Helix Wind Power
A type of home energy production, this is similar to standard wind turbines in that it produces electricity from wind, but it can be mounted very low to the ground and spins no matter what direction the wind is blowing (even up). This is pretty cool if it works as well as it seems.
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Tags: Electricity, Helix, Wind PowerTheft Deterrant – Make You Car Look Rusted
I have always said the best defense against theft is to have a lousy car. Now I might want a nice car someday, but there must be a way to make it at least look bad…. Well here's a good example: stickers that make your car look rusted.
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Tags: Car Security, Theft preventionRealID Dead or Dying?
"DHS is essentially whittling Real ID down to nothing—all in the name of denying Real ID is a failure," said ACLU senior legislative counsel Tim Sparapani. "Real ID is in its death throes, and any signs of life are just last gasps." Articles of Impeachment to Be Filed Against Cheney
It's a start. Let's hope it goes somewhere.
More coverage found @: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=29792§ionid=3510203 and http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2007/04/articles_of_impeachment_to_be.html
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: George Bush, Good Stuff, ImpeachmentSurf Online, Get Tracked Like an Animal
A depressing report from a few California universities shows that most people have no idea to what extent their online activities are tracked and used against them. This report doesn't offer any solutions other than to try to opt-out of tracking (if it's even possible to do so) though they also state that many companies find clever ways of .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Big Business, Consequences, If You Only Knew, MarketingE-Voting Guidelines Released
Finally, some federal guidelines for e-voting have been released. Of course, they're voluntary so we'll see if they actually do any good.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Evoting, Guidelines, Self Regulation, YawnNo E-mail Privacy Rights?
There's noise about the government trying to secure the right to read anyone's e-mails any time without any kind of warrant. Since this is still in the works and nothing concrete has happened yet, I'll wait before saying much about it. You're free to read up on the issue using that link though.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Big Brother, EmailSeagate Finally Gets Nailed for Dishonest Marketing
Have you ever bought a hard drive that didn't seem as large as was advertised? Why is my 80 gigabyte hard drive showing less than 75 actual gigabytes?
The reason is that companies like Seagate define their gigabytes by a standard that no one but hard drive manufacturers use which is this:
Hard drive manufacturers – 1 .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
The Problem With Terrorist Threat Reporting
Schneier has a great summary article of how citizen informants combined with officials who won't take responsibility for over-reacting over the last few years is making America look dumber and dumber every day.
Here's an excerpt:
Causing a city-wide panic over blinking signs, a guy with a pellet gun, or stray backpacks, is not .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]US Election Assistance Commission Releases E-Voting Guidelines for Public Review
I don't know what authority or notoriety this group has, but if you want to have a say in what their recommendations for e-voting guidelines are, now's your chance.
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