30 April 2007
Our cleanliness could be killing us?
Considering how many people I know with at least one of these issues, this is kinda a hot topic.
H.R.964
I am sending the letter below to my representative. I highly recommend you contact yours as well. You can copy the text from below, or, ideally become informed on the text of the bill (click the title of this post) and come up with your own views on why it should not pass.
Dear (insert representative),
I am contacting you to inform you that I oppose H.R.964, also known as the "Spy Act".
While the Bill is being presented in an effort to protect the public, the wording of the Bill specifically prohibits such protection.
Specifically:
SEC.5.b.1: This section exempts from compliance the very companies the public has been asking for protection from.
SEC.5.d: This section allows companies to knowingly provide non-compliant 3rd party software.
SEC.6.a: This section preempts any state law that is more proactively protective than HR964. At no point should introducing HR964 reduce the protection the public is given.
Thank you,
(insert name and contact info)
Dear (insert representative),
I am contacting you to inform you that I oppose H.R.964, also known as the "Spy Act".
While the Bill is being presented in an effort to protect the public, the wording of the Bill specifically prohibits such protection.
Specifically:
SEC.5.b.1: This section exempts from compliance the very companies the public has been asking for protection from.
SEC.5.d: This section allows companies to knowingly provide non-compliant 3rd party software.
SEC.6.a: This section preempts any state law that is more proactively protective than HR964. At no point should introducing HR964 reduce the protection the public is given.
Thank you,
(insert name and contact info)
SE Asia and The US may soon have a direct internet connection.
Ok, honestly, the only part of how Google collects Earth images is the model airplanes.
Court rules that ripping DVDs is LEGAL. Maybe that is why the MPAA now says they are fine with it.
Looks like I am not the only one who thinks that voting online could be more secure than Diebold.
Verio censors Cryptome and shuts them down.
I am sure you knew that Scotty was shot into space... Did you know that about 200 other people were too?
Evidentally, there is a direct link between cancer and vitamin D deficiency... Does that mean that the soil around yew trees has vitamin D? I'm telling you, more and more I am thinking that various so-called diseases are caused by vitamin/mineral deficiency and/or intolerance.
Ontario builds a 40MW solar power plant.
For those of you who still are naive enough to think that the RIAA aren't so bad -- they are now saying that they get to collect royalties for artists that are not signed up with them. Need that re-explained? Let's say you are a garage band and go out of your way not to sign with a big label (or any label for that matter) -- the RIAA says THEY get the royalties, not you.
We've got some more advances in Carbon Nanotubes. This could help further solar power as well.
Hehe. Slashdot played a role in an RIAA case.
MIT took 28 years to realize that the Dean of Admissions lied about their qualifications.
This is the MOST creative Mac vs Windows comparison I have ever seen.
Computer simulation of half of a mouse brain.
What is more surprising? That there is more oxygen in the universe than nitrogen (though it is the reverse on Earth) of that the Sun produces oxygen via nuclear fusion?
MySpace assists China is censorship.
Micro$oft NBC wants to ensure that their presidential candidate is only shown in good light.
DARPA is working on a Plasma Shield.
Scientists realize that Black Holes and Wormholes may look the same to us.
It seems the problem with bees is caused by a fungus.
A student was arrested for writing an essay that disturbed his teacher. Good thing that teacher wasn't in charge of my fiction writing class!
What a shocker. Apparently the Diebold system can't handle a lot of concurrent accesses.
The RIAA is once again trying to be exempt from the law. They also won the case against University of Wisconsin-Madison, forcing them to release information.
Are you one of those people who still thinks that the US leads the charge for the internet? India is going to provide 2mb broadband to all residents in the next 2 years.
Once again, a judge bitch-slaps Jack Thompson.
Europe tries to criminalize sites like YouTube as well as "hate" pages. I wonder if that counts pages about me hating Bush, Jack Thompson, et al?
Wow! If I ever loose a limb, I think I want this approach to deal with it!
The evil overlord of the MPAA died at age 85.
The Internet2 approaches its theoretical limit.
The RIAA faces a lot of opposition in Oregon... I really like the laundry list: "Electronic Trespass, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Invasion of Privacy, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, the tort of Outrage, Deceptive Business Practices under Oregon Trade Practices Act, and Oregon RICO"
Here's some interesting science...er, geometry?... er astronomy??
