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Feb15

Feds Seize 18 More Domains in Piracy Crackdown

by M3 on February 15th, 2011 at 4:17 am
Posted In: News, Technology

The U.S. government seized 18 more internet domains Monday, bringing to at least 119 the number of seizures following the June commencement of the so-called “Operation in Our Sites” anti-piracy program. Read More…..

Feb15

House Extends Key Patriot Act Provisions

by M3 on February 15th, 2011 at 4:13 am
Posted In: News, Technology

The House voted Monday to extend to December three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act spy legislation. Read More…..

Feb15

Inside the Convoluted Plot to Bring Down WikiLeaks

by M3 on February 15th, 2011 at 4:10 am
Posted In: News, Technology

When Aaron Barr was finalizing a recent computer security presentation for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, a colleague had a bit of good-natured advice for him: “Scare the shit out of them!” Read More…..

Feb15

Syria sentences blogger to 5 years in prison. :(

by M3 on February 15th, 2011 at 3:48 am
Posted In: News, Technology

A Syrian court on Monday sentenced a 19-year-old blogger to five years in prison on charges of spying for a foreign country. Read More…..

Jan26

2 Suns

by M3 on January 26th, 2011 at 4:35 am
Posted In: News, Technology

“Betelgeuse, one of the night sky’s brightest stars, is losing mass, indicating it is collapsing. It could run out of fuel and go super-nova at any time. When that happens, for at least a few weeks, we’d see a second sun, Carter says. There may also be no night during that timeframe.”  Read More…..

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