Images that are displayed online that could “frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress” are illegal.
Tennessee lawmakers pass a new law that makes it a crime to “transmit or display an image” online that is likely to “frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress” to someone who sees it. Violations can get you almost a year in jail time or up to $2500 in fines.
Styrofoam takes forever to biodegrade, it clogs up waterways, and wildlife mistake it for food and ingest it.
The state Senate in California just voted to ban the sale of Styrofoam containers. Restaurants and shops would be banned from distributing food in foam containers. Californian’s takeout and sodas will have to be sold in more sustainable, or ideally, reusable containers. Some 50 municipalities in the state have already enacted such bans. If the measure passes the state Assembly, it will make California the first in the nation to ban styrofoam.
The prison system has many more Hispanics than it did 10 years ago.
Hispanics now comprising half of all people sentenced for felony crimes in the U.S. Programs like Operation Streamline, institute a “zero tolerance policy” for illegal border crossings where immigration crimes have skyrocketed.
Continue reading… “Hispanics Comprise Almost Half of All People Sentenced to Federal Prison”
Chinese military academy scholars urge tougher policing of the Internet.
On Friday, the Chinese military accused the U.S. on of launching a global “Internet war” to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China.
Continue reading… “China Accuses U.S. of Launching Global ‘Internet War’”
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A new report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy has come to the conclusion that the global war on drugs has failed. The Global Commission, which includes a group of politicians and former world leaders, says the current anti-drug policy has been fueling organized crime, costing taxpayers millions of dollars and causing thousands of deaths.
Continue reading… “Global War on Drugs Has Failed: Report”
Netherlands makes a big step forward by integrating the Smart Grid.
It’s no secret that there are vast concerns in major utility companies operating a large smart grid connected to household smart meters that charge consumers a variable rate based on area usage. Unless individuals purchase updated products and tailor their daily habits to adjust for off-peak periods, which are generally considered to be weekends and weekday nights, monthly bills can ultimately rise.
Continue reading… “Smart Grid Comes To The Netherlands”
Hacking an act of war?
The Wall Street Journal broke the news yesterday that the Pentagon has concluded that hacking and other forms of digital sabotage that originate from other countries can be considered an act of war. This means that for the first time, the U.S. is in the position of possibly responding to an online attack with offline “traditional military force.” Guns, troops, drones, bombs…
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Futurist Thomas Frey: When Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans the US Post Office was faced with a major dilemma. For countless centuries, the modus operandi for the post office was to deliver mail to a location, and the individuals who lived at that location would stop by and pick up their mail. But following the hurricane, the floods had destroyed all of the “locations”.
Continue reading… “Addressing the Problem of Addresses”
NHTSA to propose a requirement that all new vehicles contain an event data recorder.
Officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are considering to require that all new cars must have an event data recorder inside the vehicle.
Continue reading… “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Considers Black Boxes in All Cars”
Futurist Thomas Frey: The total number of governmental bodies in the U.S. is approaching a staggering number – 90,000. During normal economic times there is plenty of money to go around, but now every city, state, county, parish, township, and special taxing district is competing for the same tax dollars that the federal government is.
Continue reading… “A Country of 90,000 Governments”
Anti-Piracy measures in New Zealand could change its libraries forever.
Governments around the world are trying to figure out ways of cutting down on piracy. Some governments have already implemented controversial monitoring and three-strike rules. Such rules may look like they solve the issue in theory, but its a very different outcome in practice.
France was one of the first places to attempt to implement the three-strike rule, which sees an Internet connection represented by an IP address monitored through an ISP. If an infringement is identified a strike is given, get three strikes and the connection is terminated and/or you face prosecution or fines. However, it never made it past the French National Assembly…
But that same system has made it into law for New Zealand, and will be turned on come September…
Continue reading… “Anti-Piracy Measures Could See NZ Libraries Switch Off Internet Access”
Pack your bags. And don’t forget your towel.
A report on how to prepare for the zombie apocalypse has been released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue reading… “CDC Releases Survival Plan for Zombie Apocalypse”
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