The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
OpenBTS is an open-source Unix application that uses the Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) to present a GSM air interface (“Um”) to standard GSM handset and uses the Asterisk® software PBX to connect calls. The combination of the ubiquitous GSM air interface with VoIP backhaul could form the basis of a new type of cellular …
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Google Comes Under Fire for ‘Secret’ Relationship with NSA. Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group largely focused in recent years on Google’s privacy practices, has called on a congressional investigation into the Internet giant’s “cozy” relationship with U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration. In a letter sent Monday, Consumer Watchdog asked Representative Darrell Issa, the new chairman …
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Human Intelligence (HUMINT) is not dead–it just does not exist within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or the Department of Defense (DoD). “Butts in Seats,” bureaucracy, political flag officers with no sense of responsibility for the commonwealth, this is our lot today. Rule 1: HUMINT is not an organization. It is a state of mind …
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RE-THINK 2011 Cloud M&A Predictions Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:35 AM PST Phi Beta Iota: Ric is the author of Rethink–A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation. Below we list only the eleven companies with links, and one additional reference. His complete posting with full paragraphs on each as well as context on …
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A note about “network neutrality” by jonl on January 10, 2011 This is something I posted in the “state of the world” conversation with Bruce Sterling on the WELL… I give talks on the history and future of media, and on the history, evolution, and history of the Internet. I gave the talk this week …
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Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Web Is a Customer Service Medium By Paul Ford I look forward to your feedback. The Fundamental Question of the Web One can spend a lot of time defining a medium in terms of how it looks, what it transmits, wavelengths used, typographic choices made, bandwidth available. I like to …
Working for change: Samasource redefines international aid December 10, 2010 On Need to Know, we do a lot of reporting about the world’s problems. But we’re premiering a new series about people coming up with creative solutions — it’s called “Agents of Change.” Click on title to read short intro and option to view video…. …
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