Thursday, August 13, 2009
Massive Shift In Online Privacy Policy....
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union submitted comments today to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) opposing its recent proposal to reverse current federal policy and allow the use of web tracking technologies, like cookies, on federal government websites. Cookies can be used to track an Internet user’s every click and are often linked across multiple websites; they frequently identify particular people...Link
Transparency to stimulus spending........
Back in July, a software company named Smartronix landed an $18 million contract to build a Web site where taxpayers could easily track billions in federal stimulus money. It was just another part of the Obama administration’s ongoing effort to bring transparency to stimulus spending, we were told. But it seems the drive for transparency doesn’t cover the contract itself...Link
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Top 10: Crazy Theories About The Universe...
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy may have given us the answer to the meaning of life, but it did not explain everything about the universe. As science has progressed, our explanations for the universe have grown increasingly complex, from the early belief in four elements, to string theory, superstring theory, and the Higgs-Boson, the so-called “God particle.”...Link
Beer And Bones.............
A study found that the bones of women who drink beer regularly are stronger, making them less likely to suffer from osteoporosis. It is thought that the high level of silicon in beer slows down the thinning that leads to fractures and boosts the formation of new bone, the journal Nutrition reports...Link
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