News from other sources

I have been in some interesting conversations with some supposed "liberals" the last little while. Many of them have a set of sources they get their information from, and if the info comes from any other source, it is immediately invalid.
Of course, thinking people will laugh at this attitude, but this is the attitude, none-the-less.
So what do we do?
We go out and find new sources for information:

Try,
http://blacklistednews.com/
BlackListed News is an independent news media bulletin board. Our mission is to provide our readers daily world news, information and analysis that is not given the media exposure it often deserves.

And,
http://whatreallyhappened.com/
The mainstream media has finally acknowledged what has been obvious for quite some time; that the internet web logs, or "blogs", are here to stay. Far from being a passing fad, blogs like the present one existed before the word "blog" was coined to describe them.

Also,
http://www.newsrealblog.com
Another "off the main" news blog.

And lastly (for this post),
http://www.newsbusters.org
I like this one.

These are some interesting sites, which are a conglomerate of news items from around the world about subjects that affect us all.

Read Responsibly, and Enjoy!

Awesome Gadgets

This has got to be one of the most awesome gadgets of all time...

Student Builds Spider Robot From Spare Parts

If they ever become available to the General Public, I think I would buy one...

Police State

It wasn't so bad when the Government decided to use robots in war.. after all, it does save American Lives... but when the Government decides to deploy these same robots on the streets, we have to start to wonder what will become of our freedoms...
Armed Robot Drones To Join UK Police Force

Then to make matters worse, we all called this one... including GPS in a cellphone? Where does that get useful? Well, um, here it is...
Feds Push For Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

This last item, I don't know if it should go into the "stupid government" file, or what...
Subversive Groups Must Now Register In South Carolina
Since when do criminals obey the law?

Marriage and the Internet

Is the internet actually doing you physical, mental, or emotional harm? Can it ruin your marriage?

I would have said "no", but then, I have a friend who has started using facebook, he and his wife, and she is now "dating" another man... and the divorce is in the works...
She decided to get together with an "old flame", and this is the result...

It almost happened to me...

My wife and I are working on fixing our issues... but that is what marriage is all about, yes? Hard work, constant tending and nurturing?

Is Facebook bad for marriage? - Reported by: Angie Larsen - Last Update: 7:11 am

And then another article shows a link between the internet use and depression... who would have guessed...
I would have thought that depressed people would "hide" in front of the computer more, but not that internet use would cause depression...

Heavy Internet Use Linked To Depression

It is a strange and wild world out there, people... best be careful!

Climate Change...

The whole "ClimateGate" thing has put a really bad taste in people's mouths...

India Ditches UN Climate Change Group

It just goes to prove, you cannot trust people with an agenda...

Then, in Utah, you cannot even figure out what is going on!

House committee seeks to keep global warming laws out of Utah - February 4th, 2010 @ 3:53pm - By Richard Piatt

Climate Change Resolution Passes Through Committee - Reported by: Brian Mullahy - Thursday, Feb 4, 2010 @10:51pm CST

So, are they trying to keep it out, or pass it? Ok, sorry, that is just the media talking...

These articles are about the SAME THING... they have just worded it differently...

;)

There are also groups out there that are calling for the release of more information, this might help in validating the "real story" behind ClimateGate!

Call For Scientific Research Code To Be Released

Change...

Everyone knows that I am a Critic of how Obama is doing... I think his tag line of "change" was kind of appropriate... and I always ask the question, "Is it the Change that we Want or Need?"

Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit - February 1st, 2010 @ 10:30pm - By ANDREW TAYLOR

What's new in Tech

I know the job market has been tough, but would you really want to apply for this job?
Antarctica Needs a Network Engineer

Now, talk about ironical...
Ubuntu Moves To Yahoo For Default Firefox Search
So, Microsoft pays Linux to search the web... WOW!

Some lawyers think "common law" is a bad thing, but in some cases, it is best to use the simple things, and stop messing with the system...
Champerty and Other Common Law We Could Use Today

Craig Mundie Wants "Internet Driver's Licenses"
Ask me some time about a conversation I had with a client while working at the AOL call center in Ogden... I said something like this, but it was a "Computer User's License".

From the Round File

Why the First Cowboy To Draw Always Gets Shot
Very interesting... I had never really noticed this before... but I guess it is a survival mechanism...

USPTO Won't Accept Upside Down Faxes
Our government at work... isn't surprising, is it? And this might also explain how some patents are filed before others, but the last ones get the patent...

ESA Conducts Mars Terraforming Experiments On ISS
Are we planning this already? We cannot even get back to the moon!

The Lancet Recants Study Linking Autism To Vaccine
Is this one of the cellphone radiation type stories? It does, it doesn't, it does, it doesn't..."
It would be interesting to see what other research shows...

