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Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Posted by Kaerast from Guardian UK

Richard Stallman on cloud computing: "It's stupidity. It's worse than stupidity: it's a marketing hype campaign."

Web-based programs like Google's Gmail will force people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that will cost more and more over time, according to the free software campaigner

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Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the Homeland

Posted by Shemuses from Salon

For the first time in 100 years, and contrary to a long-standing legal prohibition, an active duty military unit is permanently assigned inside the U.S.

Several bloggers today have pointed to this obviously disturbing article from Army Times, which announces that "beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the [1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division] will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North" -- "the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities."

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Incredible Documentary Footage of Mass Arrest in St. Paul

Posted by Shemuses from Alternet

Now that we've had a few weeks to settle, a look back at Labor Day in the Twin Cities. Labor Day was of course also Day One of the Republican National Convention. Video was released today of an apparent mass arrest of utterly peaceful concert goers at the SEIU Labor Day concert.

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Neo-Nazi Magazine to Feature Obama Assassination Cover

Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

Neo-Nazi boss Bill White, long given to swaggering threats and proposals for violence, this week went even further than normal - announcing plans for a magazine cover headlined "Kill This ******?" with a photo of Barack Obama and, two days later, publishing the home address of a juror who helped convict another neo-Nazi leader in a federal conspiracy case.

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Mercenary Outfit Send Mass Email Offering Positions in the Wake of Gustav

Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

Blackwater is compiling a list of qualified security personnel for possible deployment into areas affected by Hurricane Gustav. Applicants must meet all items listed under the respective Officer posting and be US citizens. Contract length is TBD.

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Arrests Made in Alleged Obama Assassination Plot

Posted by theangryindian from TruthDig

A possible plot to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during his acceptance speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention was foiled in Denver on Monday night when at least three suspects were arrested, authorities reported.

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Two Women Sentenced to ‘Re-education’ in China

Posted by Jeff from New York Times

These Olympics are an ongoing human rights embarrassment: Two elderly Chinese women have been sentenced to a year of "re-education through labor" after they repeatedly sought a permit to demonstrate in one of the official Olympic protest areas, according to family members and human rights advocates.

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Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

While the dramatic fireworks display actually happened as portrayed on television, members of the Beijing Olympic Committee said it was necessary to replace live video with computer-generated imagery because the city's hazy, smoggy skies made it too difficult to see, according to The Beijing Times, which first reported the story.

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Technology | Hi-tech criminals target Twitter

Posted by Newshogg from BBC News

It was only a matter of time before this happened. Puts the whole issue of 'who do we trust' back in the frame (if it ever left). But will make the Twitterati sit up and think?

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The IOC is Now Officially an Accomplice to the Communists in China

Posted by robertvance from

Beijing, which has constantly complained about its precious Games being politicized, is itself politicizing the Olympics every time it censors a website. By not allowing reporters to access sites like Amnesty International or the Chinese version of the BBC, the Chinese government is attempting to shield itself from international criticism and arbitrarily filter out political viewpoints that it deems harmful to its image. This action of censoring the Internet in Beijing is a powerful political statement...

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Google Says Complete Privacy Does Not Exist

Posted by Jeff from

In a submission to court, Google is arguing that in the modern world there can be no expectation of privacy. Google is being sued by a Pennsylvania couple after their home appeared on Google's Street View pages. The couple's house is on a private road clearly marked as private property.

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New Orleans Public Housing Defenders Face Terror Charges

Posted by Shemuses from Alternet

As activists continue to fight for people's rights to keep their homes in New Orleans, repression by local authorities is brutal. A trial is about to open in New Orleans of housing activists Jamie "Bork" Laughner and Joy Kohler, who face charges of criminal trespass and possession of a "fake explosive device" following civil disobedience arrests at public housing projects slated for demolition. Laughner was also charged under a Louisiana anti-terrorism law passed as the state's answer to the federal PATRIOT Act.

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