You might not necessarily want some of those upcoming Ivy Bridge mobile processors. Netbooks are still fine for light browsing and whatnot, right? Acer has just the thing for you in that case. The company has added a new netbook to its line, the Aspire... Read more »
Ron "Paul Fest" Gains More Celebrities! Country Stars Burns and Poe Make Huge Announcement!
In this interview with event spokesman Josh Tolley! http://youtu.be/v5SiZHHqOIQ "Burns & Poe is country-soaked, adrenaline-driven, fun-lovin’, on the rocks entertainment that makes for a don’t-blink, hold-tight, roller-coaster-of-a-ride, liv... Read more »
We didn’t win the truck race, but
Without you guys, we would not have been able to show off Ron Paul to the neocon race crowd, we would not have had the chance to debate the "Ron Paul is great, but he has no chance" statements, and we would not have had the opportunity to pass out bump... Read more »
Iceberg Ahead: The Big Money That is Sinking Democracy
I keep thinking of that clear April night 100 years ago when the unsinkable RMS Titanic steamed towards New York. It was actually on its way to dock just a few blocks from where I live at what are now the Chelsea Piers. There was a sense of optimism abroad as a new record for a speedy transatlantic passage was about to be set.
There was music, dancing and fine wine. That is, until they saw that iceberg high in the water. The captain and his mates were aware that 80 percent of it was underwater and out of sight. They didn’t react in time.
Everyone knows the story—most recently recreated in 3D—but the lesson is really not just about that great ship that went down, or even the company that bypassed safety regulations, or even the hubris of the owners whose greed sent so many passengers to that legendary “watery grave.”
It…
Read more »A Handy Guide To Crowd-Control Weapons
Assuming you made it through May Day without injuries, Vice UK has a preview of the most common weapons coming soon to a riot near you:
Read more »We spoke to buddies of ours in Germany, Egypt and Israel/Palestine to get the lowdown on the weapons that British police may soon be using to pour cold water on your righteous and burning fury.
The backbone in every self-respecting riot control arsenal, tear gas, makes you cry like a baby and stops you from breathing effectively so that you think you’re going to die. Advertised as non-lethal, Sarit Michaeli, spokeswoman from the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, claims otherwise: “Vulnerable people, like the elderly, children and people with respiratory problems, can be hurt and killed by tear gas.”
[Regarding rubber bullets], “Calling them rubber bullets is quite ridiculous,” says Sarit. “They’re not made of rubber, they’re metal covered with rubber or plastic. If you’re far away enough…
Gigabit WiFi? 802.11ac router makes it possible, starting in May
Netgear is poised to be the first networking company with a next-generation router on the marketone that has been shown to reach speeds of up to 1.3Gbps in the 5GHz band. The company's new router is based on the as-yet-unratified 802.11ac standard, whi... Read more »
Kopimism (The IP Pirate Religion) Takes Root In America
American online pirates now have places to worship, reports Jason Koebler for US News:
Read more »A Swedish religion whose dogma centers on the belief that people should be free to copy and distribute all information—regardless of any copyright or trademarks—has made its way to the United States.
Followers of so-called “Kopimism” believe copying, sharing, and improving on knowledge, music, and other types of information is only human—the Romans remixed Greek mythology, after all, they say. In January, Kopimism—a play on the words “copy me”—was formally recognized by a Swedish government agency, raising its profile worldwide.
“Culture is something that makes people feel much better and makes people appreciate their world in a different way. Knowledge is also something we should copy regardless of the law,” says Isak Gerson, the 20-year-old founder of Kopimism. “It makes us better when we share knowledge and culture with each other.”
More than 3,500 people “like” Kopimism on Facebook, and…
Is a strip search a form of sexual bullying designed to keep the populace in check?
Naomi Wolf thinks so. In The Guardian, she writes that the Court's logic — that perhaps a strip search could have prevented 9/11 — makes no sense on its own. "How would strip searching him have prevented the attack? Did Justice Kennedy imagine that... Read more »
Bully and the Computer that Knows Your Feelings
Via Modern Mythology:
The movie Bully is hitting theaters on Friday, and it is making quite a stir.
The issue of bullying in schools has taken a surprisingly long time to reach a mainstream tipping point, considering its link to many of the school shootings that have destroyed countless people’s lives, not to mention its presence in many of psychological makeups as adults. Some people are challenging its narrative as being too simplistic, overlooking all of the other ways in which bullying occurs in our society.
Be that as it may, it is here now. However, the public discussion on the topic has just begun.
Bullying is not just an issue facing schoolchildren, although in many cases the problem starts there. It is in our homes, our work-places. It is in our language.
That may come as a surprise to some. We all think we can recognize bullying, and certainly sometimes it is obvious: ”I’m going to beat…
Read more »Student Loans On The Rise — For Kindergarten
Well, I suppose this makes sense in that school is supposed to prepare people for the rest of their lives. SmartMoney on a new trend: It used to be that families first signed up for education loans when their child enrolled in college, but a growing nu... Read more »
