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October 19, 2005
Heresy and Skeptics
Skeptics could be called Klingons because the cling to old belief systems.
Finite minds trying to maintain preserve outgrown boundaries. Perhaps they keep us from being able to walk though walls. Which is okay by me?
Pure heresy they may call it, especially if it is a threat. What is Heresy?
A proposition that is, at the same time, a challenge to present understanding, current beliefs and a challenge to power.
"If we keep others believing the world is flat, the fear that they will fall off will keep them from discovering new lands and our sources for spices. We will be able to discover the new lands first and remain dominant in the spice industry. "
Do so called "authoritative" resources like to admit they are wrong? What does it do to their authority?
Is what they taught you about the world around you while you were in school correct? Is it unbiased ?
Activities of science are supported by, and to some extent controlled by, organizations such as scientific societies, agencies of the federal government and (to a lesser but non-negligible extent) by the structuring of universities and corporations into schools, divisions, departments, laboratories, etc. These organizations in turn need respect from their competitors, approval from their colleagues, support from the public and favorable press from the media and economic support. Any scientist who jeopardizes the good standing of these important scientific organizations may, knowingly or unknowingly, weaken organized science and thereby hurt his fellow scientists. In this way, the issue of true science is converted from one that is purely intellectual to one that has sociological, political and economic consequences. Such issues perceived as heretical may be so because they involve a combination of political and economic ramifications.
If a researcher finds a cure he must find another job which may be difficult and the institution gets no more funding (not in it's best interest).
Why is it that there is so much disagreement between scientists?
Motive, desire for a particular reality or fear of a new one?
Posted by Richard at 09:41 PM | Comments (0)
October 11, 2005
11:11
If the title to this article peaked your interest, than maybe you have been one of many who have been draw to the number 1111 over and over again.
For some unknown reason some people have their attention drawn to clocks at 11:11, as well as the number 1111 showing up in many other places.
There are several website that discuss the possible significance of the 11:11 or 1111 phenomenon, but the one website that stands out the most is Uri Geller’s website.
Uri Geller known for is powerful psychic abilities talks at length about the 1111 phenomenon at his site Click Here.
One of the strange things I ran across while researching 11:11 was a singer who being drawn to the 11:11 herself has decided to take on 11:11 as part of her stage name Nicole 11:11, also see the below links for more information.
Even if you have not been drawn to this number, you still might like to read about the 1111 phenomenon. There is some interesting information about the phenomenon all over the Internet.
Wired Magazine issue 11:11 with Matrix Revelations the Wachowski Brothers
Music by Detroit Michigan’s own Niki Sag, (AKA) Nicole 11:11 who also has a link to an 11:11 site from her site, and music samples can be found here.
Book called "11:11 Doorway"
Book called "The Search for 11:11 – A Journey into the Spirit World"
Book called "In the Service of 11:11"
Crystal Links Website
Spirit Guardians Website
Website in the UK about 11:11
Movie called "11:11"
Mark Bell Site
Yahoo 11:11 group
Bottom of linked page some 11:11 info
"When you have eliminated the impossible, what remains no matter how improbable, must be the truth". – Sherlock Holmes
Posted by Peter at 11:11 AM | Comments (1)
October 10, 2005
Will robots replace all future jobs? (Part 2)
DARPA's Successful Autonomous Robotic Race.
Five of the robotic controlled vehicles finished the DARPA Grand Challenge race, where as last year (2004) non finished. I don't think that it will be long before the military starts putting these autonomous vehicles into the war zone. I know that DARPA has plans to have these types of autonomous vehicles drive robotic warriors to battle in the near future, less then 20 years. I would say that within possibly 20 years, depending more on politics than technology, trucks will begin to be fully autonomous driving themselves across the country to deliver merchandise.
For more information see the below links:
Yahoo News on the DARPA Grand Challenge
DARPA Grand Challenge Home Page
Posted by Peter at 12:54 PM | Comments (0)
October 06, 2005
Keystroke Loggers in all new Laptops!? (Part2)
Question and Answer, for two computer technicians, about what they know about the possible keystroke loggers in new laptops.
Question: I’ve heard that all new laptops have a hardware keystroke logger in them that was mandated by Homeland Security. Is that true with the Voodoo laptops?
Answer from Lance at Voodoo.com: "We are a Canadian company so we do not have any keystroke loggers in our laptops dictated by Homeland Security."
http://www.voodoo.ca
Question: There have been concerns about privacy on laptops and I heard the following: All new laptops have a hardware keystroke logger in them to help tech support. Is this true with gateway laptops?
