A tool called ThinThread, a US spy device, has reportedly been tested on the public of New Zealand.. A spy expert told the NEW ZEALAND HERALD this information.. the Prime Minister and other officials that could potentially be involved with this issue have not made public comment and refuse to speak to the HERALD about the allegations..
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Smoke em while you got em: Potentially lethal gamma-ray burst from star WR 104 could reach earth
Earth may lie in the path of a lethal gamma-ray burst that could wipe out a quarter of our atmospheric ozone.
This is a serious news story. It’s gone mainstream.. WR 104, a ‘Wolf-Rayet star’ about 8,000 light years away, could go supernova any day now.. Really, ANY DAY NOW. And if it does, rays from the explosion deep in space could actually reach our our little blue dot known as earth.
As FOX news reports:
"We could see it go supernova anywhere from tomorrow to 500,000 years from now," astronomer Grant Hill told Forbes. "For all intents and purposes, the gamma-ray burst and optical photons from the supernova would arrive simultaneously."
A quarter of our atmospheric ozone could be wiped away..?
The earth should follow this story as closely as it can…
Smoke em while you got em: Potentially lethal gamma-ray burst from star WR 104 could reach earth
Monday, May 27, 2013
What is causing the earthquake swarm in Arkansas?
Dozens of quakes in one week…
1811 here we come again?
What is causing the earthquake swarm in Arkansas?
Stuart Walton: Care plan sees dystopian future arriving early
In Scotland, the government plans to give every child a ‘state appointed overseer’ from birth on.. There would be a government employee mediating the bond between parent and child, with the intention on preventing abuse.
With plans like this your don’t need enemies…
Stuart Walton: Care plan sees dystopian future arriving early
MEMORIAL DAY 2013: American War Deaths Through History
There’s been a lot of people who we should pause for today.. the numbers tell the story on their own.
MEMORIAL DAY 2013: American War Deaths Through History
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Thanks to TLC, we can all watch the world’s fattest man, Ricky Naputi die.
And this is ‘entertainment.’
Another example of the sick society we have become..
Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing
Fans of wearable computers can capture what is happening around them with a wink or a subtle click, which raises the question of whether bystanders have a say in being recorded.
Nick Bilton, who wrote this article for the NY TIMES, presents quite a stark question: What do you do at a party when someone you are talking to is wearing Google Glass? Stare at the all seeing camera, or just leave the room?
I wonder what will happen with the Google Glass future. We have accepted most of the internet’s privacy defects. We are seemingly ok with Google snapping photos of our houses .. we appear alright that every movement we make online is snapped, cataloged, and often given over to government entities for ‘national security’ reasons.. But Google Glass? A contraption that will snap your life in images? One that will also see everything you do.. and if you can see it, Google can see it? … creepy. With a capital C.
But this is the future. Where privacy isn’t existent.
It once was said that, on any given Street Corner, USA, you did not possess any true privacy. No presumption. But what about that dark corner in a bar room late on a Friday night… and someone wearing Google Glass snaps your image? Or .. in your own home .. or.. anywhere.
I have had some major problems with friends who send me “People of Walmart” jokes. Do I chuckle at the first image or two I glance at? I did. I do.. But I often send back a reply telling them to take me off of their list of folks who get these ‘jokes.’ After all, what is it that is funny about them? The odd images of people shopping late at the store…. or the souls of those who mock and degrade them..? We are just fine with people snapping photos of other people, posting them online, just to make light of their either mental or physical conditions? I am not ok with it. I never liked the People of Walmart forwards, still don’t like them… and sadly… I’m outnumbered.
You know why? Because we are going to be entering the new phase of life.. the GOOGLE GLASS phenom.
Get ready..You may be recorded .. all of them time. Without knowing it.
And what happens when People of Walmart turns into the next ‘joke’ …? What happens when your privacy has been compromised?
We may have no presumption of privacy in public places. But for God sakes, don’t we at least have a presumption that other humans will be thoughtful? Other humans .. .being thoughtful? Nah. They will simply just forward the next best joke, making light about someone else..
We are turning into a very different society than we once were..
Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing
Researchers hurt at Ibaraki nuclear facility
A big heads up on this for you, this may very well be a huge story that you’ll never hear about on tonight’s evening news..
Researchers hurt at Ibaraki nuclear facility
Memorial Day weekend continues. Three days for many, but the pain that occurred to create this holiday is purely evident.
It all began as a celebration of those who perished during the Civil War.. Perhaps just too many other wars had taken place by the time it was expanded to dedicate a day to all lives lost during warfare.. We celebrate with barbeques and picnics, family outings and trips.. but pause for a moment and hear the distsant and faint sound of canon fire, musket fire, and gunfire from the past. And realize that even today wars are continuing (for better or worse) that will lead many more names and lost lives to be cherished for Memorial Days to come..
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