Obama Campaign Disabled Address Verification for Online Donors

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.comHow does a candidate raise 700 million dollars in a recession?  What is the reason that the Obama campaign cannot verify information on donations below...

Gonna Live Forever: Flash Memory with Slower Decay

Oh, those clever scientists. They've found a way to make flash memory last longer, use less power, and manage cell failure in a more even-handed manner. Currently, flash memory goes bad after around ten years, all...

Condoleezza Rice to meet North Korean counterpart for nuclear talks

Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of  North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...

Police Can Disable New Cars on Demand

How like you this?"General Motors plans to equip 1.7 million of its 2009 models with a system that allows OnStar operators to cut engine power in the car if the police request it. The system was demonstrated in Washington, D.C. today. GM's OnStar system already contains...

Nuclear Deal Reached With North Korea

This is a significant accomplishment in the six party talks leading to North Korea's relinquishment of its nuclear facilities. The announcement in China today gives final approval by the other five parties to the talks: Russia, China, South Korea, Japan and North Korea."North...

Software Update Disables Hacked IPhones

"Apple Inc. has issued a software update that creates problems for iPhones modified to work with a cellular carrier other than AT&T Inc. and disables at least some unofficial programs installed on other iPhone...

Car’s so hot, it was stolen twice — in one day

STEVENS POINT, Wis. - York Heiden is one unlucky crime victim — his car was stolen twice in one day.Even he can't believe it."Everyone says, 'You shouldn't have left it,'" Heiden said, laughing. "But I know, I know ... So many what-ifs: I shouldn't have done this, I...

Russian General Says U.S. Continues Preparations for Iran Strike

"The release of the 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iran has robbed the U.S. of a pretext to attack Iran, but the U.S. has not given up plans to attack Iran militarily, president of the Academy for Geopolitical Problems Colonel General Leonid Ivashov was quoted as...

HOWTO disable your new, RFID-laden US passport

I love a low tech solution..."Smash the crap out of it with a hammer. No, seriously. "

Fox issues threats to sites linking to YouTube videos

Cory Doctorow has a very interesting column today about the lengths media corporations will go to enforce its control over the web. In this case, Fox is issuing legal threats to sites that link to material that Fox claims has been stolen from it.An analogy would be if police...
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Obama Campaign Disabled Address Verification for Online Donors

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.comHow does a candidate raise 700 million dollars in a recession?  What is the reason that the Obama campaign cannot verify information on donations below...

Condoleezza Rice to meet North Korean counterpart for nuclear talks

Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of  North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...

Gonna Live Forever: Flash Memory with Slower Decay

Oh, those clever scientists. They've found a way to make flash memory last longer, use less power, and manage cell failure in a more even-handed manner. Currently, flash memory goes bad after around ten years, all...

Police Can Disable New Cars on Demand

How like you this?"General Motors plans to equip 1.7 million of its 2009 models with a system that allows OnStar operators to cut engine power in the car if the police request it. The system was demonstrated in Washington, D.C. today. GM's OnStar system already contains...

Nuclear Deal Reached With North Korea

This is a significant accomplishment in the six party talks leading to North Korea's relinquishment of its nuclear facilities. The announcement in China today gives final approval by the other five parties to the talks: Russia, China, South Korea, Japan and North Korea."North...

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