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Official: FCC to propose 'Net neutrality' rules
Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:10 AM EDT
The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, an official at the agency said Saturday.
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SCOTUS Justice Sotomayor: "created corporations as persons, gave birth to corporations as persons, There could be an argument made that that was the court's error to start with...[imbuing] a creature of state law with human characteristics."
Seeded on Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:39 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
In her maiden Supreme Court appearance last week, Justice Sonia Sotomayor made a provocative comment that probed the foundations of corporate law.
Pee-ed off President orders monkeys out
Seeded on Wed Sep 2, 2009 12:40 AM EDT (abc.net.au)
Zambia President Rupiah Banda has ordered scores of monkeys removed from the grounds of his official residence, after one urinated on him during a press conference, a parks official said Tuesday.
Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Have Grown Even Bigger
Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:00 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
J.P. Morgan Chase, an amalgam of some of Wall Street's most storied institutions, now holds more than $1 of every $10 on deposit in this country.
Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder
Seeded on Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:01 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Not satire: Eating disorder charities are reporting a rise in the number of people suffering from a serious psychological condition characterised by an obsession with healthy eating.
Barak Obama's OpEd In The New York Times: Why We Need Health Care Reform
Seeded on Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:19 AM EDT (The New York Times)
OUR nation is now engaged in a great debate about the future of health care in America. And over the past few weeks, much of the media attention has been focused on the loudest voices.
Great Pyramid Mystery to Be Solved by Hidden Room?
Seeded on Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:54 AM EDT (National Geographic)
Greek historian Herodotus, writing around 450 B.C., theorized the use of small, wooden, cranes or levers to lift the blocks. But, Brier said, "you'd have to have thousands, and they didn't have enough wood in all of Egypt for that," Brier said.
Americans pay 5 times more than Netherlanders for wireless
Seeded on Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:44 AM EDT (Ars Technica)
A new OECD survey highlights the massive disparity in wireless service costs across countries. Americans pay significantly more than their counterparts in Sweden and the Netherlands for mobile broadband.
Capitalism, Sarah Palin-style
Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:51 PM EDT (naomiklein.org)
We are in a progressive moment, a moment when the ground is shifting beneath our feet, and anything is possible. What we considered unimaginable about what could be said and hoped for a year ago is now possible.
First look at the new Zoobomb 'Pyle'
Seeded on Thu May 28, 2009 7:46 PM EDT (BikePortland.org)
This is officially the Best Bike Rack of all time. (see picture after the jump)
4 Arrested in Plot to Bomb New York Synagogues - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Thu May 21, 2009 12:50 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Four men from upstate New York were arrested Wednesday night in what the authorities said was a plot to bomb two synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down military planes at Stewart Air National Guard base in Newburgh, N.Y.
Germany Imagines Suburbs Without Cars
Seeded on Tue May 12, 2009 12:16 PM EDT (The New York Times)
VAUBAN, Germany — Residents of this upscale community are suburban pioneers, going where few soccer moms or commuting executives have ever gone before: they have given up their cars.
Split Incentive Stalls Energy Efficiency in Rental Housing
Seeded on Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:11 PM EDT (Sightline Institute)
Investing in energy efficiency can reduce greenhouse gas emissions even while saving money on energy bills. It seems like a no-brainer. Yet the one-third of northwesterners who live in rental housing actively avoid investing in energy efficiency.
Social Contract Under Strain
Seeded on Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:06 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)
We've been in the midst of the reporting on the AIG bonus story and related high-octane blow-ups over compensation and the behavior of key players in the finance sector.
More People, More Congestion
Seeded on Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:06 PM EDT (Sightline Daily)
I wrote yesterday about the new study that found major declines in traffic congestion in 2008. But to me, there's an even more interesting point hiding in the data: population size is the best single predictor of a city's traffic congestion. It's a fact that often gets lost …
Washington century: Too many posers
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:45 PM EDT (seattlepi.com)
We thought the state's progressives and moderates had made up their minds to be leaders in addressing climate change. But it seems that many Democrats in the Legislature are green posers who talk a good game but turn a cowardly shade of yellow when action is needed.
Lawmakers thwart Gregoire's cap-and-trade plan on climate
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:43 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Gov. Chris Gregoire's attempt to push Washington to the forefront of climate-change regulation appears dead — mortally wounded in the state Legislature by fears it could hurt the economy and be vulnerable to rip-offs.
SPEAK OUT: Senate should make campaign contributions transparent
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:35 PM EDT (The Patriot Ledger)
Imagine if Google worked this way: You type in a search term, and, at Google headquarters, an army of workers printed out the contents of every responsive Web page, then hauled them in wheelbarrows to a results department, where another army of workers typed the contents of those …
Senate's paper filing method under fire
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:34 PM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)
The archaic process is the same every year: Senate candidates electronically track the contributions they receive, print out the forms and hand them to the Senate secretary, who hands them to the Federal Elections Commission, which hires someone to type up the data electronically …
Senators Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby should support the Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:32 PM EDT (The Birmingham News)
Here's an opportunity for Alabama's U.S. senators, Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby, to increase government transparency while saving taxpayer money, paper and time, to boot.
Editorial: Keep sunshine on officials' shoulders
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:29 PM EDT (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Today begins Sunshine Week, the time when corporate and individual members of news organizations remind the public of the vital role they play in gathering and presenting information about the operations of local, state and federal governments and their various agencies - operati …
Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable
Seeded on Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:55 PM EDT (Shirky.com )
Very interesting and deep article about the internet and newspapers.
Breaking: D.C. Tech Official Busted in Federal Bribery Sting - D.C. Wire -
Seeded on Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:55 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
An official in the D.C. government's office of the chief technology officer has been arrested in a federal bribery sting, according to law enforcement sources. The FBI has raided the technology office this morning and agents are continuing to search for evidence, sources said.
Maybe 482 is a Lucky Number
Seeded on Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:01 PM EDT (Sunlight Foundation)
It's like déjà vu all over again. During the 110th Congress, Senator Russ Feingold (Wis.) introduced S. 223, the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, a bill that would do nothing more onerous than require senators to electronically file their campaign finance reports.
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Another Nail In The Intelligent Design Coffin: Specization (i.e. Macroevolution) Observed In The WildOn one of the Galapagos islands whose finches shaped the theories of a young Charles Darwin, biologists have witnessed that elusive moment when a single species splits in two.
Few call Venice home, but it's not history, either
A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000.
- Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Really)
The Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features.
- Apparently I Was Killed In A Shootout With Federal Agents on Wednesday
Abdullah, 53, was killed during a shootout Wednesday with federal agents. He was one of 11 people named in a criminal complaint. The charges included conspiracy to sell stolen goods and illegal possession and sale of firearms.
- Running the White House Web site on Drupal is a political disaster.
I wish Drupal and the White House nothing but happiness. But I have a feeling this story ends badly. If the administration had conducted a few polls among the swing demographic of Web site administrators, it would have realized that Drupal is pocked with political landmines.
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