Category: government
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Video games as terrorist training tools [cartoon]
Whenever I see a news story saying how evil video games are, I can’t help but wonder how people can really think that playing a shooter will make somebody want to go on a rampage and kill everybody they see. Along those lines comes this cartoon about an argument I have heard many times that…
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Amazon explains removing Wikileaks, ToS violations
Image via Wikipedia There has been a lot of speculation over the possible reasons that Amazon pulled the Wikileaks mirror off of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) service and now they have stated why they removed the controversial site from its service (You can still access the service with these tips). Until the following statement…
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Senate committee unanimously approves internet blacklist bill
Earlier this week, I posted a plea calling for everybody to contact their senators and try to persuade them to vote no on S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) aka the internet blacklist bill. The bill allows for the creation of blacklists to block pretty much any website somebody in the…
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Want a free iPod Touch? Get groped by the TSA on Wednesday!
The people over at the location based social network Loopt (A foursquare competitor for those unfamiliar with them), have decided to get on board with the anti-TSA movement and are encouraging people to opt out on National Opt Out day next month by giving away 10 free iPod Touches to people who check in after…
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Fight the Internet Blacklist!
By now, I am sure that many of you are quite familiar with the fact that organizations such as the RIAA, MPAA would gladly do anything to censor the internet and stop people from accessing sites such as The Pirate Bay, ISOHUNT, Wikileaks and thousands of other sites. Thanks to their efforts, this week could…