Yearly Archives: 2012

Support a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United ruling, American… 2

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Support a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United ruling, American democracy depends on it. Political influence should not be proportional to financial power. 

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President Obama said a constitutional amendment should be considered to undo the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United that paved the way for a flood of campaign cash from corporations and wealthy special interests. Obama made the comment Wednesday in an online chat with the website Reddit. "I applaud President Obama for expressing support for a serious effort to restore the democratic foundations of our country that are under severe attack as a result of the disastrous Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United," Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Thursday.

Sanders Welcomes Obama’s Call to Undo Citizens United – Newsroom: Bernie Sanders – U.S. Senator for Vermont

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The only apps that Apple should ever be allowed to block are those that contain malware… 7

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The only apps that Apple should ever be allowed to block are those that contain malware or don't function at all (crashing all the time). Beyond that they should either pass everything through or allow alternate app stores as Android does.

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I keep hoping journalists will wake up to the dangers of putting too many eggs in Apple's content basket — giving a corporate control freak the right to decide if their journalism is acceptable. Here's the latest example of why this is a risk:

Apple Rejects App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes | Danger Room | Wired.com
It seemed like a simple enough idea for an iPhone app: send users a pop-up notice whenever a flying robots kills someone in one of America’s many undeclared wars. But Apple keeps blocking the Drones+ …

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The best satire is always about skewering the most ridiculous things that are actually… 4

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The best satire is always about skewering the most ridiculous things that are actually true

Paul Ryan Launches Campaign Theme of Lying About Everything
TAMPA (The Borowitz Report)—In his speech to the Republican National Convention last night, Vice-Presidential nominee Paul Ryan test-drove what the Romney-Ryan campaign says will be a major theme for…


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Christopher Boronni-Bird revealed today that he has left his position as director of advanced technology vehicle concepts at +General Motors where he led the development of the EN-V (electric networked vehicle) concepts among many other projects. Boronni-Bird is joining Qualcomm as a VP of Strategic Development.  Given Chris' history of working on urban mobility projects, I wouldn't be surprised if vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications development is a major focus of his new role. 

In this video Chris describes the premise of the EN-V during a demonstration at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Best of luck to Chris in his new role.

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The future of the car is all about connections, within the cabin, between cars and…

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The future of the car is all about connections, within the cabin, between cars and to the surrounding infrastructure. As an aside, I just learned today that Chris Borroni-Bird has left +General Motors where he was director of advanced technology vehicle concepts to join +Qualcomm as VP of Strategic Development. 

At GM, Chris was the driving force behind the EN-V urban mobility concept vehicles. The N in EN-V stands for Networked, and V2V and V2I communications are a critical part of making the whole idea of autonomous vehicles work. Qualcomm is one of the world's leading producers chips for mobile communications devices. There could be some very interesting times ahead for Chris and Qualcomm.

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At 10am Thursday CET  Ford will be hosting a roundtable discussion at #IFA2012  on "The Future Of The Connected Car".

Have a question or discussion starter you would like to pitch to the pannel? 
  
Topics:
>> In-car communications and entertainment. 
>> Cloud computing. 
>> Car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications.
>> Introduction of Apps to vehicles and the opportunities this presents. 
>> Privacy concerns and data sharing. 

Spokespeople from Ford, Microsoft, TuneIn Radio and INRIX traffic services are participating with +Sascha Pallenberg (crunchbase.com/person/sascha-pallenberg) chairing the discussion. 
  
*Get your voice heard* 
>> Ask your (on topic please) questions in the comments on this post. 
Or: 
>> Ask using this hash tag: http://goo.gl/gL1LK (Public please, or we may not pick it up).
 
Note: If have a no-topic related question for +Ford Motor Company post your question with the hash tag at this link: http://goo.gl/WzVAO Remember that Ford can't reply to you though unless you have us in your circles! 

Thanks – +Robert Wallis 

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If you haven't read Daemon and Freedom(TM) by Daniel Suarez, you really should…. 4

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If you haven't read Daemon and Freedom(TM) by Daniel Suarez, you really should. His novels are speculative fiction thrillers set in a time very close to our own filled with technology of the present and very near future. His story-telling is fantastic. This passage really sums up a lot of what is wrong with the world today.

"I started educating myself on why farming no longer made sense. We basically used oil and aquifer water to temporarily boost the carrying capacity of the land, all for economic growth demanded by Wall Street investors. It’s a crazy system that only makes sense when you foist all the costs onto taxpayers in the form of crop subsidies that benefit agribusiness, and defense spending to secure fossil fuels. We’re basically paying for corporations to seize control of the food supply and dictate to us the terms under which we live."

Suarez, Daniel (2009-12-17T05:00:00+00:00). Freedom (TM) (Daemon) (Kindle Locations 3482-3485). Penguin Group. Kindle Edition.

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Daemon [Daniel Suarez] on Amazon.com. *FREE* super saver shipping on qualifying offers. When a designer of computer games dies,he leaves behind a program that unravels the Internet’s interconnect…

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In the wake of 9/11, law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels…

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In the wake of 9/11, law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels all took advantage of the opportunity for a power grab that has only gotten worse over the past decade including under the Obama administration.

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You already knew that law enforcement holds your privacy in contempt. It's worse than you thought, as Wired explains. 

We Don’t Need No Stinking Warrant: The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena | Threat Level | Wired.com
When it comes to getting your personal data from businesses, warrants have become passe, surpassed by so-called administrative subpoenas that government officials issue themselves. But no one is keepi…

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As American media finally decide to call BS on outright political lies, it may turn… 6

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As American media finally decide to call BS on outright political lies, it may turn out to be too late. The press has let this shit slide for so long with bogus "fairness" that people may no longer care that they are being lied too.  

‘We’re Not Going to Let Our Campaign Be Dictated by Fact-Checkers’
What happens if the press takes a stand on the truth — and no one cares?

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This woman proves the point that you don't have to be a caucasian to be an ignorant,… 6

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This woman proves the point that you don't have to be a caucasian to be an ignorant, racist asshole. The vast majority of people that come to America legally or otherwise are just looking for a better life than the one they left behind. They have no interest in causing harm to anyone, but it's the ridiculous pronouncements from politicians like Saucedo Mercer that make others think Americans hate them and want to control everything.  

Unfortunately a substantial proportion of the people of Arizona seem to have a predilection for electing race baiting politicos like Mercer, Gov Jan Brewer and Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio. 

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"So why do we want them here, either legally or illegally?"

Arizona GOP Favorite Doesn’t Want Middle Easterners In U.S. ‘Legally Or Illegally’
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer, a Republican favorite for Congress in Arizona, said Middle Eastern immigrants want “to cause harm to the United States” whether they come legally or illegally.

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