Archive for November, 2007

Software to determine if your ISP is screwing you

Increasingly worried over Internet providers’ behavior, a nonprofit has released software that helps determine whether online glitches are innocent hiccups or evidence of deliberate traffic tampering.

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Firemen Being Trained to Report Citizens Unhappy with the US Government

Why firemen? Because they can enter your property without a warrant, for inspections, etc… // Next up: Firemen will be trained to carry flamethrowers, find banned books… // Note to any firemen: _thank_you_ for doing your real job, saving lives. Being discontent with creeping fascism doesn’t threaten society, but it does threaten the fascists…

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Human ‘ Treeman ‘ begs for help as he turns into a tree

An Indonesian man who suffers from a rare disease which causes tree-like growths all over his body is seeking help from American medics

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The Mighty Niagara Falls, A Breathtaking and Gorgeous View From Space

3000 x 3000 pixels of tumbling beauty.

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John Ashcroft: I’m willing to be waterboarded

Speaking at the University of Colorado last night, former Attorney General John Ashcroft declared Guantanamo Bay “a good place” for detainees. He also defended waterboarding, suggesting he’d be willing to be waterboarded so long as it didn’t kill him.

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Map of Proposed High Speed Train Corridors for U.S.

With airports and highways more congested than ever, new steel-wheel and maglev lines that move millions in Europe and Japan have the potential to resurrect the age of American railroads. Interactive map shows where high speed trains would run, and the chart compares efficiency and eco-friendliness high speed trains vs. planes and automobiles.

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November 27th 2007 Updates

3 articles added to “Controversy Corner”.

Free Poker, where you can win money, added to the site, stay tuned!

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