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Comment BTC created in response to the 2008 bank bailout (Score 1) 231

The rise of crypto is bitcoin. Bitcoin is the oldest crypto that is still being used and the first block that was ever mined the author put in this message ''The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks" I think that is pretty clear evidence that bitcoin was in a response to governments around the world bailing out banks for being 'too big to fail'.
Transportation

Flying Car Passes First Flight Test 273

waderoush writes "Terrafugia — the Massachusetts company building a 'roadable aircraft' (that's flying car to you and me) — revealed at a press conference Wednesday that the Transition vehicle has been taken aloft for its maiden flight. The craft, which can fly up to 460 miles at 115 mph and then fold up its wings for 65-mph highway driving, was the subject of two hotly debated Slashdot posts on May 8 and May 13 of last year. The company said the first flight took place in Plattsburgh, NY; retired Air Force Colonel Phil Meteer was at the controls."

Comment radio shack has tons (Score 1) 192

I bought 4 at the Radio Shack for all my elderly relatives who still use free over the air TV. I would still be using free antenna TV if it wasn't for my roommates who insist on ridiculously high priced cable TV. They had 4 different models and at least 50 of each model at the store in socal that I went to. They only let me buy 2 on one credit card because that is the most coupons you can use per person. I explained this is for my grandmother who can't really get around and they let me buy the other two cash (with her coupon discount). A few weeks after I purchased them I received a $10 off $40 coupon with from Radio Shack. I guess they got my address from my credit card. I hope this does not mean they will be sending me junk mail all the time now. So if you want to avoid junk mail pay cash.
Privacy

Maryland Police Put Activists' Names On Terror List 426

aaandre writes with word of a Washington Post story which begins: "The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal information into state and federal databases that track terrorism suspects, the state police chief acknowledged yesterday. The police also entered the activists' names into the federal Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area database, which tracks suspected terrorists. One well-known antiwar activist from Baltimore, Max Obuszewski, was singled out in the intelligence logs released by the ACLU, which described a 'primary crime' of 'terrorism-anti-government' and a 'secondary crime' of 'terrorism-anti-war protesters.'" According to the article, "Both [former state police superintendent Thomas] Hutchins and [Maryland Police Superintendent Terrence] Sheridan said the activists' names were entered into the state police database as terrorists partly because the software offered limited options for classifying entries." Reader kcurtis adds "The State Police say they are purging the data, but this is one more example (on top of yesterday's news that datamining for terrorists is not feasible due to false positives) of just how badly the use of these lists can be abused."

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