Adobe open sources Flex.
HR333 (1/2 of 666?) submitted to impeach Cheney for High Crimes.
A major Anti-SPAM lawsuit gets filed.
The news (TV) says that Pandas now have a future thanks to Panda P0rn. Evidentally it gets them in the mood enough that they are starting to procreate.
Acer is recalling a lot of Sony batteries.
Potential start of a fix for global warming.
Looks like the RIAA wins against Ohio University.
Oooh. Water as a liquid solid?
As a partial followup to the crap the schools are teaching today -- the UK is encouraging students to drop math altogether.
Would you like an Offline Wikipedia CD? I'm downloading it now.
More Earth-sized planets.
HR964 (Spy Act bill) is designed in such a way to allow spyware to be installed on your computer.
Oooh, now that is a nice processor :)
India joins the space race.
Wow. When it comes to Election Fraud, this is really big!
Ok, honestly, the only part of how Google collects Earth images is the model airplanes.
Court rules that ripping DVDs is LEGAL. Maybe that is why the MPAA now says they are fine with it.
Looks like I am not the only one who thinks that voting online could be more secure than Diebold.
Verio censors Cryptome and shuts them down.
I am sure you knew that Scotty was shot into space... Did you know that about 200 other people were too?
Evidentally, there is a direct link between cancer and vitamin D deficiency... Does that mean that the soil around yew trees has vitamin D? I'm telling you, more and more I am thinking that various so-called diseases are caused by vitamin/mineral deficiency and/or intolerance.
Ontario builds a 40MW solar power plant.
For those of you who still are naive enough to think that the RIAA aren't so bad -- they are now saying that they get to collect royalties for artists that are not signed up with them. Need that re-explained? Let's say you are a garage band and go out of your way not to sign with a big label (or any label for that matter) -- the RIAA says THEY get the royalties, not you.
We've got some more advances in Carbon Nanotubes. This could help further solar power as well.
Hehe. Slashdot played a role in an RIAA case.
MIT took 28 years to realize that the Dean of Admissions lied about their qualifications.
This is the MOST creative Mac vs Windows comparison I have ever seen.
Computer simulation of half of a mouse brain.
What is more surprising? That there is more oxygen in the universe than nitrogen (though it is the reverse on Earth) of that the Sun produces oxygen via nuclear fusion?
MySpace assists China is censorship.
Micro$oft NBC wants to ensure that their presidential candidate is only shown in good light.
DARPA is working on a Plasma Shield.
Scientists realize that Black Holes and Wormholes may look the same to us.
It seems the problem with bees is caused by a fungus.
A student was arrested for writing an essay that disturbed his teacher. Good thing that teacher wasn't in charge of my fiction writing class!
What a shocker. Apparently the Diebold system can't handle a lot of concurrent accesses.
The RIAA is once again trying to be exempt from the law. They also won the case against University of Wisconsin-Madison, forcing them to release information.
Are you one of those people who still thinks that the US leads the charge for the internet? India is going to provide 2mb broadband to all residents in the next 2 years.
Once again, a judge bitch-slaps Jack Thompson.
Europe tries to criminalize sites like YouTube as well as "hate" pages. I wonder if that counts pages about me hating Bush, Jack Thompson, et al?
Wow! If I ever loose a limb, I think I want this approach to deal with it!
The evil overlord of the MPAA died at age 85.
The Internet2 approaches its theoretical limit.
The RIAA faces a lot of opposition in Oregon... I really like the laundry list: "Electronic Trespass, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Invasion of Privacy, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, the tort of Outrage, Deceptive Business Practices under Oregon Trade Practices Act, and Oregon RICO"
Here's some interesting science...er, geometry?... er astronomy??
Adobe open sources Flex.
HR333 (1/2 of 666?) submitted to impeach Cheney for High Crimes.
A major Anti-SPAM lawsuit gets filed.
The news (TV) says that Pandas now have a future thanks to Panda P0rn. Evidentally it gets them in the mood enough that they are starting to procreate.
Acer is recalling a lot of Sony batteries.
Potential start of a fix for global warming.
Looks like the RIAA wins against Ohio University.
Oooh. Water as a liquid solid?
As a partial followup to the crap the schools are teaching today -- the UK is encouraging students to drop math altogether.
