“There’s no security around the devices which are a very active part of keeping me alive.”-Jay Radcliffe
Idahoan, Jay Radcliffe, discovered you can hack into and remotely control a person’s medical implants.
He recently demonstrated to government officials by hacking into his own implanted insulin pump.
The problem is that wireless implants are supposed to be regulated […] Continue Reading…
Paramount and Warner Brother’s have both made U.S.$2 billion in profits so far this year, but not here in the U.S.
The two movie studios made those profits overseas. They’re the first U.S. movie companies to hit such a high overseas profit.
If anyone has been paying attention to where U.S. movies are first released, they’d […] Continue Reading…
Scotland Yard arrested one of their own, for revealing to the public that newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch were hacking into cell phones.
The 51 year old policeman was released on bail. His name has not been made public.
The London Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard) admit the officer was arrested because everyone in the know about […] Continue Reading…
Afghan officials have told British media that the U.S. and Afghanistan have agreed to keep thousands of U.S. troops in country until 2024!
The deal would allow U.S. forces to use Afghan military bases, provide facilities to store massive numbers of U.S. military equipment, and allow thousands of military personnel to stay, including special forces.
Russian […] Continue Reading…
“Egypt has decided to withdraw its ambassador to Israel until there is an official apology.”-Egyptian government statement
Egyptian officials say Israel killed at least five of their military personnel, who patrol the Israeli/Egypt border on a regular bases.
Egyptians are still protesting outside the Israeli Embassy in Cairo: “This protest will not end as long as […] Continue Reading…
The family of a seventh grade special-education student are suing the Republic School District, in Missouri.
The reason is that the girl was raped several times, and then school officials made her write an apology to the boy who raped her, and then she was suspended! After returning to school, after the suspension, she was […] Continue Reading…
“If we do that, it means lower costs – career people leave, more non-careers come in. Much of that will be attrition, but I don’t know if we can do that fast enough.”-Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General
The U.S. Postal Service is being forced to lay off so many postal workers that it’s asking […] Continue Reading…
President Obama’s budget chief Jacob Lew has ordered government agencies to submit budgets that are at least 5% less than the past fiscal year’s budgets.
It was also suggested that the different government agencies find ways to cut another 10% through out the next fiscal year. This is part of the Debt Limit Deal (Budget […] Continue Reading…
A new survey shows that most U.S. citizens on Medicare don’t realize just how much they’re paying out of their own pocket.
The study looked at “specialty tier” drugs under the Part D prescription drug plan. Specialty tier drugs are mainly expensive name brand drugs.
At least half the people surveyed thought only a co-pay was […] Continue Reading…
The European Union has banned the importation of oil from Syria. This is supposed to hurt Syria, but it will only hurt Europe.
90% (some sources say 95%) of the oil that comes from Syria, goes to Europe, so you can see it will only hurt Europe. Unless this is part of some conspiracy to […] Continue Reading…