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technology
Anonymous: Preserving free speech? Hardly.
WikiLeaks: Who Is ‘Anonymous’ and What Is ‘Operation Payback’? Some Anonymous activists call the attacks part of a new “Info-War” aimed at preserving free speech on the Internet. Regardless of your opinion on Assange or WikiLeaks it has become patently obvious these script-kiddies (calling them hackers is an insult to genuine hackers) are too stupid … Continue reading
Successful SpaceX Launch, Land
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Landing – Private Space Test – Popular Mechanics Congratulations to SpaceX for their successful launch of the Dragon capsule. More importantly congratulations to SpaceX for becoming the first private company to have a spacecraft re-enter from orbit. More info on SpaceX Dragon: SpaceX Dragon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NewBits May 05, 2010
Fears of Greek contagion sweep global markets | Reuters German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe’s fate was at stake. France declared the euro was under speculative attack but said such a move would fail. And the Greek government vowed not to retreat a single step despite violence on the streets of Athens. Obama wants to … Continue reading
Newsbits: Immigration Reform Plan, Raytheon, Moon Robots
Democrats unveil immigration reform plan | Reuters Not going to believe it until I see genuine reform, not useless identification cards that’ll be forged faster than you can say illegal and more laws that Congress and the administration will de-fund or order they be ignored as has been done for decades. Congress and past Presidents … Continue reading
News Bits: Immigration, Deficit, Belarus, Hypersonic Missile
Peaceful protest proper approach on Arizona law | law, enforcement, people – Opinion – YumaSun The peaceful protests and civil disobedience of the civil rights era are an example of the power of proper opposition. Those who want to protest this law need to look to that example. At least some still have common sense. … Continue reading
AutoCAD Freestyle released
Autodesk releases AutoCAD Freestyle on its 28th birthday | The CAD Geek Blog AutoCAD Freestyle isn’t for the seasoned AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT professional who needs advanced drafting and design tools to create complex drawings. Instead think of AutoCAD Freestyle as a product your mom could use. While there’s an obvious market for homeowners needing to create … Continue reading
Space News: X-37 Space Plane
Air Force to launch X-37 space plane: Precursor to war in orbit? – Yahoo! News (Author’s note: I hate the fear mongering title to this article.) ‘Arms control advocates say it is pretty clearly the beginning of a “weaponization of space” – precursor to a precision global strike capability that would allow the US to … Continue reading
AutoCAD 2011
I’ve been ignoring my geeky CAD/Designer/Engineer side lately. AutoCAD 2011 in 3 minutes | CAD Panacea AutoCAD 2011: A Look at What’s New | Cadalyst Overall based on what I’ve read and seen I like the changed UI so far, particularly the paper-style grid. Old timers might get confused but if you’ve kept up with … Continue reading
Av, Sci & Tech News Bits
Scientists hide gold with 3D invisibility cloak | Reuters The findings, published in the journal Science on Thursday, could in the future make it possible to make large objects invisible, but for now the researchers said they were not keen to speculate on possible applications. Well it’s useless to speculate about the already acknowledged goal. … Continue reading
Aviation and Space Newsbits
Dreamliner May Come to Australia for Testing. | Planenews Aviation News Good news for Aussies given recent events down there. Not so good for Americans, though. China’s fourth space center to be completed by 2015 | ‘RIA Novosti’ China’s fourth space center, Wenchang, will be put into service between 2014 and 2015, not in 2013 … Continue reading
GovTrack
- Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 5651: Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012
- Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 5857: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
- Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 5856: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
- Bill Action: Introduced: H.Con.Res. 126: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Bil Keane.
- Bill Action: Signed by President: H.R. 4967: Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012
