December 2011
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June 2011
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The Secret History of Iraq’s Invisible War →
In the early years of the Iraq war, the U.S. military developed a technology so secret that soldiers would refuse to acknowledge its existence, and reporters mentioning the gear were promptly escorted out of the country. That equipment – a radio-frequency jammer – was upgraded several times, and eventually robbed the Iraq insurgency of its most potent weapon, the remote-controlled bomb. But the...
PEOPLES MOVEMENT: Making the US Economy ‘Scream’ →
peoplesmovement:
Exclusive: Over the past several decades, Republican methods for winning national power have come to resemble CIA techniques for destabilizing an enemy country — through the use of black propaganda, political skullduggery and economic disruptions. Now, heading toward Election 2012, the…
May 2011
7 posts
Javascript PC Emulator →
stevenf:
PC emulator written in Javascript that boots Linux.
PEOPLES MOVEMENT: Terror Stings Breed Entrapment,... →
peoplesmovement:
MANHATTAN (CN) - A study from New York University’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, profiling three terrorism cases in New York and New Jersey, blasts the “myth” of the homegrown threat of Islamic radicalization and says that “government-manufactured” terrorism cases pose…
Fukushima 'Full Meltdown' Made Official →
theatlantic:
TEPCO officials confirmed today the months-long of suspicion that the Reactor No. 1 at Fukushima suffered a full meltdown. According to the disclosure today, workers discovered earlier this week that No. 1’s containment vessel has been leaking water and today discovered a sizeable hole they believe was created by fallen fuel pellets. The water leakage not only indicates that the...
Day of JavaScript on Mobile presentation →
9-bits:
Yours truly, presenting Sencha Touch at Google.
April 2011
9 posts
This Is Your Brain on Art →
youmightfindyourself:
Making art and appreciating art seems to be universal in the human species. From prehistoric cave paintings to modern conceptualism, where you find human beings you also find art. At the same time, no one has ever been able to give a very good definition of art, to explain in any rigorous and satisfying way what it is that human beings are up to when they make art and when...
March 2011
10 posts
“I wish for an app/website that would monitor my home’s energy and water usage...”
– – @tippytippens (via theinternetwishlist)
-> As do I. Been thinking about how to track everything I use so I can reduce as needed, then begin to generate it.
Of Human Umbrage →
youmightfindyourself:
That’s Offensive! Criticism, Identity, Respect by Stefan Collini
AMERICANS TRAVELING ABROAD often hear this country discussed with great passion and intensity. These discussions, it will not surprise even homebodies to learn, are often critical. Nor is it surprising that the criticisms range from the uninformed to the witheringly acute; they fall on the same spectrum as...
Still skeptical about global warming? Because the... →
motherjones:
Iceman, please report to the ready room.
February 2011
21 posts
PEOPLES MOVEMENT: We The People of the USA Need To... →
peoplesmovement:
We The People of the USA Need To Thank The Wisconsin 14
IT’S NOT ABOUT THE WISCONSIN BUDGET!
IT ABOUT WAR ON DEMOCRACY!
Jay Bookman In Wisconsin battle, it’s not about the budget 9:29 am February 21, 2011, by Jay You still can’t find a single Democratic state senator in…
Rush Limbaugh Calls Wisconsin Schoolteachers...
motherjones:
Aired Thursday morning: “All the parasites of government are now coming out of the woodwork — and that’s exactly what they are, parasites.”
Average Wisconsin public schoolteacher’s salary: $47,602.
Rush Limbaugh’s minimum annual salary: $38,000,000, plus a $100,000,000 bonus.
Parasites, indeed.
Google Opens Up Infographic Tools for Everyone's... →
mediaengage:
Exciting! Who wants to help us figure out how to correlate this with Public Media Maps?
minnpost:
This could be very useful.
aakruse:
Today, Google has opened up the tools on its Public Data Explorer, so that you can use them to chart any old data set you might have laying around. … Now, to use all these nifty charts, you just have to put your data into a special format...
Security Forces in Bahrain Fire on Mourners and... →
Government forces opened fire on hundreds of mourners marching toward Pearl Square Friday, sending people running away in panic amid the boom of concussion grenades. But even as the people fled, at least one helicopter was spraying fire on them and a witness reported seeing mourners crumpling to the ground.
A Western official quoted the witness saying that the shooters were from the military,...
Willamor Media: An intro to photography →
willmedia:
Intro to Photography:
The most important camera is the one in your head. Your ability to “see” a photograph before you take it is more important than the gear you use. Your camera doesn’t matter. A famous quote says “the job of the camera is to get out of the way of making the photograph.”…
Synth Eastwood →
benjaminf:
electricgecko:
Beautifully crafted website for Synth Eastwood, creative curators from Ireland.
Long time fan. And also don’t miss out on their exquisite mixes on SoundCloud.