As reported earlier, the US has recently passed legislation to allow wiretapping without warrants and immunity to telecom companies who've done so in the past.
The ACLU has decided to fight this law on the grounds on constitutionality (or lack of)
It's sad that we have NGOs that are responsible for fixing what the government does... seems like this indicates taxes should be lowered since legislators are just wasting money.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Net neutrality threatened
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are already beginning to filter traffic based upon usage.
Some Canadian ISPs are limiting the bandwidth of users of peer-to-peer (P2P) applications in order to provide more consistent network bandwidth to other users.
This goes against the theory of "net neutrality" where some Internet users believe that ISPs should only be concerned with providing bandwidth and not inspecting/altering/blocking the content based upon subjective rules.
The ultimate fear is that only the ultrarich would be able to browse the Internet freely as ISPs could potentially limit access to information based upon prices set to specific sites, resources, etc...
Some Canadian ISPs are limiting the bandwidth of users of peer-to-peer (P2P) applications in order to provide more consistent network bandwidth to other users.
This goes against the theory of "net neutrality" where some Internet users believe that ISPs should only be concerned with providing bandwidth and not inspecting/altering/blocking the content based upon subjective rules.
The ultimate fear is that only the ultrarich would be able to browse the Internet freely as ISPs could potentially limit access to information based upon prices set to specific sites, resources, etc...
Monday, July 7, 2008
Top 5 YouTube videos: July 2008
#5: WoWoW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw8gE3lnpLQ
#4: 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosJRIPbw7k
#3: Judge it yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyph_DZa_GQ
#2: Veganism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK5MC8pa_cY
#1: Duck! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVN5PjmaDs
#4: 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosJRIPbw7k
#3: Judge it yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyph_DZa_GQ
#2: Veganism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK5MC8pa_cY
#1: Duck! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVN5PjmaDs
Triangulation
Although it's seen in the movies a fair bit, how many times does the Department of Justice track people by their cell phones?
It's uncertain how we can get a clear picture of whether we live in a police state or not, but the EFF and ACLU do a pretty good job of tracking some items.
It's uncertain how we can get a clear picture of whether we live in a police state or not, but the EFF and ACLU do a pretty good job of tracking some items.
Even Murrow can't tell
Reporting seems so objective until you research the findings...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/business/media/07carr.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/business/media/07carr.html
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Drugs are good
A study at Johns Hopkins has discovered guidelines for testing psychoactive drugs and that the "experience [by the patient] increased their sense of well-being or life satisfaction" not only temporarily, but even a year later.
The study suggests that, in a controlled environment, mushrooms "may help patients suffering from cancer-related anxiety or depression and may serve as a potential treatment for drug dependence."
The study suggests that, in a controlled environment, mushrooms "may help patients suffering from cancer-related anxiety or depression and may serve as a potential treatment for drug dependence."
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