Feb 10
Looks like this drone fad is catching on. From Singularity Hub: According to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service, nearly one in three US warplanes are drones…and those machines are changing the way the world wages war. US soldiers in Afghanistan rely more and more upon intelligence gathered from drones, and President Obama recently …
Feb 07
I quit Facebook. And when I quit, I stay quit. Not to protest anything. Not to make any sort of statement. I’m just sick of the platform. It doesn’t work for me. I want to get some value out of my time on the internet. That means, I want to get more out of it …
Jan 27
A Polish opposition party led by Janusz Palikot put on V masks in protest of the ACTA Bill. ACTA being this:
Jan 20
Megaupload has been taken down and its founder arrested on charges of piracy. You can read the indictment here. Just so we’re clear, Blackwater, a mercenary group that has committed war crimes is a private contractor. Megaupload, a website that allows people to store information online and others to download it, are criminals. Blackwater, though …
Dec 28
From the press release: Occupy Toronto will be working alongside Occupy Hamilton, Occupy London, Occupy St. Catherine’s, Occupy Niagara and Occupy Buffalo, in regards to an action taking place at Niagara Falls’ Rainbow Bridge on January 1st 2012 at NOON for an International General Assembly (GA) in alliance with the UN’s International Day for Peace. We are standing …
Dec 27
Is a world without billboards possible or good? Just ask the residents of Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo. Five years after banning this ‘visual pollution’ 70% of residents find the ban beneficial. Imagine a city of 11 million inhabitants stripped of all its advertising. It’s nearly impossible when the clutter and color of our current urban landscapes …
Dec 24
This is an interesting conversation on AJE about the growing militarization of the police. Of interest to people in Toronto because the G20 is part of the conversation. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted $34 billion over the last 10 years to state and local police departments to combat terrorist threats and drug trafficking. But critics …
Dec 07
I’d say this is a pretty realistic assessment.
Dec 02
You should probably grab yourself a good, stiff drink and read this article. A bill co-sponsored by Democratic Sen. Carl Levin and GOP Sen. John McCain (S. 1867) — included in the pending defense authorization bill — is predictably on its way to passage. It is triggering substantial alarm in many circles, including from the …
