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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...

created by politisite | 1 year ago | updated 27 wks ago
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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. ...

created by Sanjay Jha | 1 year ago
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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...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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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...

created by René | 2 years ago
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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...

created by pgaliba | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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RFID For RFID's Sake, It's Full Steam Ahead :: MAXINE

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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. "

created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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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...