Would you like an Offline Wikipedia CD? I'm downloading it now.
More Earth-sized planets.
HR964 (Spy Act bill) is designed in such a way to allow spyware to be installed on your computer.
Oooh, now that is a nice processor :)
India joins the space race.
Wow. When it comes to Election Fraud, this is really big!
27 April 2007
Death Colchicine
A painkiller injection at a Portland naturopath clinic is being blamed for killing at least two people...
24 April 2007
News from the Net
Time Warner customers will be able to get free WiFi hotspots.
It appears that true kryptonite is not green.
I like this quote: "you can plug non-Intel things into the Intel CPU socket"
So you think I am overreacting to the various patent infringement cases? Apple is being sued for using tabs in their UI.
The FDA is trying to decide whether to allow something without milk and cocoa butter to be labeled "Chocolate". IMHO, I think the cocoa plant should be required to be called chocolate -- but I am OK calling the new stuff "vegetarian chocolate" or something.
It looks like those scientists now agree with the high schoolers on acid.
Hehe. Someone busts Mythbusters stats.
Have you ever thought about running your own ISP? Well, this guy did.
A 64-million year horoscope?
Spiderman hits Broadway.
Soap contains GHB? WTF?
Wow... The addendum to this post is.... well, fucked up... Hey, maybe if I say Wayne Crookes name, he will sue me too and I can counter-sue him for pain, suffering, fraud, monetary loss (for not being able to work on the RSA while in court), wasted time, and for general dickishness...
If you ever get sued by the RIAA, don't forget to ask for this treatment. Especially when they deliver a subpoena for your kid to be at the deposition at 9am the next morning (which just happens to be a school day).
It appears they are trying to start the Cold War again.
Alternatives to GPS?
You ever wonder what the Sun and a Pipe Organ have in common? What about Jupiter and Pulsars?
Text messages fight voter fraud? How about asking hackers to test it?
"Using basic radio equipment and an FPGA board totaling less than $2,000 it was possible for researchers to read text from a laptop three offices away."
More SSN leaks. I love the excuse... It was "the common practice".
Caracas uses airships to patrol Venezuela.
Human blood contains the cure for HIV/AIDS?
Woot! Take that Jack Thompson!
Canada once again tries to be more dickish than the USA.
Dept of Justice, Whistleblowers and IT companies in kickback scheme.
The World Organization for Human Rights sues Yahoo for assisting in torture.
Valve hacked and customer credit card information stolen.
Dragon magazine and Dungeon magazine both being canceled. Ah, 80s memories.
Second Life open sources the server code.
So you think the various M$ Word security holes are no big deal? That's how people hacked the US State Dept.
Montana stands firm against Homeland Security! Kudos!
How about planetary study using nanotech dust?
Finally our (well, actually UK) spaceships get actual shields :)
Proof that Judges are not doing their job.
It appears that true kryptonite is not green.
I like this quote: "you can plug non-Intel things into the Intel CPU socket"
So you think I am overreacting to the various patent infringement cases? Apple is being sued for using tabs in their UI.
The FDA is trying to decide whether to allow something without milk and cocoa butter to be labeled "Chocolate". IMHO, I think the cocoa plant should be required to be called chocolate -- but I am OK calling the new stuff "vegetarian chocolate" or something.
It looks like those scientists now agree with the high schoolers on acid.
Hehe. Someone busts Mythbusters stats.
Have you ever thought about running your own ISP? Well, this guy did.
A 64-million year horoscope?
Spiderman hits Broadway.
Soap contains GHB? WTF?
Wow... The addendum to this post is.... well, fucked up... Hey, maybe if I say Wayne Crookes name, he will sue me too and I can counter-sue him for pain, suffering, fraud, monetary loss (for not being able to work on the RSA while in court), wasted time, and for general dickishness...
If you ever get sued by the RIAA, don't forget to ask for this treatment. Especially when they deliver a subpoena for your kid to be at the deposition at 9am the next morning (which just happens to be a school day).
It appears they are trying to start the Cold War again.
Alternatives to GPS?
You ever wonder what the Sun and a Pipe Organ have in common? What about Jupiter and Pulsars?
Text messages fight voter fraud? How about asking hackers to test it?
"Using basic radio equipment and an FPGA board totaling less than $2,000 it was possible for researchers to read text from a laptop three offices away."
