Posted on December 10th, 2010 by ElectroGeek
Loosely united cyberpranksters have evolved into a political movement for an unfettered Internet. They got their start years ago as cyberpranksters, an online community of tech-savvy kids more interested in making mischief than political statements. But the coordinated attacks on major corporate and government Web sites in defense of WikiLeaks, which began on Wednesday and [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2010 by ElectroGeek
Should WikiLeaks.org be shut down? This raises a serious question as to what constitutes freedom of speech and what constitutes Internet based terrorism. WikiLeaks describes itself as: “WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organization dedicated to bringing important news and information to the public. We provide an innovative, secure and anonymous way for independent sources around [...]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by ElectroGeek
According to reports, an armed conflict between the United States and Canada may result if a U.S. based company continues to pursue exclusive international rights to extract oil from the Arctic Ocean. According to an article published by Canada.com, a Las Vegas based company is pursuing the exclusive right to extract undersea oil from the [...]
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Posted on December 26th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Russia successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a navigation system to rival America’s GPS. The military-run GLONASS mapping system works over most of Russia and is expected to cover the globe by the end of 2009, once all its 24 navigational satellites are operating. A space rocket blasted [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
DrinkOrDie’s Griffiths faced up to 10 years in prison and a $500K fine The leader of one of the oldest and most widely recognized Internet software piracy groups was sentenced Friday to 51 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, the Department of Justice announced. Hew Raymond Griffiths, 44, [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Nick Negroponte, founder and leader of the One Laptop Per Child project, believes Intel is jeopardising the success of the mission. Negroponte told American news program 60 Minutes on Sunday night that Intel’s “shameless” business practices had cost the project. He claims that he would have three million orders for the US$100 laptop if not [...]
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Posted on May 14th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
The US military said it will block worldwide access to 13 Web sites because they strain network capabilities and present operational risks.. The US Department of Defense has banned use of YouTube and MySpace, just weeks after restricting soldiers’ blogs. A military general issued a memo Friday stating that use of social networking and recreational [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Yes. You heard me correctly. Bill Gates is heading for space. According to an article published by Informationweek.com, Bill Gates is rumored to be preparing for a flight to space via a Russian craft. It is reported that the cost for such a flight is $25 million. That really shouldn’t be an issue for Bill [...]
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Posted on April 8th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
You may have noticed that gas prices are skyrocketing again. Here in the Chicago area I have seen gas prices recently at $3.30 a gallon and more. It’s time to stop buying foreign oil and stop driving cars that burn fossil fuels. Why did GM pull the plug on the EV1 electric car? The test [...]
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