Kludge
04-17-2011, 03:19 PM
Every 3-10 days, I intend to post in this thread the stories of my RSS feeds I find interesting. This thread is not intended for you (that's right - YOU) to post stories, nor discuss the stories, start chit-chat, or make smartass comments about the asinine restrictions of this thread. I expect people to subscribe to this thread, read the stories which interest them, and that's it -- all posts, even discussion about stories, will be flagged for deletion. If you want to talk about a story, make your own thread about it and discuss it there -- this thread is read-only.
The format as listed in the OP will continue, but expect more emphasis on politics in the future (especially with regards to tech politics, with the Obama admin. being the most hostile toward Internet freedom ever). Future postings should look more organized. I will not cover stories I expect the MSM to cover. I will not check for duplicate postings of stories. I hope the stories selected are entertaining and thought-provoking for you. I still hate you, and for a while, this will be my only communication on this forum.
Feel free to suggest stories, make general comments, etc. @ http://www.ronpaulforums.com/entry.php?301-Suggestion-Box
4/17/11
General Politics
TSA Considers Being Upset by Screening Procedures to be Terrorist Behavior - http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/17/tsa-considers-being.html (http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/17/tsa-considers-being.html)
Mitt Romney Refuses to Submit Birth Certificate - http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/wheres-mitt-romneys-birth-certificate/237323/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/wheres-mitt-romneys-birth-certificate/237323/)
US Citizenship Test Contains Inaccuracies - http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2011/04/errors-of-law-in-the-us-citizenship-test.html (http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2011/04/errors-of-law-in-the-us-citizenship-test.html)
Arizona Legislature Passes Law Requiring President Provide Birth Certificate to be Allowed on State Ballot - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_XGR_OBAMA_BIRTH_CERTIFICATE?SITE=RIPAW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Pakistan Firmly Supports Taliban Peace Talks - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN_PAKISTAN?SITE=CAGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Tech Politics & Legal News
Major Online Poker Sites Shut Down by FBI, Operators Charged with Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, and Illegal Gambling - http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/KR5-Yap5X8A/major-online-poker-sites-seized-charged-with-money-laundering.ars (http://feeds.arstechnica.com/%7Er/arstechnica/index/%7E3/KR5-Yap5X8A/major-online-poker-sites-seized-charged-with-money-laundering.ars)
Righthaven's Case Slammed by District Judge After Battle with Democratic Underground, Represented by EFF - http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/NgOXkpoJOXc/righthaven-copyright.html (http://feeds.boingboing.net/%7Er/boingboing/iBag/%7E3/NgOXkpoJOXc/righthaven-copyright.html)
Man Who Seemed to Sing Obscene Song to Kids (but didn't) Gets Jail Time & Restraining Order as if he Did - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110415/02284313907/guy-who-didnt-actually-sing-obscene-song-to-kids-gets-jail-time-restraining-order-as-if-he-did.shtml
Foreign Affairs
Brazilian Cyborg Police Wear Shades With Face Recognition to Find Criminals - http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/c1PvcfggWKY/brazilian-police-to-wear-glasses-that-can-scan-faces-to-find-criminals (http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Er/gizmodo/full/%7E3/c1PvcfggWKY/brazilian-police-to-wear-glasses-that-can-scan-faces-to-find-criminals)
New Zealand Prepares to Pass Anti-Pirate Three Strikes Law - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/new_zealand_preparing_pass_3-strikes_law
Off-Topic/Tech
How to Choose a Secure Password (or “Why the password ‘this is fun’ is 10 times more secure than ‘J4fS!2’”) - http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability? (http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability?)
