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Comment AntiPolygraph Video (Score 2, Insightful) 452

The true tragedy here is not the NSA's video, but rather AntiPolygraph. I am by no fan of the polygraph, but geez.... AntiPolygraph could have done better with something other then taking the NSA ad, replaying it, and inserting about 2 minutes worth of "The NSA is lying!" commentary. They could have made a much better arguement. Like the polygraph or not, everything in the NSA video -was- true and is how a polygraph works... it may not be all rainbows and unicorns, but they didn't lie about the process. :)
Idle

Submission + - Cub Scouts (cnn.com)

Wh15per writes: Scouting takes another step into the 21st century by offering the "Gaming" pin & belt loop.

"Cub Scouts: The term conjures images of kids doing stuff outside – hiking amid nature, tying knots or identifying which leaf will leave you scratching if used for the wrong purpose. Well, times have changed. In a move that may horrify old-school former Scouts, the Boy Scouts of America has announced it will offer two awards – a pin and a belt loop – to boys who spend hours playing video games."

I wonder if I can get a belt loop in Cheeseburger eating, slacking, or couch-sleeping?

Earth

Submission + - How to stop oil leaking from the sea floor (bbc.co.uk) 1

blair1q writes: After a robot failed to shut off a valve on the broken pipe left in the sea bottom by the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon (operated by BP and Transocean), the U.S. Coast Guard is considering setting a 75,000 km^2 oil slick on fire to protect the swampy Louisiana coast, which is just 30 km away. Other ideas: drilling a second well to starve the leaking well of oil, and covering the wellhead with a collection dome then pumping the oil to tankers on the surface. The U.S. Departments of the Interior and Homeland Security are setting up investigations into the accident. And nobody seems to be able to locate Aquaman.

Comment Makes sense! (Score 1) 250

This seems to make pretty good sense. Take the fire service in America. Some volunteer fire departments take great pride in their firehouses and apparatus. They clean them regularly, train and drill on a regular basis, and project an image of "professionalism." Other departments, well, you can tell those that don't take as much pride in their equipment and house. The same would apply to just about anything else. If your people/family members/employees/slaves have pride in their enviornment, then that is reflected in their behavior.
United States

Submission + - Disability claims going through the roof (spinalcordresources.com)

Greg George writes: "Social Security is reporting that the number of people asking for benefits has increased dramatically this year. Last year 3.3 million people received new disability claims where for 2009 we are already at 3 million people and we still have five months left to go. No one is quite sure why the dramatic increase in benefits claims but some researchers believe it is because of the economy and the aging baby boomer work force. It is well known that disabled workers are usually the first to be laid off and the last to be rehired. Add to that the number of baby boomers that cannot find work because of their age or medical problems and we have a recipe of millions of people using the Social Security System so they can keep paying their bills. The statistics are showing that disabled people that had been working at companies are finding it next to impossible to get another job in their field. This fits with what is happening with the able bodied where engineers have had to change professions becoming school teachers or salesmen just to keep a paycheck coming in."
Security

Submission + - FBI nabs Chicago Transit Authority Radio Hacker (nbcchicago.com)

Wh15per writes: "The Chicago FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested an individual for misusing Chicago Transit Authority radio systems. Marcel Carter, 20, is charged with violating a U.S. code that forbids interference with transportation operators. A federal complaint alleges he began using a radio to transmit on CTA frequencies in June 2008, often interjecting with comments during communications between the agency's control center and train operators. The CTA claims Carter's radio communications were never followed, and passengers were never in danger."

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