Following the explosive news yesterday of Apple mobile devices recording their users every move (for background see here and here), Senator Al Franken is upset and demanding answers from Apple CEO Steve Jobs: Franken expressed special concern for iPhone and iPad users who are minors, writing that an “estimated 13% of the 108 million iPhones […]
Following up on my previous post about iOS 4 powered devices logging your every move, I just noticed this story from Time: The Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has accused the MSP of using devices to extract information from the cellphones of drivers they’ve pulled over without the owner’s knowledge, thereby violating […]
It turns out Apple has snuck a “feature” into their latest version of iOS, which powers iPhones and iPads. It’s a little tracking software that logs everywhere you have been: It turns out that your iPhone is keeping a record of everywhere you’ve been since June. This data is stored on your phone (or iPad) […]
The reactors causing all the problems in Japan were made by G.E. In 1975 three engineers with G.E., who were reviewing the Mark 1 reactors, ended up resigning. Their reason? The Mark 1’s containment design in the even of a loss of cooling was so flawed that it would lead to disaster. Sound familiar? It […]
With the world waiting to see if any of the four nuclear reactors go into meltdown phase, the right is using this as a reason to stress the importance and safety of nuclear energy. Over at Right Wing News, we see this: Obviously, as one cruises around the Liberal-o-sphere, this means that all nuclear power […]
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy That’s video of an explosion this morning at the Fukushima 1 nuclear plant in Japan. The explosion didn’t actually cause a meltdown, but it has caused fears of a meltdown to heighten: Officials ordered the evacuation zone around the plant expanded from a […]
The massive earthquake that rocked Japan this morning caused a huge whirlpool, which was caught on video. This is truly amazing and makes you think you are watching something from Hollywood. For more videos, check out this page at CNN.
A massive earthquake has rocked the pacific, hitting 80 miles off of the coast of Japan. Tsunami warnings have been issued for the entire western seaboard of the United States and Canada, as well as Hawaii, which is already getting hit by the waves. Here’s a CNN video of the waves hitting Hawaii, measuring 6 […]
A magnetic polar shift is occurring on our planet, as well as the rest of the planets in our solar systems. This has happened before, but not in the last 750,000 years. Geologists say we are about 250,000 years overdue for it. So reading a report like this puts some serious light on the severe […]