Hackers and researches have been opposing the RFID based passports for last several claiming that it’s not as secure as one might think. Even so that there are some precautions this kind of technology it’s still not ready for wider implementation.
Linky: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/02/low_cost_rfid_cloner/
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Carlos Labs created a tool mapped to Google maps to test out 7 different types of nukes and 1 asteroid. You can test run them to see coverage area produced by each type of nuke. It even includes infamous “Tsar Bomba” which was seen and felt almost 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) from ground zero.
and here is a video of “Tsar Bomba” explosion.
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“They took me from my home,” George Obama told reporters in Nairobi from his jail cell. ” I don’t know why they are charging me.”
For some reason i believe him. Stuff like this happens a lot in third world countries, especially on government level for a good ransom money. And of course as any decent brother Barak Obama now will have to post a bail of a few billion dollars to get him out of jail.
Linky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7862691.stm
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Keith Prepares to Unleash an Incoherent and Partisan Rant
Five FOX News primetime hosts are now outpacing Keith Olbermann in terms of viewer count. The numbers don’t lie, and neither should they surprise anybody. After all, Olbermann is the early forerunner in the contest of who can spread the most contagious Bush Derangement Syndrome. In his first 1/29/09 segment, he referred to Republicans as “lying” as well as “simpering and whining”, while he referred to President Obama’s statement on 2008 Wall Street bonuses as “very deserved, very commendable, and very dramatic”. 6 out of 8 of his segments prominently dumped on Republicans while canonizing Democrats, including 3 of 8 segments that directly involved Bush’s legacy or his closest allies. The following statistics were sourced from the Drudge Report on the night of January 29th, 2009 and reflected viewer numbers on that same night.
- FOXNEWS OREILLY 3,891,000
- FOXNEWS HANNITY 3,034,000
- FOXNEWS BECK 2,306,000
- FOXNEWS SHEP 2,299,000
- FOXNEWS GRETA 2,155,000
- MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,581,000
- CNN COOPER 1,559,000
- CNN KING 1,420,000
- CNN BLITZER 1,490,000
- CNNHN GRACE 1,435,000
- MSNBC MADDOW 1,398,000
For purposes of comparison, here is a piece written by yours truly on December 16, 2008 about the Olbermann-O’Reilly rivalry. Needless to say, O’Reilly won that fight and is now dancing in the end zone. The most important piece of information clear from a comparison of yesterday’s statistics and those from late 2008 is that Fox News primetime viewership has increased some 9%, and Hardball with Chris Matthews (an MSNBC show) has dropped off the top 11 primetime cable TV shows in terms of viewer numbers. Furthermore, O’Reilly garnered more than double the number of viewers than Olbermann did, and he even pulled off a victory in the vaunted 25-54 age group. As the nation marches off into a new age of partisanship to the beat of Obama’s drum, Keith’s angry and sometimes profane outbursts seem like relics of a bitter and clingy past, just like principled policy in regards to Israel and sensible trade policy. But we oughtn’t fear- “cleverness” shall now suffice for political, economic, and military clout. Unless, of course, the “new era of responsibility” isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be or that tidbit about extending a hand to figures with “unclenched fists” only applies to ruthless dictators and not Republican congressmen. But a proper liberal has a bad answer to every good question, as is demonstrated by an exchange I had with a devoted “progressive” Democrat earlier. “Why was the misery rate so high during Carter’s administration?” His reply: “Carter had to pay for years of Reaganomics.”
Keith Olbermann, prime time news
By: Age of Pericles
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This is what i call a most peaceful environment.
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Change is showing up everywhere, even drug dealers decided that its time to change the name of a dope of hope to “Obama”
“Cops: New York dealers sold heroin branded with president’s name
JANUARY 23–Add heroin to the scores of products that have been branded with President Barack Obama’s name. Cops in upstate New York this week broke up a drug ring that allegedly sold heroin under several brand names, including “Obama.” ”
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French do have a sense of humor after all. I did not get a thing from what this reporter is saying but now i know that french did not fully submit to sharia laws …yet.
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Just recieved an email from my hosting company that i must upgrade my current wordpress installation to newer 2.7 version. I am upgrading it right now, so if anything come back later. 
Update: Yohoo. Upgrade is done. 2.7 is running pretty fast and stable. plugins work fine.
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Newsweek has an interesting story “Hamas and Its Discontents” about Gazans feeling towards hamas and its rulers. They won’t miss opportunity to accuse Israel of defending itself with “retaliating, using excessive force” on provocation from hamas terrorists. On the other side newsweek at least did mention that most of the time it was hamas’s actions that caused the retaliation.
The best yet, guess how does hamas keep ex-Fatah members under house arrest … by shooting them in the legs so they can’t walk. Where is UN at the moments like this.
hamas so called ” victory parade” was attended by big fat number 0 people. Sounds like Gazans now know who their real enemy is.
Do you think hamas got the message from its its own people ?
Linky: http://www.newsweek.com
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