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frontwave writes:
Is the US government going to shut down the New York Time’s website, freeze their accounts, and prosecute their editors? By the same token they have collaborated with Wikileaks in disclosing confidential information. Are the European governments going after The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, El Pais?
In a recent editorial, The Nation’s editors say “By and large WikiLeaks has come to embrace the ethics that guide traditional news organizations' disclosure of secrets, and it should be afforded the same protections.”, and add “Critics characterize WikiLeaks' actions as indiscriminate document dumps, but at press time WikiLeaks had released only 1,095 cables, almost all vetted and redacted by its partner news organizations. WikiLeaks even asked the State Department to help redact the cables before they were released. It refused.” In the same editorial they point out “Over the past decade, our leaders have come to see secrecy as a casual right instead of a rare privilege.”
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frontwave writes:
The human brain seems to have a limitless capacity to imagine new tools and devices to create and destroy. But the power to shut down information systems or hijack data, thereby impacting millions of people, wreaking havoc without spilling a drop of blood, makes even modern warfare with state-of-the-art weapons systems and “smart” bombs look archaic and ridiculously crude and ineffective.
17925106
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frontwave writes:
they have sold your PC to the highest bidder long before you take it out of the box. Instead of having Windows defaults or your own preferences, the system is set up to maximize the profits of the computer maker and its business partners at the expense of your convenience
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frontwave writes:
I am sure a good number of people are as bothered as I am by the over-commercialization of Christmas that there seems to be no escape from. This Apple iPhone ad for example, lights up my 11 year-old daughter’s face
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frontwave writes:
Even though economics and moral science employs each its own principles in its own sphere, it is, nevertheless, an error to say that the economic and moral orders are so distinct from and alien to each other that the former depends in no way on the latter... "Our Economy is not efficient because it produces a lot of stuff. It's efficient because it satisfies our needs"
17793762
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frontwave writes:
How many of you are there screaming at your system performance? Toolbars, Anti-Virus, Internet files, etc. slow your system performance.. check the latest tools and tips to clean up your system and recover the speed...
17689536
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frontwave writes:
May your belly always be full and the belly of your enemies a little fuller.
I already have a visual layout of my plate, strategically plotted out to try, yes, try to do some pre-emptive damage control before the fork hits my mouth.
17668094
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frontwave writes:
Transforming your enterprise applications into mobile apps isn't easy, especially when there are so many mobile platforms to work with — here are two tools that can make the job easier
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frontwave writes:
Though obviously technology is not the cause for behaviors that existed in society before mobile phones and social networking sites, studies are making the connection and assumptions about what the link might mean. But it seems there is a simpler reason behind the hyper-texting connection: hyper-texters are attention cravers. Having the ability to constantly connect with peers and receive feedback and affirmation is addictive.
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frontwave writes:
3D simulation is making its way into the enterprise and on to the corporate desktop with games and exercises that allow users to explore, experiment, and make decisions
17585016
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frontwave writes:
The European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Kristalina Georgieva, launched yesterday an Urgent Appeal to all Member States for Help to Haiti to alleviate the effects of the Cholera Epidemic affecting the country.
As of Nov. 14th the number of deaths is estimated at 1034 and 17,000 people are hospitalized.
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frontwave writes:
In an age when people are not writing personal notes on paper, where Email, eCards, Texting and Facebook have replaced the art of written communication... Handwriting is considered "a gift" and can significantly improve our brain functions, and our learning process.
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frontwave writes:
Apple says is selling 270,000 iPhones per day, and Google said last month Android phones are selling at 200,000 a day. That’s without counting the Blackberries (more than 100 million units sold worldwide) and Smartphones from Nokia. The market for the mobile internet is just going crazy. Why people are buying Smartphones like hot bread instead of using a simple cell phone for calls/text and a computer to browse the internet?
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frontwave writes:
This week the city of San Francisco, California voted to ban toys from Happy Meals they consider too high in calories, fat and sodium. Most of us by now are aware that child obesity (and adult obesity) in this country and many other industrialized nations is epidemic. The problem with targeting specific companies and specific offerings on those company’s menus is it smacks of government control.
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frontwave writes:
Spain alone is already producing an average of 25 percent of its consumed energy from wind and solar power — why can't corporations do the same?
