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Rick Santorum’s Apocalyptic “Obamaville” Video
For your viewing pleasure: Look, I’m not exactly happy about Obama either (NDAA, the secret interpretation of the Patriot Act, and so on), but this video is coming from Rick Santorum, a man who would be even more horrific on the front of human rights than Obama is. Anyways,...
Senators Warn About Secret Interpretation of Patriot Act
For years, various (though few) members of Congress have been vocal about the various surveillance measures conducted under the Patriot Act. Now, though, Mark Udall (D-CO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) have come forward in protest of a secret interpretation of Section 215. They claim that it’s not nearly as important to our...
The Pirate Bay Creating Its Own Drone Fleet
This is a bit out-there, but according to TorrentFreak, The Pirate Bay is planning on launching its own low orbit server drones. The Pirate Bay has been taking increasing measures to ensure that their operation can’t be censored. They foresee their next step as creating GPS controlled drones. To...
TorrentFreak Figures Out Which VPN Providers Take Anonymity Seriously
It has become apparent than not all VPN providers are really living up to their marketing. After all, an alleged member of LulzSec was tracked down while he was using a supposedly anonymous service from HideMyAss. TorrentFreak has taken the time over the last few weeks to contact the...
Razer CEO Funds Wasteland 2 Kickstarter
Min-Liang Tan has donated $10,000 to the Kickstarter for the game Wasteland 2. That’s the highest donation bracket. First, what is Wasteland 2? Well…way back in the late 80′s there was a really amazing RPG called Wasteland. The game was incredibly innovative and it was the inspiration for the...
Russia to Take Up the Space Race Again
According to leaked documents from Russia’s space agency, the country plans to land a network of unmanned stations on Mars, as well as ferry Russian cosmonauts to the surface of the Moon, by the year 2030. Russia has had a rather dismal recent history as far as space exploration goes,...
Pink Acne-Enhancing Lighting To Deter Loitering Teens
Er… wat? According to the BBC, some towns in the UK are installing pink lighting in order to prevent teenagers from loitering and generally causing trouble. The thought is that, since pink lighting makes acne more apparent, the teenagers won’t hang out in those areas. This is hilariously messed...
Yahoo Suing Facebook Over Patent Infringement, Earning Nickname “Patent Troll”
Is this the last act of a desperate website? Yahoo has been trying recently to revamp its image so that it appears more like a media powerhouse, what with their coverage of the election and everything. However, they’ve now violated the unspoken rule of Silicon Valley and are suing...
