Chuck Spinney: Sick People at the Aspen Summit — “Extermination” Fantasies of the Empire

What kind of people are running American?  Here are some insights. Shocking ‘Extermination’ Fantasies By the People Running America’s Empire on Full Display at Aspen Summit Security Forum participants expressed total confidence in American empire, but could not contain their panic at the mention of Snowden. AlterNet / By Max Blumenthal, July 25, 2013  Seated …

Gordon Duff: Allegations Against Bloomberg (Media) as Israeli PSYOP Outlet

Bloomberg [Media] Caught in “Psyop” Treason Bloomberg [Media] plays hoax against Obama A bizarre Bloomberg story, citing what was represented to be one of the biggest intelligence leaks in US history, hit during the G8 conference and the critical meetings between US President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The purpose of the story …

Berto Jongman: Why Is Barrett Brown in Jail? What Does It Tell Us About Corporate-Government Conspiracies to Repress Free Speech and the Media?

The Strange Case of Barrett Brown Amid the outrage over the NSA’s spying program, the jailing of journalist Barrett Brown points to a deeper and very troubling problem. Peter Ludlow The Nation, 18 June 2013 In early 2010, journalist and satirist Barrett Brown was working on a book on political pundits, when the hacktivist collective …

Stephen H. Arnold: Palatir, PRISM, & Poop — PR Over Substance, Again

Search and Content Processing Vendor in the Spotlight Beyond Search, 8 June 2013 Once again I have no opinion about allegations regarding data intercepts. Not my business. Here in Harrod’s Creek, I am thrilled to have electric power and a couple of dogs to accompany me on my morning walk in the hollow by the …

SmartPlanet: Supercomputers Have Limits – Humans Do Not

Why supercomputers will always have limits Joe McKendrick | November 4, 2012 A couple of decades back, in his seminal work MegaTrends, author John Naisbitt pointed out that no technology can ever succeed without a compelling human benefit, referring to it as “high tech-high touch.” EXTRACT: Likewise, some technologists are discovering that many computational challenges may be …

Yoda: Big Data Hype Small Data Hype Visualization Hype – “Technology is not a substitute for thinking”

With them, force is. “Technology is not a substitute for thinking.” Robert Steele “Bandwidth is more expensive than pilots.” Professor Robert Owen Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The future is now: 10 startups leading the way in ‘big data’ Christina Farr VentureBeat, October 16, 2012 Police are mixing crime data and sociological information to anticipate incidences of crime. A …