Pakistan blocks Twitter, cites “blasphemous” contentAs originally posted on: DW.DEMay 20, 2012Pakistan blocked access to Twitter on Sunday, citing “blasphemous” material as the reason for the move against the social networking site.Twitter users in Pa…

In Grade 10 I read The Chrysalids, a John Wyndham science fiction that starts out describing an agrarian culture where they talk of God-like old people who could move the Earth into walls and hills. There were enough clues in the first chapter that I soon figured out that the book was describing the future, [...]

New Windows PCs often gets a bad rap for something Microsoft can’t control: the software the companies that build them pre-install. But at Microsoft’s retail stores, they’re doing something about the problem of PC bloat.

Thx! RT @kady: Meanwhile, if you've lost the thread of the #robocalls plot, the intrepid @laura_payton has you covered: is.gd/Xzrnby— Laura Payton (@laura_payton) May 16, 2012 There’ve been a few days of no new news reported in the robocalls criminal investigation. What has been said today in CBC, while factual, does make one claim that [...]

@saskboy Will you ever learn that PMSH simply doesnt plan and execute Robocall-kindacrap? #notthatkindaPM @leaderpost— Carol Husband (@CarolHusband) May 11, 2012 “The Conservative Party can say absolutely definitively it has no role in any of this.” – Stephen Harper, PM, in the House of Commons this year (see video at 2:00). The following information demonstrates [...]

The hate machine, the love machine, the machine powered by many machines. We are all part of it, helping it grow, and helping it grow on us.by “Anonymous”As originally posted on: Anonymous (YourAnonNews) on TwitterMay 4, 2012

Here’s a clever idea to promote volunteerism. == Here’s a little summary of RoboCon, by the links. == Wow. I hadn’t heard about the transfer to MacKay, which is of course how ‘they’ prefer it. Used to have a commissioner to keep things honest; I wonder if that position is still staffed? ADDED: This La [...]

Children learn how to use computers and work around restrictions by experimentation and reading. So too must adults when they are confronted with restrictions. It’s a good idea to learn how to evade censorship before the flow of information is shut off, otherwise working around the problem becomes much more difficult because you must work [...]

Having a background in computers helps someone understand the RoboCon details much faster. The calls were made in large part through computer technology. When the Elections Act was created, it wasn’t possible to do robocalling, and the potential for misuse of it wasn’t considered. Fortunately, other parts of the act still make it a crime [...]

Read lots more by Brandon Laraby who has a roundup of links, Curiosity Cat, and Sixth Estate. When the latest documents from court appear online, I’ll post them with the rest. == RoboCon got a little more interesting and solid today after Glen McGregor made a trip to the courthouse to do a little investigating, [...]

Postmedia has reported that the Conservatives’ voter information database (CIMS), was being investigated along with other party’s databases, to determine who gave Pierre Poutine the thousands of phone numbers used to illegally robocall Guelph non-Conservative voters. The most interesting claim by their source, was that important information leading to the identity of the person or [...]

One of my most popular videos is one of Richard Stallman answering my questions about the proprietary nature and danger of iPads and cell phones. YouTube linked me to this other interesting video where an early Radio Shack laptop is visible. It ran on AA batteries, and I used it a few times during my [...]

They’re the Silicon Valley breed recognizable from their hoodies, energy drinks, and eight-figure sums in their bank accounts.

Bizarre “Fairness Advisor” position pertaining to the politically charged Roughriders sports stadium replacement process. – Calgary’s Mayor Nenshi meanwhile has this project underway for Albertan cities. – Bev Oda, fraudster, needs a Fairness Advisor to follow her around, except that would increase the ridiculous amount of money she expenses to taxpayers. Maybe put her pen [...]

An adventure photographer needs a durable hard drive. That is just a fact. So when I was approached by ioSafe to test out there 1TB Aluminum Rugged Portable drive I jumped on the opportunity.

As smartphone technology continues to evolve and put more powerful hardware in our pockets, that same technology may soon bring cheaper computers to our desktops and living rooms.

Lebanese Government sites hacked by ‘Raise Your Voice’As originally posted on: The Hacker News [ THN ]April 17, 2012A group calling itself ‘Raise Your Voice’ hacked on Tuesday around 15 Lebanese government websites to ask for an improvement in liv…

The following is going to be a technical and geeky post, written mainly to remind me of how to solve these problems should I ever re-install Windows and for others who get stuck on the same issues. Background I’m running Windows 7 Ultimate with a Di…

One day we are few, in the other we are some, the next day we are many… a few days after, we are China and all world against this system!by “Anonymous China”As originally posted on: Anonymous China (AnonymousChina) on TwitterApril 11, 2012

One hundred years after Alan Turing was born, his eponymous test remains an elusive benchmark for artificial intelligence. Now, for the first time in decades, it’s possible to imagine a machine making the grade.