Massive New Surveillance Program Uncovered by Wall Street JournalWhen a former senior White House official describes a nationwide surveillance effort as “breathtaking,” you know civil liberties activists are preparing for a fight.The Wall Street Journal reported today that the little-known National Counterterrorism Center, based in an unmarked building in McLean, Va., has been granted sweeping new authority to... Continue Reading →
Solidoodle 3 is an $800 3D printer that you can stand on, we go hands (and feet) on (video)Companies will go to fascinating lengths to demonstrate their belief in a product, but there was still something refreshing in watching Solidoodle founder Sam Cervantes climbed atop his company's latest creation, beaming. After all, the announcement of a $500... Continue Reading →
Solidoodle 3 is an $800 3D printer that you can stand on, we go hands (and feet) on (video)
Media screw ups 2012
http://youtu.be/dkjVsXUeKbw Being right in the news industry seems to have taken the back seat to being first with releasing information to its viewers. Every year, the Poynter Institute holds news outlets accountable for broadcasting misinformation and claims their mission is to assure the community has access to excellent journalism. Poynter has released "The Best (and... Continue Reading →
What If We Adopted A System Where The Banks Did Not Create Our Money?What if there was a financial system that would eliminate the need for the federal government to go into debt, that would eliminate the need for the Federal Reserve, that would end the practice of fractional reserve banking and that would dethrone... Continue Reading →
What If We Adopted A System Where The Banks Did Not Create Our Money?
I am Bradley Manning I stand for due process. I stand for a nation of fair and just laws. I believe the public deserves to know the truth.
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Assange to run for Australian Senate, start Wikileaks partyHe made the announcement from the Ecuadorian embassy in London.The whistleblower told Fairfax Media that plans to register the political party were “significantly advanced” and added that “a number of very worthy people admired by the Australian public” have expressed their availability to run for election on... Continue Reading →
Assange to run for Australian Senate, start Wikileaks party
As Fiscal Cliff Nears, Democrats Have Public Opinion on Their SideThe Democrats are in a strong position with the public as they engage in negotiations to find a solution to the fiscal cliff crisis. Barack Obama’s first post-reelection job approval rating has risen to 55%, up five points since July and 11 points since the start... Continue Reading →
As Fiscal Cliff Nears, Democrats Have Public Opinion on Their Side
Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and moreIn the 1970s and 1980s, tissue engineers began working on growing replacement organs for transplantation into patients. While scientists are still targeting that goal, much of the tissue engineering research at MIT is also focused on creating tissue that can be used in the lab to model human disease... Continue Reading →
Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and more
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Ray Kurzweil Joins Google As Engineering Director Focused On Machine Learning And Language Processing TechFamed inventor, entrepreneur, author, and futurist Ray Kurzweil announced this afternoon that he has been hired by search engine giantGoogle as a director of engineering focused on machine learning and language processing. He starts this upcoming Monday, according to a report issued on his website.It’s... Continue Reading →