St. George parents concerned over football team photos - February 2nd, 2010 @ 10:03pm
Guns, Kids, Football, Race cars, Motorcycles... they all go together like peanut butter and jelly on toast!
So long as they are learning "responsibility" with guns, I don't see an issue here.

FCC Probes Google and T-Mobile For Double-Whammy Fees
So typical...
But the nice part is, you can get one of the Nexus phones for $49 if you stick with the 2 year thing...

Study: Nearly half of soda fountains contaminated with fecal matter - January 11th, 2010 @ 3:49pm - By Dr. Kim Mulvihill

I think the mythbusters did a story on this kind of thing...

Speaking of Mythbusters...
Maybe they should try these on for size...
Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death
and
Hearts Actually Can Break

Innovation!

Finally, something NEW (and FUN) happening in the world of Technology...

Spray-On Liquid Glass
Now THAT is cool!
Can you imagine! It kind of reminds me of the movie, Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, and the "spray on shoes"...

Comcast Plans IPv6 Trials In 2010
My home network has been IPv6 for a year now... what is taking Comcast and others so long?
It just means I will need to upgrade my router again...if Cisco has put up an update fixing their IPv6 external routing problems...
But my server, my router to the world, has been IPv6 for a year... I use it all the time!

Harder-Than-Diamond Natural Carbon Crystals Found
Also very cool! Now maybe the price of Diamonds will drop?

Membrane That Turns Any Surface Into a Touchscreen
Can you imagine the implications of this? Tables, counters, doors, refrigerators, microwaves, etc...
Everything can now have a touch-screen interface! Merge this with e-paper technology and you have something REALLY useful!

Innovation is great! Unless you work at Microsoft...
How Infighting Hampers Innovation At Microsoft

Words (fun)

I like words. I like to make my own words... we were told that only IT Professionals could make up their own words...but it seems that it isn't true...

That's alright...

Neologisms
and
Addictionary

You will spend HOURS on this... have fun!

Government and Social Services

With the Government making cuts to social services, it is nice to see private businesses step up to the plate...
It seems in times when money is tight, the first thing the Government does is start to cut services... Police (making us less safe), Fire (making us more vulnerable), Education (making us more stupid), Medicare and Social Security (hurting our elderly and handicaped), and other services for children with disabilities...
(What will they do when they have us all on their medical plan and they need to cut services...???)

Google workshop to help parents and teachers of children with autism - February 4th, 2010 @ 7:01am - By Mary Richards

Sovereignty

FINALLY, Utah doing something SMART...

States have "rights", well, they aren't "rights", per-se, they are "delegated responsibilities and authorities from the people" but because they are closer to the people than the Federal Government, they have more power... Yet, the Feds exert all kinds of power over the states, most of that power in the form of extortion... "do what we want or we take federal funding away"...
So I am glad that Utah has finally grown some proverbial balls and is now setting the stage to tell the Feds to "stick it where the sun don't shine"...

Utah Senate OKs bill to rebuff federal gun laws - February 3rd, 2010 @ 6:41pm

Utah lawmakers take on federal government with several bills - February 2nd, 2010 @ 6:24pm - By Richard Piatt

Utah seeks to exempt its guns from federal rules - February 2nd, 2010 @ 6:46pm - By Brock Vergakis, Associated Press writer

Microsoft and Tech News

Microsoft just cannot seem to pull their act together...

IE Flaw Gives Hackers Access To User Files

I can just see the conversation in the hallway...
"Hay, lets build in a flaw that blows the security of our operating system, and gives hackers easy access to personal data!"
"Great Idea!!!"

Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug
Finally? And it only took them 17 years to do it too!

And in other Microsoft Related News...

Police Want Fast Track To Get At Your Private Data

Great, so much for privacy. I wonder if this has anything to do with the Cyber Security Act that will soon pass into (bad) Law...

House Overwhelmingly Passes Cybersecurity Bill

Then Bill Gates wants to get to know you better... like he really cares? Microsoft hasn't listened to us in YEARS, so why does he care NOW?

Bill Gates Knows What You Did Last Summer

Maybe Bill is the one who helped pass the Cyber Security bill

Following Tech's Money Trail In Washington

And in other Security Related News...

South Australia Outlaws Anonymous Political Speech

UK Police Plan To Use Military-Style Spy Drones


Great, now the disease of "anti-freedom" and "anti-privacy" is spreading...

Secrets (funny)

I read the following headline the other day... just about laughed myself silly...

"Super Secret Data Center Planned For Utah"

AHHHH! Someone let the secret out!

;)

So much for national security!