Comment Re: Government vs terrorists (Score 3, Insightful) 395
The EFF is a good start, and maybe the ACLU. All Snowden and Manning did was tell the truth. We should be *very* careful about outlawing the truth in America.
Little late for that.....
Submission + - A Tokyo Design Firm Made Us Artificial Organs for the Post-Apocalypse (vice.com)
Daniel_Stuckey writes: What you're looking at above is a pile of the freshly designed artificial organs, ostensibly conceived to increase the human body's capacity for conserving water in resource-scarce, post-apocalyptic environs. The project came about when two South Korean artists, Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho, asked the noted Japanese designer Kaz Yoneda, of the renowned takram design engineering, to build a water bottle for the grimmest sort of future—one where the world was "Afflicted by manmade causes, the rising sea level, radioactive emissions and release of hazardous materials into the environment."
Submission + - Pardon Snowden Whitehouse Petition could set record
InPursuitOfTruth writes: The Whitehouse petitition requesting that Edward Snowden be pardoned not only surpassed the 100,000 signatures last weekend required to solicit a response from the Whitehouse that is pursuing him as he travels the globe with criminal charges for leaking of NSA documents revealing the widespread scope of domestic surveillance in the US, but if it keeps going, it could set the record for the Whitehouse petition with the most number of signatures, currently 366,000. Todays' /. poll shows those who think Snowden is a hero (spoiler coming) beating those who think he's a villain by 8 to 1.
Submission + - New Zealand ISP offers 'global mode' so users can circumvent geo-restrictions (brw.com.au)
An anonymous reader writes: Many content sites restrict access from different markets or have variable pricing for downloads in different markets. New Zealand-based ISP Slingshot is now offering a 'global mode' that lets customers hide their location. This means they can access overseas online services that would normally be restricted to specific markets.
Comment Re:Let's hope no one needs... (Score 2) 91
The article mentioned a lot of landmines around the landmark. I'm guessing that's one of the reasons why there hasn't been much looting.
Submission + - NSA Scandal: Green Dam 2.0? 4
theodp writes: In 2009, The Information Technology Industry Council, whose members included HP, Dell and Microsoft, was among 22 industry groups in North America, Europe and Japan that signed a letter urging the Chinese government to review its proposed Green Dam web-filtering software program. Separately, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in a joint letter to Chinese officials that the Green Dam mandate posed a "possible barrier to trade" that may violate World Trade Organization rules. Four years later, Popular Mechanics' Glenn Derene is warning that the NSA Prism Program could kill U.S. tech companies. 'Companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google are major exporters of information services,' explains Derene, 'through products such as Gmail, iCloud, Exchange, and Azure. Hundreds of millions of people use these services worldwide, and it has just been revealed to everybody outside the U.S. that our government reserves the right to look into their communications whenever it wants.' But, as in Green Dam, business interests may ultimately trump government interests. Derene concludes, 'I expect the Prism program to fall apart on its own, not because of public outcry but because the companies that participated will now see it as a toxic association that could threaten their status in fast-growing foreign markets. If U.S. intelligence agencies try to compel participation through the courts, I expect companies such as Apple and Google to start putting up a legal fight—not just because Prism is bad public relations, because it's bad for business.'
Comment Re:How is this even possible? (Score 2, Insightful) 193
This is the government we're talking about here. There isn't much that they build that can be considered sane.
Submission + - Verizon Ordered To Provide All Customer Data to NSA 1
Rick Zeman writes: According to Wired, an order by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "...requires Verizon to give the NSA metadata on all calls within the U.S. and between the U.S. and foreign countries on an “ongoing, daily basis” for three months. Unlike orders in years past, there's not even the pretense that one of the parties needed to be in a foreign country. It is unknown (but likely) that other carriers are under the same order.
Submission + - Mayan Pyramid in Belize Levelled by Construction Crew
An anonymous reader writes: If an imposing 2300-year old Mayan temple situated at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was on your list of things to see before you die, you're too late. The monument was essentially destroyed by a construction crew in order to provide gravel for road construction. Archaeologists expressed shock, as Nohmul (the "great mound") was a major Mayan religious center in its day. While the pyramid was situated on private property, such historical sites are supposedly protected by ordinance, and officials may file criminal charges.
Submission + - Should the US Goverment Reduce the Deficit? (mpopost.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: A recent survey finds that most Americans wrongly believe that reducing the deficit is the recommended way out of a recession. Additionally, most Americans don't realize that the federal deficit has been getting smaller in recent years--65% think it's actually getting bigger.
Submission + - Hacking the Xbox author releases free PDF of book in honor of Aaron Swartz (nostarch.com)
An anonymous reader writes: No Starch Press and I have decided to release this free ebook version of Hacking the Xbox in honor of Aaron Swartz. As you read this book, I hope that youâ(TM)ll be reminded of how important freedom is to the hacking community and that youâ(TM)ll be inclined to support the causes that Aaron believed in.
Comment Re:Too big to jail (Score 1) 190
It's one of those things that sounds like a good idea at the start, but the more you look at the logistics of, the worse it gets.
Comment Re:Dream on. (Score 4, Insightful) 292
You forgot to mention the part where you have to deal with getting shot and/or getting hurt while running for cover in the middle of a match.
If I couldn't play paintball, this would make for a decent second possibly.
Submission + - Is The Hacker Ethic Compatible With A For-Profit Company? (blogspot.com)
psykocrime writes: "Fogbeam Labs look at the relationship between the Hacker Ethic and for-profit companies, with a nod to Google's recent "War on RSS", as well as Cory Doctorow's "The Coming War On General Purposes computing". The Free Software Foundation, Red Hat, Mozilla and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are organizations who appear to be on the right side of the issues, but out of that group, only Red Hat is a for-profit company. Where are all the for-profit companies that are imbued with the Hacker Ethic?"
Comment Wait a second.... (Score 1) 93
Wouldnt internet poker going brick-and-mortar make it a casino?