Answer from Courtney at Gateway.com: Courtney would not give a direct answer "Our laptops come with anti theft on it", but gave no specifics.
What I learned from my conversations is that if these keystroke devices are being implanted in laptops, the technicians are not being made aware of it. I’m still trying to locate a new laptop that I can dismantle and take a look for my self.
Additional Information can be found at:
http://www.infowars.com/articles/bb/gov_caught_installing_keystroke_loggers.htm
and
Keystroke Loggers in all new Laptops!? (Part1)
Posted by Peter at 07:58 AM | Comments (0)
October 05, 2005
Keystroke Loggers in all new Laptops!? (Part1)
I have not been able to independently check out the below, but wanted to make it available for all to read. If the chance arises I'm going to open up a new laptop and check for myself.
The following is from http://www.infowars.com/articles/bb/gov_caught_installing_keystroke_loggers.htm. Please see the above site for images.
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GOVERNMENT AND COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS CAUGHT INSTALLING HARD-WIRED KEYSTROKE LOGGERS INTO ALL NEW LAPTOP COMPUTERS!
Turner Radio Network | October 4, 2005
COMMENT:
Sadly, this is nothing new or surprising. The government has been caught time and time again secretly colluding with industry to force people into their control mechanisms against their will and without their knowledge. No one wanted a to have their inspection sticker RFID tagged so that their vehicle could be tracked, but they rolled out the legislation anyway. We beat it once, but no doubt it will be back. No body wanted to pay extra for an automobile black box to monitor their every automotive move, but the auto industry is doing it anyway. And certainly no one wanted to have the government track their cell phone and spy on them, but never the less, it was done and in complete secrecy. They are aware that we can easily see through their schemes so they have to hide them. No longer can they simply invoke "safety" and have the population gladly accept the invitation their track and control prison. Now they just do it and hope no one notices.
Devices capture everything you ever type, then can send it via your ethernet card to the Dept. of Homeland Security without your knowledge, consent or a search warrant each time you log onto the internet!
Freedom Of Information Act Requests For Explanation From DHS, refused.
I was opening up my almost brand new laptop, to replace a broken PCMCIA slot riser on the motherboard. As soon as I got the keyboard off, I noticed a small cable running from the keyboard connection underneath a piece of metal protecting the motherboard.
I figured "No Big Deal", and continued with the dissasembly. But when I got the metal panels off, I saw a small white heatshink-wrapped package. Being ever-curious, I sliced the heatshrink open. I found a little circuit board inside.
Being an EE by trade, this piqued my curiosity considerably. On one side of the board, one Atmel AT45D041A four megabit Flash memory chip.
On the other side, one Microchip Technology PIC16F876 Programmable Interrupt Controller, along with a little Fairchild Semiconductor CD4066BCM quad bilateral switch.
Looking further, I saw that the other end of the cable was connected to the integrated ethernet board.
What could this mean? I called the manufacturer's tech support about it, and they said, and I quote, "The intregrated service tag identifier is there for assisting customers in the event of lost or misplaced personal information." He then hung up.
A little more research, and I found that that board spliced in between the keyboard and the ethernet chip is little more than a Keyghost hardware keylogger.
The reasons a computer manufacturer would put this in their laptops can only be left up to your imagination. It would be very impractical to hand-anylze the logs, and very CPU-intensive to do so on a computer for every person that purchased a laptop. Why are these keyloggers here? I recently almost found out.
I called the police, as having a keylogger unknown to me in my laptop is a serious offense. They told me to call the Department of Homeland Security. At this point, I am in disbelief. Why would the DHS have a keylogger in my laptop? It was surreal.
So I called them, and they told me to submit a Freedom of Information Act request. This is what I got back:
Under the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) the only items exempt from public disclosure are items relating to "law enforcement tools and techniques" and "items relating to national security."
The real life implications of this are plain: Computer manufacturers appear to be cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security to make every person who buys a new computer subject to immediate, unrestricted government recording of everything they do on those computers! EVERYTHING!
This information can be sent to DHS, online, without your knowledge or consent, without a search warrant or even probable cause! That's why this device is hard-wired directly into the ethernet card, which communicates over the internet!
I am not certain how long this information will be permitted to remain online for all the world to see before the government takes some type of action to attempt to have it removed from public view. I URGE you to take copy of this page immediately and spread this information to everyone you know immediately! The more people who find out about this, the more can protect themselves and raise a HUGE outcry to force government and computer manufacturers to immediately CEASE installing these devices in new computers!
Posted by Peter at 07:36 AM | Comments (0)