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Submission + - ipad explodes (news.com.au)

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: "A VODAFONE store in Canberra was evacuated on Wednesday after an iPad exploded.
"A burst of flames" appeared from the charging port of an iPad demo model".

Submission + - Rebels admit responsibility for chemical weapons 'accident' (voiceofrussia.com) 3

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: In an interview with Dale Gavlak, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and Mint Press News, Syrian rebels tacitly implied that they were responsible for last week’s chemical attack.

From numerous interviews with doctors, Ghouta residents, rebel fighters and their families.many believe that certain rebels received chemical weapons via the Saudi intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan.

The rebels noted it was a result of an accident caused by rebels mishandling chemical weapons provided to them.

Submission + - Feds own advisers admit US economy isn't recovering (federalreserve.gov)

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: The Federal Reserve Bank's own advisory council admits QE has made things worse for the US economy and that it may be difficult for the Fed to taper QE without causing further pain for consumers and businesses.

So I guess Peter Schiff is right... again... he was certainly not surprised by the findings of the FAC as you can see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIyEKn6GEAs but the mainstream media continues the cliche that the US economy is "recovering", such as this White House mouthpiece: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/white-house-says-may-jobs-report-confirmation-economy-is-recovering-20130607-00357

So when interest rates eventually go up (as they inevitably must) and the Fed tapers QE (as it inevitably must) where will you be?

Submission + - Is another financial collapse imminent in the United States? (thestreet.com)

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: Gold priced in US dollars going down, DJIA peaked and starting to fall... almost seems like 2008 all over. The cause may be different but the Fed may not be able to bail out the banks a second time, and increased Fed stimulus may drive up interest rates (already starting to rise) which would cripple the US government with interest repayments on the national debt.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11942148/1/stocks-open-down-after-mixed-adp-jobs-report.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-06/home-loan-rates-near-4-send-buyers-scurrying-mortgages.html
http://www.bullionvault.com/gold-price-chart.do
United States

Submission + - "fiscal cliff" merely a distraction (youtube.com) 1

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: Is the "fiscal cliff" just a distraction? The real cliff would seem like a currency crisis as defined by the Triffin dilemma.

The US has enjoyed huge financial advantage and potential for more than half a century, but I really feel sorry for American youngsters, who are set to inherit a financial disaster the likes of which the world has never seen before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffin_dilemma
United States

Submission + - TPPA and ITAR?

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: A VP from the US Chamber of Commerce has said "the agreement would [include] restricting potential protectionism measures over... international data flows."

I wonder if this will mean restricting protectionism measures like ITAR?

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Should Bill O'Reilly be taken off the air? (youtube.com)

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: No doubt millions of viewers watch Bill O'Reilly for two reasons:

1. because he's entertaining in the same way as a clown at a circus is. It's not what he says, it's how he berates his guests and loses it night after night. I'm sure he could increase his viewer ratings even more if he physically assaulted someone... maybe a grieving widow of a soldier killed in Iraq. Of course Bill has absolutely no idea that none of his viewers take him seriously as he's deluded in his egotistical fog and thinks he's God's gift to journalism, but that's also the reason why his brand of entertainment is so unique... his ignorance of the laughter that results from his outbursts is sort of analgous to the Truman Show in a way. The problem with comedians like John Stewart is that their humor is deliberate, whereas Bill is like a comedian that believes his own jokes, which is truly priceless and it's not surprising that Fox gave him a prime time slot.

2. because he gets on his soap box night after night and makes a complete fool of himself, and viewers watching feel better about themselves... his says something completely rediculous and I think "wow I would never say something as stupid as that, especially on TV" and it makes me feel better about the world I live in because if a twit like Bill O'Reilly can make it on television, anyone can

...but what about the children!?

If you're a parent who allows their children to watch his filth, you should be ashamed of yourself, but what about the parents that don't care (as mentioned by Bill when talking with Marylin Manson here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6n5Oi4714o)? Being as young and impressionable as they are, they may not realise that what spews out of Bill O'Reilly's mouth is complete and utter nonsense.

Should he be taken off the air... for the children?
Microsoft

Submission + - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) cracked (cso.com.au) 3

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: "Security researchers released two tools at the Defcon security conference that can be used to crack the encryption of any PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and WPA2-Enterprise (Wireless Protected Access) sessions that use MS-CHAPv2 for authentication."

"Marlinspike's advice to businesses and VPN providers was to stop using PPTP and switch to other technologies like IPsec or OpenVPN. Companies with wireless network deployments that use WPA2 Enterprise security with MS-CHAPv2 authentication should also switch to an alternative."

http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-1208.html#2

Submission + - Future of fibre optics (usc.edu)

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: Twisting up to 8 beams of light into a helix to multiply the amount of data that can be throughput in a single fibre
United States

Submission + - Corporate news is Nazi propoganda (pacificfreepress.com)

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes: Under the UN Charter it is the ultimate war crime for a nation to initiate an aggressive war against another country that has not attacked it or that does not pose an “imminent threat” of attack. And given that even Israeli and US intelligence officials concede that Iran is not at this time making a bomb, and thus cannot hope to have a working one even a year from now were they to begin a crash program, there is simply no imminent threat.

Not once, in any of these daily reports on the Iran “crisis,” has any report by these news organizations interviewed a source who could point out that, what is being discussed is the most serious of all war crimes.

What we are getting is not news. It is propaganda.
Patents

Submission + - Could Apple become the next SCO? (bloomberg.com)

Submitted by crutchy
crutchy writes:

If ever you needed an illustration of the absurdity of the U.S. patent system, just check out the four things Apple just sued Samsung for.

Also, from: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-sues-samsumg-for-slide-to-unlock-2012-2

Apple Inc.’s newest lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co., set for a hearing May 2, increases the number of Samsung devices that Apple argues infringe its products.

The two companies have filed at least 30 lawsuits against each other.


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