Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld started a Pentagon program in 2003 called the Joint Advertising and Market Research Recruiting Database (JAMRS). The Department of Defense intended to collect and analyze information on high school students over the age of 15, college students, and others in order to enhance the Pentagon’s ability to target qualified candidates … Continue reading JAMRS database→
So I’ve been getting fraud email from @gmail users lately (ironically purporting to be @yahoo users). I simply made sure I had the header information and I forwarded the entire message with a brief “please investigate” message at the top to their “abuse” team. I expected Google, like most companies, to parse my email with … Continue reading Bad form from Google→
Audi has announced that it is starting to use four valves per cylinder in its newest diesel powerplant, available in the sporty A3 and A4 models…except in the United States. Alas, Americans still have no Audi diesels and will have to settle with VW and Daimler-Chrysler for the time being if they want modern diesel … Continue reading Eine Kleine Pumpe-Duse Diesel→
A post tonight on indymedia is certainly a shocking story. Here’s their perspective (click on the link to their site to hear the actual recording of the torture): When Lester exercised his constitutional right not to sign a consent to search his house, [Tennessee law enforcement officials] spent the next two hours torturing him. They … Continue reading US police taped torturing suspect→