More SSN leaks. I love the excuse... It was "the common practice".
Caracas uses airships to patrol Venezuela.
Human blood contains the cure for HIV/AIDS?
Woot! Take that Jack Thompson!
Canada once again tries to be more dickish than the USA.
Dept of Justice, Whistleblowers and IT companies in kickback scheme.
The World Organization for Human Rights sues Yahoo for assisting in torture.
Valve hacked and customer credit card information stolen.
Dragon magazine and Dungeon magazine both being canceled. Ah, 80s memories.
Second Life open sources the server code.
So you think the various M$ Word security holes are no big deal? That's how people hacked the US State Dept.
Montana stands firm against Homeland Security! Kudos!
How about planetary study using nanotech dust?
Finally our (well, actually UK) spaceships get actual shields :)
Proof that Judges are not doing their job.
20 April 2007
Burning Calories
I know some of you are working on burning calories, so I found this chart for you :)
19 April 2007
Why are 600 girls in Mexico suffering from collective hysteria?
Very interesting... Well worth the read.
18 April 2007
Beaverton vs. Jessica Hull
So for years we have believed that the Cops act like they themselves are above the law. Last year, we saw that it's difficult to fight the system in Beaverton (because we can't prove what the judge said since it isn't a Court of Record)...
And now, they face scrutiny. A Beaverton police officer, Jessica Hull, got caught speeding (10mph over) past one of the Beaverton photo-radars. She was on duty and in a patrol car. Evidentally, that is supposed to justify her breaking the laws that she herself enforces.
And of course, we are expected to trust the judge or mayor or... anyone? They all work for the same "company". I did mention that it is not a court of record, right?
So what's going to be the outcome? Hard to say.
If she doesn't get out of the ticket, the judge's job may be in jeopardy... and of course, I am sure that it would not make the local cops all that anxious to be lenient to the public...
If she does get out of the ticket, I expect that a large number of people are no longer going to recognize the Beaverton Police as an authority in such matters. With the rebellious tension surrounding PDX right now -- with people just waiting for a reason to rise up and revolt -- making a public display of the cops not having to follow the laws they are enforcing may very well be the last straw that gets the public to remove their authority.
We shall see.
And now, they face scrutiny. A Beaverton police officer, Jessica Hull, got caught speeding (10mph over) past one of the Beaverton photo-radars. She was on duty and in a patrol car. Evidentally, that is supposed to justify her breaking the laws that she herself enforces.
And of course, we are expected to trust the judge or mayor or... anyone? They all work for the same "company". I did mention that it is not a court of record, right?
So what's going to be the outcome? Hard to say.
If she doesn't get out of the ticket, the judge's job may be in jeopardy... and of course, I am sure that it would not make the local cops all that anxious to be lenient to the public...
If she does get out of the ticket, I expect that a large number of people are no longer going to recognize the Beaverton Police as an authority in such matters. With the rebellious tension surrounding PDX right now -- with people just waiting for a reason to rise up and revolt -- making a public display of the cops not having to follow the laws they are enforcing may very well be the last straw that gets the public to remove their authority.
We shall see.
News from the Net
Turbo Tax melted down, BlackBerry network went down, and ...
"Posting comments, pictures, or videos attacking other students or teachers outside of school hours will carry the risk of school punishment"
When will they learn that choosing an arbitrary number of dimensions is always going to end up being wrong?
Scientists now think that chimps have evolved more than humans.
Washington is set to get some new environmental laws regarding chemical usage.
Good Morning Oregon just reported that Hillsboro had a funnel cloud yesterday
Looks like Vonage might be dead. Makes me kinda sad that I bought into the IPO.
"Posting comments, pictures, or videos attacking other students or teachers outside of school hours will carry the risk of school punishment"
When will they learn that choosing an arbitrary number of dimensions is always going to end up being wrong?
Scientists now think that chimps have evolved more than humans.
Washington is set to get some new environmental laws regarding chemical usage.
Good Morning Oregon just reported that Hillsboro had a funnel cloud yesterday
Looks like Vonage might be dead. Makes me kinda sad that I bought into the IPO.
17 April 2007
News from the Net
Bush's changes to Daylight Savings Time puts kid in jail for 12 days.
Intel demos PRAM.
NASA probe tests Einsteins theories.
