Hacking is about more than mischief-making or political subversion. As Catherine Bracy describes in this spirited talk, it can be just as much a force for good as it is for evil. She spins through some inspiring civically-minded projects in Honolulu, Oakland and Mexico City — and makes a compelling case that we all have what it takes to get involved.
Snowden is in germany to answer questions about his personal safety his time at the CIA and NSA involvement in industrial espionage.
you know you have been awake too long when Alex Jones and McAfee sound reasonable. The sad thing is they have some very reasonable ideas about guns and intellectual property.
I have not actually watched it but McAfee is hilarious
The new FCC chairman talks about the new 2 sided 600 mhz auction. This is interesting because its the first spectrum auction that will compel existing holders of broadcast licences to sell / rent there spectrum in 6 mhz slices. note using current technologies 6 mhz is about 19 mbits of bandwidth.
The Chairmen also covers the FCCs offcial opinion on net neutrality in wireless networks which is interesting.
This is extremely impressive, they are using ultrasonic speakers to levitate small but real physical objects. It’s unclear how much energy is required but I am sure its not a small amount.
if any one has more detailed info about how it works let me know
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