So, essentially the government will meet the minimal requirement in order to retain rights and keep all options open. The Saab aerospace group will foot most of the bill for the demonstrator aircraft.
Regeringen.se - The Swedish Government gives the “go ahead” on the Neuron project - Today the Government has decided to go ahead with [...]
Filed under Sweden by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 9 months ago | 363 views
This is the US alright.
On March 29, 2004 the Coalition for a Secure Driver’s License (CSDL) issued a press release (pdf) expressing their concerns about the “added risk of terrorist attacks because some states still have loopholes in their driver licensing laws.”
“The driver’s license has become the de facto identification card in the United States,” [...]
Filed under Americas by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 9 months ago | 330 views
Another breathtaking photo exposé of architecture and a hyper-modern VW auto plant in Dresden, Germany. Science fiction. Almost.
Filed under Photo by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 9 months ago | 394 views
Another way the US funds its international murder sprees, by embezzling native land and money. The US government continues to deny a settlement in the case of Cobell et al. v. Norton et al. Reading the appendix in Norman Finkelstein’s second edition of the Holocaust Industry a while back it’s hard not to see the [...]
Filed under Americas by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 9 months ago | 257 views
The red scare is back. I thought they had abandoned that old myth for much hipper terrorism fear mongering. Or is it just that DHS has recycled its old agents that are still stuck in the Cold War?
Sploid - A UMass-Dartmouth senior, who has asked that his name be withheld for fear of further troubles, [...]
Filed under Americas by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 9 months ago | 262 views
Another one out to get Wikipedia. About the silliest and most paranoid thing I’ve yet to see regarding Wikipedia: Online Encyclopedia is a Gathering for Internet Predators (by the Parents for the Online Safety of Children).
“Who, exactly, edits wikipedia?” According to POSC it’s an “underground cabal of pedophiles.” So to sum it up, people from [...]
Filed under Wired by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 9 months ago | 304 views
Two new studies on religion, its origins and what it’s doing to society.
The World Today - Study says belief in God may contribute to society’s dysfunctions - There’s a new twist to the evolution versus creationism debate. A new study from America suggests that widespread belief in God may contribute to the dysfunctions of a [...]
Filed under Religion by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 9 months ago | 358 views
What If Copyright Law Were Strongly Enforced in the Blogosphere? With the breakthrough of the phenomena, the fate of weblogs may ironically be sealed. When some start of profit from writing, it is reasonable to assume that copyright enforcement and lawsuits will follow. The best thing one can do is to continue with the fuzzy [...]
Filed under Copywrong by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 10 months ago | 408 views
It wont exactly happen over night. But it is sneaking past us and for those buying new hardware next year I’d be real careful. If people start to unwittingly acquire such hardware it is only a matter of time before the rest of us can be coerced to follow. It is not hard to imagine [...]
Filed under Wired by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 10 months ago | 316 views
The US decided it would be a good idea to enforce its embargo on Cuba and make an example of a baseball tournament. Now that is petty.
ESPN - The U.S. government is shutting Cuba out of the inaugural World Baseball Classic, citing the standing embargo against the communist island nation.
The Treasury Department told Major League [...]
Filed under Americas by Björn Hallberg 2 years, 10 months ago | 373 views