Thursday 15 May 2014

Russia's New Space Sanctions Mean SpaceX Is About to Get Paid | Motherboard

Made in USA seems safer in any event while Russia gets over its criminal stage....

Portable wind turbine

Not before dinner!

Game of phones: how Verizon is playing the FCC and its customers | The Verge

They don't already get enough money fleecing Americans. The enemy of the ordinary 'people'? 

The “right” to be removed from Google: what the big EU decision means and the reaction so far — Tech News and Analysis

People have to assert their rights as people...

Internet prospects dead as dodo as large firms define maximal future profit streams based on minimal investments

American firms carving into the internet for profit. The free internet idea is dead as a dodo to these firms...

MIT researchers deliver low doses of siRNA to lung endothelial cells - FierceDrugDelivery

Fighting lung cancers, plus .....

Proposed cell tower raises concern | Local News | Okotoks Western Wheel

Gerritson assures people of the safety of the cell tower. No danger he says...  It's a gamble that has people relaxed and willing to expose themselves to radiation. Reminds one a bit of how the Canadian Industry Minister was exporting asbestos ... No problem .... Don't worry. Everything is hunky dorry.... 

Hundreds of Egyptians Sentenced to Death in Killing of a Police Officer - NYTimes.com

Egypt deports man lobbying against mass death sentences | Reuters

Would Obama bomb Iran? » The Spectator

Is Putin a War Criminal?

Europe's brush with its past - CSMonitor.com

A 'nightmare becoming reality'? Iran unveils American drone replica. - CSMonitor.com

An answer to Ukraine's pro-Russia vote on 'self rule' - CSMonitor.com

FCC approves plan to allow for paid priority on Internet

Foreign Office secrecy continues over archive of illegally held files | Politics | theguardian.com

Jill Abramson forced out as New York Times executive editor | Media | theguardian.com

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