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The ethics of brain boosting
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:02 AM EST (University of Oxford)
The idea of a simple, cheap and widely available device that could boost brain function sounds too good to be true. Yet promising results in the lab with emerging ‘brain stimulation’ techniques, though still very preliminary, have prompted Oxford neuroscientists to …
Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) | Mail Online
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:12 PM EST (the Mail online)
‘Nature is about to carry out a very interesting experiment,’ he said. ‘Ten or 15 years from now, we will be able to determine much better whether the warming of the late 20th Century really was caused by man-made CO2, or by natural variability.’
Since Obama's Class-Warfare Tax Policy Is Failing in Illinois, Why Does He Think It Will Work for the Entire Country?
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:37 PM EST (International Liberty)
The President’s home state of Illinois is a good test case of this approach. The politicians rammed through a big tax increase early last year, supposedly to stabilize state finances. Unfortunately, Obamanomics isn’t working very well in Illinois.
The Laffer Curve Works, Even in France
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:27 PM EST (International Liberty)
One year ago, I wrote about how the French government was getting unexpected additional revenues following the implementation of lower tax rates. This is the Laffer Curve in action, and it’s happening again in France, only this time because the government reduced the wea …
Obama Signed Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA - Now Trying to Circumvent Senate Ratification
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:18 PM EST (The Alex Jones Show - Infowars.com)
Months before the debate about Internet censorship raged as SOPA and PIPA dominated the concerns of web users, President Obama signed an international treaty that would allow companies in China or any other country in the world to demand ISPs remove web content in the US with n …
Obama Eligibility Court Case...Blow by Blow
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:21 PM EST (The National Patriot)
The following is a nutshell account of the proceedings. Promptly at 9am EST, all attorneys involved in the Obama Georgia eligibility case were called to the Judge’s chambers. This was indeed a very interesting beginning to this long awaited and important case.
Obama to Ignore Order to Appear in Atlanta Court
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:23 PM EST ()
President Obama will ignore an order by an Atlanta judge to appear in court Thursday for a hearing in a case challenging his qualifications under the Constitution to be president. According to the White House, Obama will continue with his current trip out West, starting the da …
A List Of All Obama Lies With Links…..You Can't Make This Stuff Up | Red White Blue News
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:09 AM EST ()
This is exactly what the headline says it is.
Anonymous Hacks FTC Security Site, Warns of More Action
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:34 PM EST ()
Anonymous has brought down yet another US government website, as the FTC’s federal online security site was hacked by the anonymous collective, as it continues to attack sites in protest at a number of US Internet laws and the closure of file sharing site Megaup …
On pirates and piracy
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:46 AM EST (O'Reilly Radar)
We've heard a lot about "piracy" in the last few months. But as you'd expect, there's a lot of confusion, particularly by the folks doing the name-calling, about what pirates really are. Pirates aren't petty thieves, snatching a video or two from the local video rental shop.
Obama Puppetmaster Warren Buffett Biggest Winner From Keystone Pipeline Rejection
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:54 AM EST (This Is The Government: Your Legal Right To Redeem Your Money Market Account Has Been Denied | zero hedge)
Just when one thinks American crony capitalism couldn't hit new lows, here comes Warren Buffett and his personal puppet, the president, proving everyone wrong once more.
Star goalie snubs White House
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:17 AM EST (CNN)
Opposed to what he called the "out of control" growth of the federal government, Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas declined an invitation to join his teammates at the White House on Monday.
Federal Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:27 AM EST (CNET.com)
American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled today in what could become a precedent-setting case.
Unions' Bully Model is Dead
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:35 PM EST (Mark Baisley)
Like getting a tattoo of Michael Jackson, dating OJ Simpson, or singing “Feelings” on a karaoke machine at the company picnic, the original formation of labor unions must have seemed like a really good idea at the time. And certainly, we have heard about all t …
Hamster deluge had owner scurry for help - Metro - The Boston Globe
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:46 PM EST (Boston Globe)
Last week, a man visited the [SPCA's] Nevins Farm animal care and adoption center in Metheun to report that his hamster population was out of control. The man, whose name was not released, estimated he had about 80 hamsters in his apartment.
SOPA sponsor has another Internet bill that records you 24/7
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:38 PM EST ()
Senator Lamar Smith, lead sponsor of the currently dead SOPA bill you’ve heard so much about, has another bill in the works that uses Child Pornography as a screen to push through an amendment that’ll have your internet service provider tracking all of your financia …
Obama calls for $1.2 trillion debt-limit hike
Seeded on Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:10 PM EST (MarketWatch.com)
President Barack Obama formally asked Congress to increase in the U.S. debt limit on Thursday, triggering a process to raise it by $1.2 trillion. Congress now has 15 days to vote to block the increase.
How To Win Power by Selling Out Your Own Labor Union
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:10 PM EST (American Thinker)
From an historian's point of view, one could do worse than studying the United Mine Workers of America. It is a microcosm of the American Labor Movement. It is a startling picture of the role of individuals in the making of American history.
Obama's New Chief of Staff: Former Hedge Fund Exec. at Citigroup, Made Money Off Mortgage Defaults
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:11 PM EST (Campaign Standard)
President Obama's first chief of staff Rahm Emanuel once sat on the board of troubled federal mortgage giant Freddie Mac. Bill Daley, the president's chief of staff whose departure was announced today, was previously a top executive at financial firm J.P.
Cory Doctorow: The Ongoing War On Computing; Legacy Players Trying To Control The Uncontrollable
Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 4:51 PM EST (Techdirt)
The idea behind all these attempts to "crack down" on copyright infringement online, with things like DRM, rootkits, three strikes laws, SOPA and more, are really simply all forms of attacks on general purpose computing.
Why The Movie Industry Can't Innovate and the Result is SOPA
Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 3:12 PM EST ()
This year the movie industry made $30 billion (1/3 in the U.S.) from box-office revenue. But the total movie industry revenue was $87 billion.
No Warrant Needed for GPS Monitoring, Judge Rules
Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 12:51 PM EST (Wired News)
A Missouri federal judge ruled the FBI did not need a warrant to secretly attach a GPS monitoring device to a suspect’s car to track his public movements for two months. The ruling, upholding federal theft and other charges, is one in a string of decisions nationwide sup …
The Birthers Went Down to Georgia
Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 10:44 AM EST (American Thinker)
Last November, Georgia citizen David Weldon filed a challenge over Obama's qualifications to appear on Georgia's 2012 presidential ballot. Yesterday, Obama's motion to dismiss Weldon's challenge was denied by Judge Michael Malihi of Georgia's Office of State Administrativ …
Finnish Authorities Release Thor Liberty…Without Its Cargo of Patriot Missiles
Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:46 PM EST (Maritime News | Maritime Executive Magazine)
Last week, Finnish police launched a probe and detention of the British-registered Thor Liberty when 69 Patriot missiles and 150-tons of explosive materials were found onboard at the port of Kotka. The Thor Liberty has now been released by authorities and permitted to con …
Finland impounds shipment of Patriot missiles, explosives in ship destined for Shanghai
Seeded on Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:44 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Finnish customs found 69 Patriot surface to air missiles on the British flagged ship, destined for the Chinese port of Shanghai from Germany. Police and customs officials are investigating whether the shipment broke Finnish laws on weapons trading.
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