August 2012
44 posts
The Top Ten Differences Between White and... →
1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other terrorists are called, like, “terrorists.”
2. White terrorists are “troubled loners.” Other terrorists are always suspected of being part of a global plot, even when they are obviously troubled loners.
3. Doing a study on the danger of white terrorists at...
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steve Jobs (via quote-book)
Justice Dept. says it won’t prosecute Goldman... →
dokimasia:
In a written statement, the [Justice] department said it conducted an exhaustive investigation of allegations brought to light by a Senate panel investigating the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
“The department and investigative agencies ultimately concluded that the burden of proof to bring a criminal case could not be met based on the law and facts as they exist at this time,” the...
Other Stuff: Meet Mitt Romney's running mate,... →
theamericanbear:
everythingbutyoucarlotta:
Rated 13% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002) Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006) Rated 8% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003) Rated 0% by the…
WIKILEAKS: Surveillance Cameras Around The Country... →
Trapwire is the name of a program revealed in the latest Wikileaks bonanza—it is the mother of all leaks, by the way. Trapwire would make something like disclosure of UFO contact or imminent failure of a major U.S. bank fairly boring news by comparison.
And the ambitious techno-fascists behind Trapwire seem to be quite disappointed that word is getting out so swiftly; the Wikileaks web...
Emptyage: Yes, I was hacked. Hard. →
emptyage:
So maybe you saw my Twitter going nuts tonight. Or you saw Gizmodo’s Twitter account blow up. Or you saw this in AllThingsD. Or this in the DailyDot. Although embarrassing, Twitter was the least of it. In short, someone gained entry to my iCloud account, used it to remote wipe all of my…
Why offline backups are still important..
