Archive for August, 2008

Ubiquity Firefox Application

Posted by Q Ball on August 27th, 2008

Mozilla has just released a new application for Firefox called Ubiquity. Its main goal is to make all the stuff on the web easier to use and combine. Check out the video: Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. The usefulness and power of the web continues to amaze me.

China – “Re-Education Through Labor”

Posted by 3wire on August 21st, 2008

All these people did was “apply” for permission to demonstrate. Now they get to spend a year at a labor camp. I wonder if that “camp” has canoes and sing-a-longs? It’s probably nothing like a prison. From: Reuters …petitioners Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, were sentenced to one year of “re-education through labor” [...]

Russia vs. Georgia Cyberwar Continues

Posted by 3wire on August 12th, 2008

From Yahoo Attacks by Russian hackers against Georgian Web sites, including one hosted in the United States, continued Tuesday even as Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered a halt to hostilities against Georgia.

Incompetent Photographer at Olympics

Posted by 3wire on August 10th, 2008

One of the first things you learn in photo class is to focus on the MOST important feature in the frame. Clearly this photographer skipped that class. Although the guy in the center (also a photographer)  doesn’t have his camera in-hand, he clearly is aware of the real subject in this image. Oh yeah, that’s [...]

Publisher Enables Terrorism

Posted by Q Ball on August 7th, 2008

Random House has decided to forgo publishing a book about Mohamed’s love life for fear that it will spark violence and riots from Muslims. I thought Islam was the religion of peace. Via Rueters: “In this instance we decided, after much deliberation, to postpone publication for the safety of the author, employees of Random House, [...]

Time Defends Obama’s Tire Gauge Energy Plan

Posted by 3wire on August 5th, 2008

It must be nice to have  the likes of Time and CNN running interference for your campaign. Obama doesn’t need to justify his ridiculous statements, that’s the press’s job, the impartial and independent press, isn’t it? In this story from Time there is not a single quote from the Obama camp. It must save a [...]

Democracy In The Dark

Posted by Q Ball on August 2nd, 2008

Earlier today the House Democrats adjourned for the day and the Speaker decided to turn the lights, mics and C-SPAN cameras off. The Republicans were not done and decided to continue the debate on the House floor in the dark. Via The Politico: “This is the people’s House,” said Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.). “This is [...]