The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Could a Military Coup Happen Here?
According to a September 2015 poll by YouGov, nearly one-third of respondents (29 percent) “could imagine a situation in which they would support the military seizing control of the federal government.” That number went up to 43 percent in a hypothetical situation in which the government was beginning to violate the U.S. constitution.
They are called “pirate libraries,” but one would be better-served envisioning Robin Hood than Blackbeard. Atlas Obscura takes a look at these floaters of scientific-journal copyrights in, “The Rise of Pirate Libraries.” These are not physical libraries, but virtual ones, where researchers and other curious folks can study articles otherwise accessible only through expensive scientific journal paywalls. Reporter Sarah Laskow writes:
“The creators of these repositories are a small group who try to keep a low profile, since distributing copyrighted material in this way is illegal. Many of them are academics. The largest pirate libraries have come from Russia’s cultural orbit, but the documents they collect are used by people around the world, in countries both wealthy and poor. Pirate libraries have become so popular that in 2015, Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers in America, went to court to try to shut down two of the most popular, Sci-Hub and Library Genesis.
Palantir Thiel: An If Then Chess Move?
I read “The Peter Principle: Why Thiel’s GOP Convention Speech Will Be about Him and Not about Silicon Valley.” Interesting write up but I think the “about” part is possibly incorrect. I think the speech just might have been about Palantir, procurement, and displacing the traditional US government defense contractors. The stakes are not ego; the stakes are hundreds of millions in technology business. Silicon Valley and money. It is possible that some Palantir-think informs the political enthusiasms of Mr. Thiel.
Continue reading “Stephen E. Arnold: Palantir Thiel & Trump – Displacing Old Tech & Old Complex?”
Being stupid on government time used to be a court-martial offense, at least in the “old (Marine) Corps.” Northrup Grumman will probably not be indicted — and they probably should be…
‘Unless these issues are resolved, which would likely require redesigning, they will significantly limit the CVN-78’s ability to conduct combat operations,' the Defense Department's Michael Gilmore wrote.
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Review: Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats That Won World War II
Life Changing In-Ear Device Automatically Translates Foreign Languages So You Can Talk To Anyone
The tiny translator created by Waverly Labs, a US-based company, is called The Pilot System. Let's just say it has the potential to change the world in a really big way. Sorry professional translators, but it looks like technology is trying to snag your career. The simple earpiece does all of the translating for you. It even translates what you say into the other person's language.
Turkey’s secret pact with Islamic State exposed by operative behind wave of ISIS attacks
New evidence has emerged that the Turkish government under President Erdogan is covertly providing direct military, financial and logistical support to ISIS, even while claiming to fight the terror network. The evidence comes in the form of testimony from an ISIS terrorist captured by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, widely recognised as the most effective force confronting ISIS on the ground.
Earth-friendly EOMA68 Computing Devices
“Want to replace or upgrade the computer? Just slide out the PC card and slide in a new one. And if you want to replace or customize any other components, you can 3D print your own parts.”
ROBERT STEELE: I have met the CEO of Think Penguin, I trust him, and I totally recommend this endeavor.
