Reuters: WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. says

Yes, indeed! And toads may have advacado on their hands and Pee Wee Herman may have an insouciant chanteuse on his hands and we may all have the dressing of innocent salads on our hands!

Please! If you are going to attempt misinformation then please at least put some effort into it. We all ( Read more... )

"Grab the readies, Nicky!"

"You Just 'old the gun on the cashier ,Dave "

Reuters: UK to raid dormant bank accounts to fund charity

One is slightly dissapointed. Both Cameron and Clegg are well heeled boys from the right side of the track. So this sudden descent to bank robbery is all rather tawdry and vulgar and certainly beneath them.

Democracy Now: The Food Bubble: How Wall Street Starved Millions and Got Away With It

I do not really know how governments in the west regulate banks and shares dealing but one of the phrases I can remember hearing every time a politician is being hauled over the coals for the latest misdemeanour of banks and shares brokers is "ethical guidelines ( Read more... )

Although I have a passing interest in fashion I do not spend an awful lot of time perusing the fashion rags or even discussing it. But I found these two articles interesting.

Style.com: Givenchy fashion inspired by Frida Kahlo's obsessions with religion, sensuality, and human anatomy

Coilhouse: Orthodontic Medical Elephant Man-Inspired Fashion

FDA gives approval for telescopic implants for eyes.

I could blather on about this but the link to Singularity Hub will tell you all you need to know.

Singularity Hub: Implantable Eye Telescope That Treats AMD Finally Gets FDA Approval

crossposted: cyberpunk

It is rare that I can point at a news story, be it of a science discovery, technological development. or a social adaptation and say "Lo! This is Cyberpunk!. But I think the following story applies....

The Guardian: The provincial lawyer who is helping plot an emirate coup

Now this is not the first time that the internet has been used to run a ( Read more... )

NY Times: With U.S. Aid, Warlord Builds an Afghan Empire

And this sort of nonsense  worked so well the last time the west supported a military leader in the Middle East that we had to invade a country, twice, in order to sack him.


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John Perkins is moderately well known as a critic of modern capitalism which favours corporations over individuals or even sovereign states (outside of the U.S)

His book is ‘Confessions of An Economic Hitman’ is an insider's view of strategic business consultants and the NSA working with banks, corporations and a very wealthy minoruty with no time ( Read more... )

I regard myself as a 'science' fan insofar as I know very little and am always entertained and amazed by every new revelation researchers trot out for we, ingnorant, hoi-poloi. I believe that we are less likely to avert eco-collapse through sensible, responsible, exploitation of the planet's resources than we are through some boffin discovering how ( Read more... )