Google OS: the end of the hard drive? (cnn.com, November 20, 2009) About Chrome OS: “All the applications will be web-based, meaning users won’t have to install apps, manage updates or even backup their data. All data will be stored … Continue reading →
Value for value: Please support my efforts. www.cbc.ca, June 16, 2006 – The carbon tax: The pros and cons of a tax on fossil fuels – This article has some background to Canadian and international carbon tax proposals. Carbon tax, … Continue reading →
www.cbc.ca, July 23 2010 – Police shoving woman on video raises questions – Video shows Vancouver policeman pushing a woman with cerebral palsy to the ground. More info: Woman shoved by police says, ‘He has no right’ (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/07/22/bc-woman-shoved-sandy-police-downtown-eastside.html?ref=rss&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r1:c0.119854:b35907028) “He has … Continue reading →
science.nasa.gov, July 15 2010: A Puzzling Collapse of Earth’s Upper Atmosphere (http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/15jul_thermosphere/) Is “science” being used to promote a political agenda? Duh. This is hocus pocus waffling by NASA, in order to promote fear of carbon dioxide, and to promote … Continue reading →
cnn.com, July 20 2010: Report: Tab for ‘War on terrorism’ tops $1 trillion (https://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/20/war.costs/index.html)
Continue reading →www.express.co.uk, July 14 2010 – Taxes squandered on nagging people out of driving cars “Under the Scottish Government’s latest initiative to drive cars off the road, tens of thousands have been lectured on their own doorsteps about public transport and … Continue reading →
www.thestar.com, June 14, 2009 – Could a plastic bottle or a credit-card receipt affect your sperm count? “… common practices may bring you in contact with bisphenol A, one of the many manmade chemicals that interfere with hormones. The case … Continue reading →
From June: ZDNet.com.au, 2010-06-15, Internet ‘kill switch’ proposed for US (http://www.zdnet.com.au/internet-kill-switch-proposed-for-us-339303838.htm?omnRef=) “A new US Senate Bill would grant the President far-reaching emergency powers to seize control of, or even shut down, portions of the internet.” Continuing the destruction of freedom … Continue reading →
rawstory.com, 2010-07-10, APA campaigns against CIA ‘torture doctor’ (http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0710/apa-slams-cia-torture-doctor/) This article is all about years of U.S. torture of detainees, and complaints about American psychologists participating in torture. The U.S. government – with its friendly enabling allied governments – has … Continue reading →
www.rawa.org, 2010-06-28, Police official says eight Afghan civilians killed in NATO raid – More Afghanistan NATO news at www.rawa.org
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