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Submission + - Swedish file-sharers file for Religious status (torrentfreak.com) 1

Submitted by nloop on Saturday April 16, 2011 @08:53AM

nloop writes: A group of file-sharers in Sweden have requested that their religion, Kopimism, be officially recognized in Sweden. Although this status has been denied once in the past the struggle for religious freedom from persecution continues. Aside from deeming CTRL+C CTRL+V as sacred symbols other beliefs include the flow of information being ethically right and closed source software being "akin to slavery."

Submission + - US Pentagon plans for a spy blimp (latimes.com)

Submitted by nloop on Saturday March 14, 2009 @03:39PM

nloop writes: The Pentagon is intending to develop a new spy ship. A dirigible. At 65,000 feet it would provide a 10 year, solar power based, unblinkingly intricate view of the surface via radar surveillance. It is immune to surface to air missiles and most aircraft. "If successful, the dirigible (...) could pave the way for a fleet of spy airships, military officials said."

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