Category Archives: Tech

Constitutional Cowardice

Really falling down on this one, Mr. President. The FISA Amendments Act, (.pdf) which was expiring Friday at midnight, allows the government to electronically eavesdrop on Americans’ phone calls and e-mails without a probable-cause warrant so long as one of … Continue reading

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“Brave, brave Sir Robin”

Way to bravely take on a lobby 1,000 times weaker than N.R.A., guys. You never surprise. WASHINGTON — Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) has introduced one of Congress’ first pieces of legislation related to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn.: a bill … Continue reading

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Drone Shuttle Returns to Orbit

One of the U.S. Air Force’s baby shuttles (built by Boeing) returned to space after a launch from Floriday today … they stay Within modern day-to-day existence more men have become aware of the fact that ED, although incurable, cialis … Continue reading

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“Dingos ate my iPhone!”

Police in the Australian state of Victoria have warned residents not to use Apple’s mapping program because it has been stranding people in the wilderness in high summer temperatures. “Some of the motorists located by police have been stranded for … Continue reading

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Fun Tech

One of the accessories that arrived today for my Nikon was a Wireless Mobile Adapter, a tiny device that plugs into a socket on the camera and lets you use your Android device (in my case, phone or Nexus 7 … Continue reading

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UN/ITU Conference Could Threaten Free Internet

Says Google … and I agree. We must all continue to oppose the efforts of authoritarian regimes trying to restrict the free flow of information to citizens. Google has warned that a forthcoming UN-organised conference threatens the “free and open … Continue reading

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Main Power Restored, Cap’n

Thanks to buddy Glen, I fixed my power outage in my computer area and have the new Dell tower installed in its proper location. Good opportunity for desk cleaning & recabling anyway! The reason cheapest cialis find out here now … Continue reading

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DuckDuckGo

Search without tracking … who you are and what you’re interested in is not being sold to advertisers. What a concept! And it’s the concept behind DuckDuckGo, an entrepreneur’s alternative to Google chronicled this morning in the Washington Post. The … Continue reading

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The Googlecrash

Google shocked investors Thursday when it reported disappointing third-quarter profits, and mistakenly filed its earnings report with the Securities and Exchange Commission several hours earlier than planned. Shares of Google stock dropped more than 9 percent after the premature disclosure. … Continue reading

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Protests at Google London HQ

Everybody wants to work at Google … well, maybe not this week in London: A protest by 10,000 Muslims outside the offices of Google in London today is just the first in an orchestrated attempt to force the company to … Continue reading

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