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DRM on United Airlines

samedi 1 août 2015 à 02:00

United Airlines Requires You To Install Special Brand Of DRM To Watch Movies On Flights. And agree to its EULA. And install Flash Player.

Nationalizing Italian banks

samedi 1 août 2015 à 02:00

Beppe Grillo calls for nationalizing the Italian banks to end the 'anti-democratic straitjacket' of euro zone.

It may be necessary to exit the euro zone as well.

Cab drivers protest Guber

samedi 1 août 2015 à 02:00

A thousand cab drivers blocked a road in Rio de Janeiro to protest Guber.

I call it "Guber" because it pays drivers peanuts, but the worst thing about Guber is that it tracks passengers. Of course, each passenger has agreed to be tracked — but if we get total surveillance because each person is convinced to agree to it, that does not reduce its danger to democracy.

We need to get rid of systems that amount to massive surveillance, regardless of whether each victim agrees to be tracked.

There are many reasons to refuse to buy from Guber.

Bogus Burundi election

samedi 1 août 2015 à 02:00

Burundi's president "won" a bogus election for an unconstitutional third term.

Impact of global heating on investors

samedi 1 août 2015 à 02:00

Investors Could Lose $4.2tn Due to Impact of [global heating], Report Warns.