of FBI documents detailing the misuse of the secret warrants called …
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New York Plans Surveillance Veil for Downtown
from Cara Buckley, for the New York Times By the end of this year, police officials say, more than 100 …
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This guy feels alive today
Yves Rossy is a jet pilot, adventurer, and basically a fearless MF, who in this video clip demonstrates that a …
Top Secret: We’re Wiretapping You
From Ron Singel, for Wired Magazine That might have been the end of it. But in December 2005 The New …
How a teenager from rural Malawi built a windwill to power his home
Meet William Kamkwamba. At age 15, he built a windmill entirely from scrap parts, and is now generating enough electricity …
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