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Oakland Protest against Militarized Cop Convention is Effective
On September 10th, 2014 with 23 comments
gewg_ writes:Oakland Wiki reports Urban Shield is a war game police training...
New Motor Under Development by UW-Madison Spinoff
On September 11th, 2014 with 7 comments
AnonTechie writes:A tabletop motor using an entirely new driving principle is...
Using Wearable Accelerometers to Track Gunshots
On September 11th, 2014 with 32 comments
tonyPick writes:Over at IEEE spectrum is an article on the use of wearable...
Prosecutors Drop Charges against Activists who Blocked a Coal Freighter
On September 11th, 2014 with 22 comments
gewg_ writes:WBUR Radio in Boston reported on September 8 Several hundred...
MS Pays NFL $400M To Use Surface, Announcers Call Them iPads
On September 11th, 2014 with 45 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Business Insider reports that prior to the season,...
The Book that Really Explains ISIS (Hint: it's not the Qur'an)
On September 11th, 2014 with 54 comments
gewg_ writes:From ThinkProgress:In 2004, a PDF of a book entitled "The...
Russia Might Use NASA to Force US to Recognize Annexation of Crimea
On September 12th, 2014 with 64 comments
Leebert writes:NBC has an interesting article about a subtle diplomatic trick...
Stanford Engineer Aims to Connect the World with Ant-Sized Radios
On September 12th, 2014 with 21 comments
Anonymous Coward writes:From news.stanford.edu:A Stanford engineering team has...
NSF Fires Researcher for 1980s Activism
On September 12th, 2014 with 45 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Jeffrey Mervis reports at Science AAAS that in 1979...
Google Must Stop Ignoring Customer Support Emails in Germany
On September 13th, 2014 with 16 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Normally Google users who email the address...
7-Officer Police Force Wrote 11,000 Traffic Tickets Last Year, State Finally Steps-in
On September 13th, 2014 with 31 comments
gewg_ writes:Techdirt reports: Waldo, FL, a town of 1,000 that stretches along...
San Diego Cabbies Cry Foul over Body Odor Test
On September 14th, 2014 with 15 comments
Ethanol-fueled writes:A local subsidary of CBS reports:Body odor is among 52...
University of Nottingham Labs Destroyed in Fire
On September 14th, 2014 with 13 comments
lhsi writes: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-29188682 A...
New Video: Witnesses Indicate Michael Brown was Surrendering when Shot
On September 14th, 2014 with 77 comments
gewg_ writes:Common Dreams reports A new video that appears to show the...
Uber and Lyft Carpooling Features are Illegal in California
On September 14th, 2014 with 6 comments
tonyPick writes:Over at CNet is a report that the California Public Utilities...
Senate Republicans Kill "Citizens United" Reform Amendment
On September 15th, 2014 with 23 comments
gewg_ writes:Common Dreams reports Hope for a measure of campaign finance...
Comcast Threatens to Cut Off Customers Who Use Tor - Then Denies It
On September 15th, 2014 with 18 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Business Insider reports that multiple users of anonymous...
Autodesk Buys Game Engine Maker Bitsquid
On September 16th, 2014 with 2 comments
tonyPick writes:3D design tools company Autodesk, probably best known for the...
The Formula E Motor Racing Championship Started this Weekend
On September 16th, 2014 with 12 comments
tonyPick writes:The FIA's new motor racing championship, built around electric...
Apple Officially Retreats from U2 Album Fiasco
On September 16th, 2014 with 59 comments
MrGuy writes:Apple's latest press event was punctuated by a live appearance by...
NASA to Announce Crew Transport Plan for ISS
On September 16th, 2014 with 36 comments
Leebert writes:NASA has released a media advisory today indicating that there...
New Global Plan Would Crack Down On Corporate Tax Avoidance
On September 17th, 2014 with 18 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Reuters reports that plans for a major rewriting of...
Print Publication Shuttered at Macworld, Editorial Staff "Reduced"
On September 17th, 2014 with 15 comments
gewg_ writes:Julie Balise blogs at the San Francisco Gate:Macworld executive...
Court Says Child Porn Arrest Violated Posse Comitatus Act
On September 17th, 2014 with 26 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:AP reports that a federal appeals court has overturned a...
More Yahoo vs NSA: Gov't Tried to Deny Standing, Ex Parte Filing of Supporting Docs
On September 17th, 2014 with 9 comments
gewg_ writes:Techdirt reports After having the court documents unsealed and the...
Indian Mars Orbiter to Enter Orbit Soon
On September 17th, 2014 with 14 comments
tonyPick writes:The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Mars Orbiter is...
Los Angeles Schools Halve Email Retention after Scandal
On January 1st, 1970 with 0 comments
gewg_ writes:Techdirt reports In a set of strange coincidences not unlike those...
Los Angeles Schools Halve Email Retention after Scandal
On September 18th, 2014 with 16 comments
gewg_ writes:Techdirt reports In a set of strange coincidences not unlike those...
Don’t Email Me: One Professor Forbids Students from Emailing
On September 18th, 2014 with 29 comments
mendax writes:Slate published a story about a university professor who got fed...
The Islamic State Bans Teaching Math to Students
On September 18th, 2014 with 70 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:Newsweek reports that ISIS has announced a new curriculum...
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