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Dashboard cams a key safety feature in Russia
Why Dashboard Cams Have Become a Crucial Safety Feature for Russian Motorists
core77.comHere’s an interesting example of how cultural influences have led to the ubiquitous uptake of a product design. The country in question is Russia, and the product is the dashboard cam.The Internet is awash in well-captured car crash footage, and i…
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DIY firearms means unlimited guns for anyone
The Future of Firearms: DIY Guns You Can Make at Home
By Eliza Shapiro, thedailybeast.comSchool shootings be damned. Companies like Defense Distributed are moving forward with newfangled 3-D printers that let you make guns at home, writes Eliza Shapiro.
Four days after the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Cody Wilson wa…
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33% of seafood is mislabeled in NYC
Study Finds A Third Of NYC’s Seafood Is Mislabeled, Posing Health Risks
Mary Beth Quirk, consumerist.com(J Dailey)It isn’t just Los Angeles that is having a problem with mislabeled fish — a new study that tested seafood on menus, at grocery stores and in fancy specialty shops in New York City says plenty of the fish offerings there are frequently…
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Why military weapons don’t belong in our communities
Obama: `Weapon of War’ Has No Place in American Communities
Bloomberg By The Numbers » 15.5 How many points the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort index rose in the past 17 weeks., bloomberg.comPhotograph by Scott Olson/Getty Images
A “weapon of war” — President Barack Obama’s term today for the semi-automatic assault rifle used in the slaying of schoolchildren and educators in Newtown, Connecticut, a weapon that he is urg…
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Intelligence agencies use iPhones and iPads–in top secret mode
How America’s Spies Use iPhones And iPads
By Neal Ungerleider, fastcompany.comDeep inside the NSA guidelines for iOS, warnings about “juice-jacking,” “hot mikes,” and requirements to cover iPad cameras with tape.
Years ago, when spooks and government employees needed a secure smartphone, they turned to Research in…
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Talented workers bring their own devices
Worried Workers: BYOD Or You’re SOL [Infographic]
Brian Proffitt, readwrite.comIt is a common perception around the world that Americans, by and large, have problems relaxing. We don’t take what little vacations we do get and increasingly use technology to blur the line between work and home life. But a new study shows that…
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How Cultural Cognition Can Inform the Gun Conversation
Like the debate on climate change and other societally important issues caught in the maw of our culture wars, the discourse on guns and violence has had a depressing, unchanging quality. Here’s President Obama two years ago: You see, when a trage…
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Patent trolls own Sony IP
Jury finds iPhone infringes Nokia, Sony patents owned by “troll”
Joe Mullin, arstechnica.comFlickr user Jesus LeonWhen MobileMedia Ideas formed in 2010, it was probably the biggest sign yet that the idea of “patent-trolling” had gone corporate. The company exists solely to get licensing fees from essentially the entire cell phone…
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Bankers realize food speculation is causing global food insecurity
Banks consider quitting food speculation due to role in global hunger
By Brandon Keim, wired.co.ukBusiness
Financial giant Barclays is considering an end to food speculation, a controversial practice linked to sudden, dangerous spikes in global food prices.
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NRA hides under the social media covers
National Rifle Association disappears from Facebook and stops tweeting in wake of school shooting
By T.C. Sottek, theverge.comThe National Rifle Association (NRA) — the largest gun rights advocacy group and one of the prevailing lobbying organizations in the United States — has pulled back from its social media presence following the Newtown, Connecti…
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