This might shock you. The sales of vinyl are up 10%. Maybe it is because of DJs?
Australia works hard to become the poster child for Fahrenheit 411 style censorship.
Canada instituting a DMCA.
We might have a brain tumor vaccine.
Oooh, 324 GHz
Hmm, a BIOS replacement... Oh yeah, Sun and Mac have been doing that for years.
You know, I'd want this 103" HDTV if it wasn't Panasonic. Knowing them, they'd charge $5k just to tell you how much to RMA it. Sorry, still pissed about my last two attempts at RMA'ing Panasonic products.
North Carolina State University is telling students to remain anonymous and that the school will challenge any RIAA threat.
Scientists think that hypertension may lie within the brain itself.
A self-healing house in Greece protects against earthquakes.
You know what is better than detecting blood clots in the brain? Using infrared light that penetrates the body.
The Liberal Party of Norway wants to make file sharing legal and DRM illegal. That would be nice here, since Sony is now making DVDs that intentionally don't work on older hardware. Can't we get a Class Action Lawsuit against them for selling defective products?
Women outnumber men. Woot!
Ever wonder how people get caught downloading p2p stuff? Here's the details.
World Chess Champion arrested.
Are you worried about robots taking over?
What does it take to get YouTube to remove hundreds of videos? Lie about being part of the recording industry.
You heard about Imus getting fired recently... Did you know that we have a 26 year old blogger to thank for it?
It seems that NASA's software isn't even as reliable as CS101 projects.
If you weren't aware, Google bought DoubleClick.
A new law in Oklahoma aims to prevent large corporations from having to report how much power they consume.
Samsung plans on releasing a dual Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player. Told you it wouldn't take long.
Rhesus Monkey decoded.
Democrats have just put their foot in their mouth and lost the support of a large number of the well-informed.
Oooh, I want to make one of these...
Scientists now think that photosynthesis uses quantum effect.
CentOS 5 released.
Wow, this brings back some memories...
Dinosaur/bird link proven.
Oooh, space-based routers.... Seems like the start of subspace transmissions to me :)
The Bush administration is trying to get even more spying powers.
Intel demos PRAM.
NASA probe tests Einsteins theories.
This might shock you. The sales of vinyl are up 10%. Maybe it is because of DJs?
Australia works hard to become the poster child for Fahrenheit 411 style censorship.
Canada instituting a DMCA.
We might have a brain tumor vaccine.
Oooh, 324 GHz
Hmm, a BIOS replacement... Oh yeah, Sun and Mac have been doing that for years.
You know, I'd want this 103" HDTV if it wasn't Panasonic. Knowing them, they'd charge $5k just to tell you how much to RMA it. Sorry, still pissed about my last two attempts at RMA'ing Panasonic products.
North Carolina State University is telling students to remain anonymous and that the school will challenge any RIAA threat.
Scientists think that hypertension may lie within the brain itself.
A self-healing house in Greece protects against earthquakes.
You know what is better than detecting blood clots in the brain? Using infrared light that penetrates the body.
The Liberal Party of Norway wants to make file sharing legal and DRM illegal. That would be nice here, since Sony is now making DVDs that intentionally don't work on older hardware. Can't we get a Class Action Lawsuit against them for selling defective products?
Women outnumber men. Woot!
Ever wonder how people get caught downloading p2p stuff? Here's the details.
World Chess Champion arrested.
Are you worried about robots taking over?
What does it take to get YouTube to remove hundreds of videos? Lie about being part of the recording industry.
You heard about Imus getting fired recently... Did you know that we have a 26 year old blogger to thank for it?
It seems that NASA's software isn't even as reliable as CS101 projects.
If you weren't aware, Google bought DoubleClick.
A new law in Oklahoma aims to prevent large corporations from having to report how much power they consume.
Samsung plans on releasing a dual Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player. Told you it wouldn't take long.
Rhesus Monkey decoded.
Democrats have just put their foot in their mouth and lost the support of a large number of the well-informed.
Oooh, I want to make one of these...
Scientists now think that photosynthesis uses quantum effect.
CentOS 5 released.
Wow, this brings back some memories...
Dinosaur/bird link proven.
Oooh, space-based routers.... Seems like the start of subspace transmissions to me :)
The Bush administration is trying to get even more spying powers.
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