General Population has 50% Chance of Identifying Expensive Wine vs. Cheap - http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/apr/14/expensive-wine-cheap-plonk-taste (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/apr/14/expensive-wine-cheap-plonk-taste)
Ebooks Outsell Physical Books - http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2011/0415/E-book-sales-overtake-paperbacks-in-February (http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2011/0415/E-book-sales-overtake-paperbacks-in-February)
Fourth-Graders in Danville Given e-Readers for Class - http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2011-04-17/fourth-graders-go-digital-danville.html
9k Unpaid Bloggers Sue Huffington for $105m - http://mhpbooks.com/mobylives/?p=30551 (http://mhpbooks.com/mobylives/?p=30551)
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Man Who Sued Huffington Doesn't Pay Bloggers on his Own Site - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110415/13223313909.shtml
Bankrupt Sharper Image Hopes to Use Last of Funds to Reimburse Gift Card Holders - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/bankrupt_sharper_image_wants_reimburse_gift_card_h olders
New Batch of Games released on Humble Indie Bundle (games developed by independent company [Frozenbyte this cycle] released for price you pick) - http://www.humblebundle.com/
News Corp's Myspace a Giant Money Pit, Lost >$150m in 2010 - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/myspaces_grim_financial_state_leaked
Man Bit by Police Dog Bites Back, then Sues Police - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_MAN_BITES_DOG?SITE=VTBRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
By 2022, USG To Force 10% of US Oil Consumption to Come from Biofuels. Is Algae the answer? - http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/cx1ZINlC6Jc/modeling-the-use-of-algal-biofuels.ars (http://feeds.arstechnica.com/%7Er/arstechnica/index/%7E3/cx1ZINlC6Jc/modeling-the-use-of-algal-biofuels.ars)
Study Suggests Shrooms Turn Off Brain Rather than Turn On - http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/pJAXasbq1pA/shrooms-limit-brain.html (http://feeds.boingboing.net/%7Er/boingboing/iBag/%7E3/pJAXasbq1pA/shrooms-limit-brain.html)
Tidbits
[LIST]
We have a family that is spending $38,200 per year. The family's income is $21,700 per year. The family adds $16,500 in credit card debt every year in order to pay its bills. After a long and difficult debate among family members, keeping in mind that it was not going to be possible to borrow $16,500 every year forever, the parents and children agreed that a $380/year premium cable subscription could be terminated. So now the family will have to borrow only $16,120 per year. ~Philip Greenspun (link - http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2011/04/10/understanding-congresss-solution-to-the-federal-deficit-problem/) (http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2011/04/10/understanding-congresss-solution-to-the-federal-deficit-problem/%29)
The format as listed in the OP will continue, but expect more emphasis on politics in the future (especially with regards to tech politics, with the Obama admin. being the most hostile toward Internet freedom ever). Future postings should look more organized. I will not cover stories I expect the MSM to cover. I will not check for duplicate postings of stories. I hope the stories selected are entertaining and thought-provoking for you. I still hate you, and for a while, this will be my only communication on this forum.
Feel free to suggest stories, make general comments, etc. @ http://www.ronpaulforums.com/entry.php?301-Suggestion-Box
4/17/11
General Politics
TSA Considers Being Upset by Screening Procedures to be Terrorist Behavior - http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/17/tsa-considers-being.html (http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/17/tsa-considers-being.html)
Mitt Romney Refuses to Submit Birth Certificate - http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/wheres-mitt-romneys-birth-certificate/237323/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/wheres-mitt-romneys-birth-certificate/237323/)
US Citizenship Test Contains Inaccuracies - http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2011/04/errors-of-law-in-the-us-citizenship-test.html (http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2011/04/errors-of-law-in-the-us-citizenship-test.html)
Arizona Legislature Passes Law Requiring President Provide Birth Certificate to be Allowed on State Ballot - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_XGR_OBAMA_BIRTH_CERTIFICATE?SITE=RIPAW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Pakistan Firmly Supports Taliban Peace Talks - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN_PAKISTAN?SITE=CAGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Tech Politics & Legal News
