Heads up! There's a new exploit on the loose
Those still using IE9 or IE10 would do well to update to IE11.http://arstechnica.com/... New zero-day bug in IE 10 exploited in active malware attack, MS warns (updated) For the nerds out there, rumor...
View ArticleNebraska law permitting Keystone XL pipeline struck down
I expect to see this overturned in short order due to the power of money, but it's still a win even if it's too late and will only complicate matters. Do we dare to hope...
View ArticleWikipedia may be cracking down
Proposed amendment to terms of use re Paid contributions: http://meta.wikimedia.org/... You will find an introduction to the question and the proposal from the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department...
View ArticleEFF Releases Privacy Badger
Warning: This is an "alpha" version. Use at your own risk. Privacy Badger will work on Firefox and Chrome only.Since advertisers and trackers pay no or little attention to the Do Not Track option, the...
View ArticleSons of Wichita - Fresh Air
http://www.npr.org/... How The Koch Brothers Remade America's Political Landscape Brothers Charles and David Koch are the subject of the new book Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's...
View ArticleRisky Business
What do Henry Paulson, Michael Bloomberg, and Tom Steyer have in common beside money?Risky Business, The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States.They have a study scheduled to be released...
View ArticleOpen Carry Richmond
Yep, there was an Independence Day open carry demonstration in Richmond. I think both participants were a little embarrassed.http://www.roanoke.com/... Two showed up — and they were the organizers of...
View Article100% Renewable has Arrived
That's in one German state, not in the US, more's the pity. Germany’s windiest area, Schleswig-Holstein, will probably achieve “100% renewable electricity” sometime this year. That is, its clean energy...
View ArticleArizona Tea Party Candidate makes a Fool of Himself
Stop me if you've heard this one before.Adam Kwasman was at the protest in Oracle, Az today and broke off an interview when he heard a bus load of children was coming down the road. He wanted to be in...
View ArticleShort and Sweet - Update #1
http://www.supremecourt.gov/... (ORDER LIST: 574 U.S.) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 ORDER IN PENDING CASE 14A374 OTTER, GOV. OF ID, ET AL. V. LATTA, SUSAN, ET AL. The application for stay presented to...
View ArticleUpdate #1 - Hey NBC, Fire Chuck Todd Today.
Update: This trivial little rant has had its day in the sun. Please remove your recs and add them to this much more deserving and important diary: http://www.dailykos.com/...When a person who is...
View ArticlePossible Ebola case in Oregon
That first word in the title is important.A woman visiting from Liberia has been hospitalized for testing. She has been in the country since Tuesday evening and has been self monitoring. On Friday her...
View ArticleBreaking - FSU Shooting - Update
A gunman fired four shots at Strozier Library and wounded two people. Florida State University police shot and killed the gunman. There's not much more information available as...
View ArticleMarion Barry has died - RIP
There's little I could add so I'll just post this:http://www.npr.org/... Marion Barry, the fiery Washington, D.C., politician who was famously re-elected after going to jail for crack cocaine...
View ArticleDemocrats to fight back on XL Pipeline
How about some export restrictions? Some clean energy? A buy American provision? Fuel Fix has the story. Democrats plan Keystone XL counterattack Senate Democrats are vowing to counter Republicans’...
View ArticleRick Scott doesn't like the FDLE doing their job so he fired the Commissioner
I guess we should start with the FDLE. That's the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. In some states, that would be called the state police.The Tampa Bay Times has the story. Times/Herald interviews...
View ArticleBarrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for posting a link
Brown was, at times, referred to as the spokesperson for Anonymous. He wasn't. There is no spokesperson for Anonymous. The lack of structure makes such a claim ridiculous but bureaucracies are limited...
View ArticleJust a Thought
I went out to dinner tonight and saw a beautiful girl. She may have been about 6 years old. She was accompanied by her father. He is a big man. Not tall, but very big.As I watched I saw two elderly...
View ArticleInformation Request - #BLM
A couple of weeks ago there was a meeting involving BLM, Center for Constitutional Rights, Dream Defenders, National Bar Association and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.I've...
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