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How Alan Turing set the rules for computing
Authored by: JamesK on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 08:20 AM EDT
The Turing Machine gave the world a model for how computers could operate

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The following program contains immature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Australia Parliament Committee Rejects ACTA
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 09:58 AM EDT
Australia Parliament Committee Rejects ACTA
The Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Treaties issued a report today recommending that “the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement not be ratified by Australia” unless and until the government can provide an adequate evidentiary record proving that the agreement will be in Australia’s best interests.

The decision follows close on the heels of a similar rejection by the EU parliament’s INTA committee, also the primary trade law committee in that body. As the report itself notes, the move by the Australian committee to reject ACTA makes it increasingly unlikely that ACTA will go into force in any member country.

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Supreme Court upholds the ACA (Obamacare). (N/T)
Authored by: robobright on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 10:26 AM EDT
N/T

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CNN alert: Supreme Court backs Obama’s health care law
Authored by: Gringo_ on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 10:26 AM EDT

The Supreme Court backs all parts of President Obama’s signature health care law, including the individual mandate that requires all to have health insurance.

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One more political of interest to GrokLaw:
Authored by: jplatt39 on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 11:53 AM EDT
A poll commissioned by National Geographic says 65% of Americans believe that Obama would be a better Chief Executive IF we were faced with an invasion of Aliens from Outer Space.

Most of the regulars have talked about Heinlein, Van Vogt -- and I believe there have been a few comments about Haldeman and Pournelle who have all dealt with the subject.

Link in plain text in case.

http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/06/27/poll-obama-would-be-be tter-equipped-than-romney-to-deal-with-alien-invasion/

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Senate Republicans revamp cybersecurity bill
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 04:07 PM EDT
Like CISPA, Secure IT would remove legal barriers that prevent companies from sharing information about cyber threats with one another and with the government.

The new version of the legislation, S. 3342, aims to address the concerns of privacy advocates, who had warned that the old bill would give spy agencies access to Americans' private online information.

Brendan Sasso, The Hill

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Why you wait for rulings on paper
Authored by: SpaceLifeForm on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 04:36 PM EDT
Fox, CNN blow it in initial calls on Supreme Court healthcare ruling

Trying to have an open mind and good reading skills also helps.

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You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.

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Alan Turing's Birthday comic strip from Unspeakable Vault
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 06:36 PM EDT
Unspeakable Vault

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Dotcom warrants invalid ...
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 06:55 PM EDT
This may be late ... but it is interesting
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-28/megaupload-search-warrants-deemed-unlawful
/4098702

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Carreon v. The Oatmeal
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 09:40 PM EDT
loweringthebar.net

Language warning.

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Interesting Analysis of Roberts Court Voting
Authored by: crs17 on Thursday, June 28 2012 @ 10:55 PM EDT
The New York Times (at
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/28/us/supreme-court-liberal-wing-5-4-
decisions.html although it may not stay around for very long) has an interesting
analysis of the current Court's split decisions. The Times looked at 5-4
decisions since Roberts joined the court in 2005. Specifically it looked at 5-4
decisions in which the four liberal judges (Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan or Stevens,
and Sotomayor or Souter) voted together and were in the majority. That
constitutes 30 of the 100 5-4 decisions during that period.

This is the FIRST time that Chief Justice Roberts has been the fifth vote along
with the four most liberal justices. Kennedy has the lion's share, or 25 of
these 30 decisions. Justices Thomas and Scalia account for two decisions each
and Justice Alito has never been the fifth vote accompanying the four liberals.

Just interesting data. It's surprising that Roberts would choose this case for
ending up in an alignment he has never been in.

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Freedom isn't Free - $85,000 raised on Kickstarter, is that enough for the ‘FreedomBox' ?
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, June 29 2012 @ 12:04 AM EDT
On June 7, one of the project’s main developers, Nick Daly, posted a seemingly contradictory message in the official mailing list announcing something that’s been long-awaited: a beta release.

But at the same time, Daly, who just came back from Rio de Janeiro’s Human Rights and Technology Conference, lamented the talk of vaporware he heard from many people there. Noting that it’s been a year and a half since the FreedomBox Foundation was launched, he issued a call to arms:

“We really should have more development work to show for it,” he wrote. “Join us and ask anyone you know to take part in the project.”

In an e-mail, Daly told Threat Level that setting the end of the year as the goal for the initial beta-release is intentionally ambitious.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Wired

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WeKnowWhatYoureDoing.com
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, June 29 2012 @ 12:23 AM EDT
Social data mining for fun and profit. Article at The Atlantic .

Ed L. (not logged in)

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Easy Money
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, June 29 2012 @ 02:49 AM EDT
Operation High Roller pdf 22pp, McAffee

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