Major Online Poker Sites Shut Down by FBI, Operators Charged with Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, and Illegal Gambling - http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/KR5-Yap5X8A/major-online-poker-sites-seized-charged-with-money-laundering.ars (http://feeds.arstechnica.com/%7Er/arstechnica/index/%7E3/KR5-Yap5X8A/major-online-poker-sites-seized-charged-with-money-laundering.ars)
Righthaven's Case Slammed by District Judge After Battle with Democratic Underground, Represented by EFF - http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/NgOXkpoJOXc/righthaven-copyright.html (http://feeds.boingboing.net/%7Er/boingboing/iBag/%7E3/NgOXkpoJOXc/righthaven-copyright.html)
Man Who Seemed to Sing Obscene Song to Kids (but didn't) Gets Jail Time & Restraining Order as if he Did - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110415/02284313907/guy-who-didnt-actually-sing-obscene-song-to-kids-gets-jail-time-restraining-order-as-if-he-did.shtml
Foreign Affairs
Brazilian Cyborg Police Wear Shades With Face Recognition to Find Criminals - http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/c1PvcfggWKY/brazilian-police-to-wear-glasses-that-can-scan-faces-to-find-criminals (http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Er/gizmodo/full/%7E3/c1PvcfggWKY/brazilian-police-to-wear-glasses-that-can-scan-faces-to-find-criminals)
New Zealand Prepares to Pass Anti-Pirate Three Strikes Law - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/new_zealand_preparing_pass_3-strikes_law
Off-Topic/Tech
How to Choose a Secure Password (or “Why the password ‘this is fun’ is 10 times more secure than ‘J4fS!2’”) - http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability? (http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability?)
General Population has 50% Chance of Identifying Expensive Wine vs. Cheap - http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/apr/14/expensive-wine-cheap-plonk-taste (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/apr/14/expensive-wine-cheap-plonk-taste)
Ebooks Outsell Physical Books - http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2011/0415/E-book-sales-overtake-paperbacks-in-February (http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2011/0415/E-book-sales-overtake-paperbacks-in-February)
Fourth-Graders in Danville Given e-Readers for Class - http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2011-04-17/fourth-graders-go-digital-danville.html
9k Unpaid Bloggers Sue Huffington for $105m - http://mhpbooks.com/mobylives/?p=30551 (http://mhpbooks.com/mobylives/?p=30551)
[LIST]
Man Who Sued Huffington Doesn't Pay Bloggers on his Own Site - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110415/13223313909.shtml
Bankrupt Sharper Image Hopes to Use Last of Funds to Reimburse Gift Card Holders - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/bankrupt_sharper_image_wants_reimburse_gift_card_h olders
New Batch of Games released on Humble Indie Bundle (games developed by independent company [Frozenbyte this cycle] released for price you pick) - http://www.humblebundle.com/
News Corp's Myspace a Giant Money Pit, Lost >$150m in 2010 - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/myspaces_grim_financial_state_leaked
Man Bit by Police Dog Bites Back, then Sues Police - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_MAN_BITES_DOG?SITE=VTBRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
By 2022, USG To Force 10% of US Oil Consumption to Come from Biofuels. Is Algae the answer? - http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/cx1ZINlC6Jc/modeling-the-use-of-algal-biofuels.ars (http://feeds.arstechnica.com/%7Er/arstechnica/index/%7E3/cx1ZINlC6Jc/modeling-the-use-of-algal-biofuels.ars)
Study Suggests Shrooms Turn Off Brain Rather than Turn On - http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/pJAXasbq1pA/shrooms-limit-brain.html (http://feeds.boingboing.net/%7Er/boingboing/iBag/%7E3/pJAXasbq1pA/shrooms-limit-brain.html)
Tidbits
[LIST]
We have a family that is spending $38,200 per year. The family's income is $21,700 per year. The family adds $16,500 in credit card debt every year in order to pay its bills. After a long and difficult debate among family members, keeping in mind that it was not going to be possible to borrow $16,500 every year forever, the parents and children agreed that a $380/year premium cable subscription could be terminated. So now the family will have to borrow only $16,120 per year. ~Philip Greenspun (link - http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2011/04/10/understanding-congresss-solution-to-the-federal-deficit-problem/) (http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2011/04/10/understanding-congresss-solution-to-the-federal-deficit-problem/%29)