September 2007
Etsy Geolocator 3 →
THIS is an interface.
Intellectual property laws abused in quest to... →
If you’re a corporation that’s going to threaten someone with trademark infringement, you’d better at least make sure they’re using said trademark.
Missouri: Police Stake Out Brett Darrow Home →
When officers are making threats and sharing ideas on how to lock someone up on an Internet forum, there’s problems.
Reborn in the U.S.A. - New York Times →
$100+ for jeans is a mystery to me, but this is an inspiring story (and a good blueprint) for homegrown cottage industries.
Blackwater Tops Firms in Iraq in Shooting Rate -... →
Big Oil's Big Stall On Ethanol →
It’s a big fight, with a lot at stake. Brazil broke an oil addiction, is this why we can’t?
US judge rules Patriot Act provisions unlawful →
Parts of the United States’ anti-terror Patriot Act are unlawful because they allow warrants to be granted without the need for the government to show probable cause, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Part of Patriot Act ruled unconstitutional - U.S.... →
Intellectual Property laws abused in quest to... →
Trademark and copyright laws are favored tools of corporate giants who wish to silence online critics, but such tactics often backfire, as they did in the case of one man. This time, “sorry” won’t be enough.
St. Louis cops are staking out the guy who caught... →
This isn’t going to help the public image of law enforcement. Don’t they know we’re watching? On Sunday, Brett Darrow filmed a Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department cruiser staking out his home. “It was the first time I’ve seen it, but my neighbor said he’s seen a lot of police down our dead end street since all of this happened.”
Iran promises missiles will fly if US attacks →
Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented -... →
Broken China →
Not quite a perfect private capitalism model, but unparalleled growth. Which China will prevail, big business or the people forced to live in the corrupt, polluted cities fueling that business?
The Halo 3 Effect →
Not just the game’s selling power, but also the social networking. Players who utilize the XBOX 360 Online functionality can swap files, keep tabs on teammates (and opponents) and present a whole new paradigm for ad placement.
Metro Bus Hits Cyclist, Only Cyclist Gets Put in... →
In Hollywood, a bicyclist is riding legally in the street as a bus approaches who honks and nudges him on the side. The bicyclist stands his ground in front of the bus at the next bus stop telling the driver that she hit him. She pushes the gas, hitting him twice. When the police arrive, they put the cyclist in cuffs.
FT.com - Credit turmoil set to benefit big banks →
How convenient. Big banks are going to make money from the sub–prime credit crisis that is costing us little people billions.
Texas cops taser diabetic seizure man | The... →
“There’s a sucker born every minute.
P.T. Barnum”
Weird Russian Mind-Control Research Behind... →
Airlines Ordered to Expose Data →
Flown since 2004? Your information (credit, phone numbers, address, health condition(s) could become property of the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Watch Lists Sow Frustration and Fear →
Watchlists with no oversight and no real way to get your name off of them.
Thousands Rally in La. to Support Jena 6 | World... →
Six black students, charged with attempted murder (later reduced to assault and battery) for beating three white students—for hanging nooses in a tree outside their high school. Are we not in the year 2007?
Texas Co. Signs Iraq Oil Deal With Kurds , With No... →
Hunt Oil, the owner is also a Halliburton board member and President Bush’s pick for the President’s Foreign Advisory Board.
Japanese Candlesticks →
A better way to read financial charts: Japanese candlesticks.
Israel declares Gaza 'enemy entity' | Guardian... →
Israel and Hamas continue to point fingers, but this will be a flash point yet.
Warrantless Wiretaps Not Used, Official Says - New... →
Since February 2007. Read down into the article for what they’re really pushing for.
Archbishop of Cologne in 'Nazi' art row - UK... →
It’s a slippery slope and perhaps only a poor choice of words, but trying to tie art to religion and religion alone is a dangerous way of thinking.
Yahoo! Design Innovation Team →
Creative uses of data in informational presentations.
Student hit with Taser at John Kerry speech →
Bush setting America up for war with Iran →
The sabres are being rattled once again. Why has the US media not reported more on this subject?
Iran Threatens Missile Attacks on US Targets →
Again, more on Bush preparing for war in Iran—from the UK Telegraph.
Prepare for war with Iran, says French minister →
Prepare for war with Iran, says French minister
In Increments, Senate Revisits Immigration Bill -... →
The Senate takes another run at a controversial immigration bill.
Greenspan: Euro Gains As Reserve Choice: Financial... →
Israelis ‘blew apart Syrian nuclear cache’ - UK... →
North Korea? Syria? Iran? Hezbollah? Who knows where the target(s) came from, everyone agrees Israel raided Syria and maintained that the targets were bunkers housing nuclear materials.
China - Choking on Growth - The New York Times →
China is becoming the next great economic player, but at what price to its people and the environment?
Subtraction: A Subway System in Your Pocket →
A creative use for the iPhone—if you happen to live in New York City.
An Unlikely Paul Revere →
Lee Raymond, formerly of ExxonMobil sounds off about the impending energy crisis. Oddly, he seems to think we can’t be energy independent. Funny, an oil man saying that.
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster …for...”
– Facebook | Trevor Pierce
TechEBlog » $1-Million Lamborghini Reventon... →
Only 20 will be made (all have been sold) and they cost $1 million US. But what a ride.
WatchWorking for Subway
There’s rude, there’s ignorant, and then there’s plain condescending. Watch what happens when New York ad agency Agency.com tries to win Subway’s business with a viral video.
Whose Red Cross to Bear? →
When you’re talking about brand, it’s never black and white, or in this case, red.
Infosthetics:Facade Semaphore →
From the entry:
…an “animated public art” installation that is located on the top floors of Adobe’s building in San Jose, continuously representing an encoded message in aesthetic way. it consists of 4 orange illuminated discs that rotate every 7.2 seconds…
Law Firms Representing Big Pharma Caught Deleting... →
First drug companies were caught deleting side effects about drugs on Wikipedia, now the big LAW FIRMS working for the drug companies are getting caught deleting what they don’t want people to know about them.