29434797
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Frosty Piss writes
"The NSA recently declassified some amazing letters that John Nash sent to it in 1955. It seems that around the year 1950 Nash tried to interest some US security organs (the NSA itself was only formally formed only in 1952) in an encryption machine of his design. In the letters, Nash proposes that security of encryption be based on computational hardness, focusing on the distinction between polynomial time and exponential time computation — this is exactly the transformation to modern cryptography made two decades."Link to Original Source
29219805
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Frosty Piss writes
"The USAF is considering buying up 18,000 iPad tablet computers as electronic flight bags for its air crews. In a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command office says it is specifically interested in purchasing the iPad 2, but will also consider other brand-name tablet devices. The tablets will be used as electronic flight bags for flight crew members and trainers, replacing manuals and navigation charts currently used by US Air Force aviators that can weigh as much as 40 pounds."Link to Original Source
27758114
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Frosty Piss writes
"State leaders have ordered that four fluid-injection wells ("fracking") in eastern Ohio will be indefinitely prohibited from opening in the aftermath of heightened seismic activity in the area, an official said. A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Saturday afternoon near several wells that use "fracking" the release oil deposits. It was the 11th in a series of minor earthquakes in the area."Link to Original Source
24741406
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Frosty Piss writes
"After weeks of waiting, an American researcher who suffered a suspected stroke while working at the Amundsen-Scott research station in Antarctica has arrived in New Zealand for evaluation and treatment, a National Science Foundation official confirmed Monday. Renee-Nicole Douceur, 58, fell ill on August 27. She had been unable to leave to receive treatment because weather and storms prevent planes from landing during the region's winter period. The U.S. Air Force C-17 carrying Douceur landed in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Monday morning, Deborah Wing of the National Science Foundation said. The USAF C-17s are now capable of landing in Antarctica with NVGs, but Amundsen-Scott runway conditions often restrict the flight to C-130's equipped to land in the snow."Link to Original Source
23331856
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Frosty Piss writes
"In recent years, the NYPD has become one of the country's most aggressive domestic intelligence agencies. An investigation by The Associated Press has revealed that the NYPD operates with help from the CIA far outside its borders without the knowledge of local authorities or the FBI, targeting ethnic communities in ways that would run afoul of civil liberties rules if practiced by the federal government, and blurring the bright line between foreign and domestic spying."Link to Original Source
23216068
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Frosty Piss writes
"HP, once known as an innovative technology company with the highest quality engineering and manufacturing standards, and now known for what? Overpriced printer ink and poorly designed and constructed consumer technology? HP has announced that they are spinning off their PC business and killing off the Web tablet they launched only a month ago. This comes a year after HP spent $1.2 billion buying Palm and its webOS business, so HP could have its own operating system and build its own developer ecosystem, instead of using Windows. But from a distance it looks like more wild directional changes at a storied company that has lurched back and forth in search of a strategy under a series of challenged chief executives."
21829508
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Frosty Piss writes
"Bus travelers were shocked when jackbooted TSA officers in black SWAT-style uniforms descended unannounced upon the Tampa Greyhound bus station in April with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and federal bureaucrats in tow. The TSA has conducted 8,000 of these security sweeps across the country in the past year alone, TSA chief John Pistole told a Senate committee June 14. They are part of its VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) program, which targets public transit related places. The TSA clearly intends for these out-of-nowhere swarms by its officers at community transit centers, bus stops and public events to become a routine and accepted part of American life. Not entirely unlike Hitler's SA..."Link to Original Source
21066610
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Frosty Piss writes
"Congressional leaders have agreed on a tentative deal that would extend the Patriot Act for four years. The deal to extend the expiring law was sealed today by Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, according to senior Democratic and Republican sources. The move would largely take the issue off the table for the next election by extending the law well beyond November 2012."Link to Original Source
20590168
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Frosty Piss writes
"Superman is no longer an American. In Action Comics’ new record-breaking 900th issue, the iconic super hero renounces his U.S citizenship following a clash with the federal government. The Man of Steel, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938, has always been recognized as a devoted American warrior who constantly fought evil, but as of Thursday, he is no longer the country's own to claim. No word yet if Superman will change his red and blue suit, or his longtime motto "truth, justice and the American way" — but the landmark issue is certainly sparking controversy."Link to Original Source
20514500
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Frosty Piss writes
"Lazar Greenfield, M.D. is no ordinary surgeon. Until last week, he was the president-elect of the American College of Surgeons, and was also the lead editor of the Surgery News. In the February issue, he penned some thoughts on Valentine's Day under the heading of "Gut Feelings." Greenfield proceeded to then discuss the mating habits of fruit flies, the mating habits of the rotifer. In each case, Dr. Greenfield made sure to reference to the scientific literature. Then he turned his attention to humans. Dr. Greenfield noted the therapeutic effects of semen, citing research from the Archives of Sexual Behavior which found that female college students practicing unprotected sex were less likely to suffer from depression than those whose partners used condoms (as well as those who remained abstinent). His comments apparently didn't sit well in certain quarters. Dr. Greenfield was forced to resigne as editor of the Surgery News and gave up his stewardship of ACS after learning that his article had spurred threats of protests from outside women's groups."Link to Original Source
