Wikipedia Moving to San Francisco
Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag is reporting that the Wikimedia Foundation, parent company of my butt-buddy Wikipedia, is moving...
Tag: tech
$100 Laptop Offered to US Consumers (not for $100)
BBC News reports that for a limited time the One Laptop Per Child Project will be selling the “$100...
First Lawsuit Filed To Enforce Open Source License
It’s called “open source” software for a reason. But it looks like one company might not be paying attention...
Wikipedia: Only As Full of Shit As You Are, Professor
One of my favorite science publications, New Scientist, drops the ball in a big way in this article on...
Google Tells UN Agency ‘We Need Global Web Privacy Laws’
Now, this is interesting. Definitely best to appeal to try and make global privacy standards than American ones, that’s...
Pentagon Report Says China Is Preparing Hyooge Hack War
The news item sounds like a bad Hollywood movie, but explains itself, snip: Chinese military hackers have prepared a...
Morgellons: Emerging Disease or Nanofiber Assault by Doctor X?
Tim R. Swartz at The Paranormal Report writes on a reportedly emerging disease known as Morgellons Syndrome, in his...
Patent Trolls, I Hate You
The U.S House has approved legislation that would overhaul the patent system and roust a few trolls. I’m particularly...
How Wiretapping Works, The FBI Way
Image: the FBI’s warrant wiretap UI, which they no longer need, via. It’s not breaking news, but it’s always...
Zombie Phizer Computers Spewing Spam
This post over at Wired news about Phizer computers unknowingly infected with malware and used as zombies reminds me...