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Hiroshima Syndrome

By John C Dvorak Sunday January 5, 2014

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Executive Producers: Sir Mark Beckwith, Sir David Foley Arch Duke of Silicon Valley, John Sextro, Sir Baronette Bill Baughman
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Art By: Joshua Pettigrew
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Warren, Melinda & I

By John C Dvorak Saturday January 4, 2014

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Executive Producers: Arch Duke David Foley, HeyIdiot from Atlas-McDonald, Anonymous, Edward Sheats
Associate Executive Producers: Sir Guy Boazy, Sir Scott Spencer, Dan Kravets, Grand Duke Sir Steven Pelsmaekers
Art By: Nick the Rat
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A Pleasant Musical Interlude

By Uncle Dave Friday January 3, 2014

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We’re #1! We’re #1!

By Uncle Dave Thursday January 2, 2014

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A global survey conducted by the Worldwide Independent Network and Gallup at the end of 2013 revealed strong animosity towards the US’s role as the world’s policeman. Citizens across over 60 nations were asked: “Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?”

The US topped the list, with 24 percent of people believing America to be the biggest danger to peace. Pakistan came second, with 8 percent of the vote and was closely followed by China with 6 percent. Afghanistan, Iran, Israel and North Korea came in joint fourth place with 5 percent of the vote.

The threat from the US was rated most highly in the Middle East and North Africa, those areas most recently affected by American military intervention. Moreover, the survey showed that even Americans regard their country as a potential threat with 13 percent of them voting the US could disrupt global status quo.

We’ve Entered Kafka-land With This Ruling

By Uncle Dave Tuesday December 31, 2013

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U.S. District Court judge, Justice William Pauley, dismissed an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit alleging that the National Security Agency’s phone records program was unconstitutional, based primarily on his interpretation of the 1979 Smith v. Maryland Supreme Court ruling. But elsewhere in his ruling, the judge made what seems to be a slightly Kafkaesque argument to disregard the ACLU’s statutory claim that the NSA was exceeding the bounds of section 215 of the Patriot Act.
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Pauley is essentially saying that the targets of the order have no recourse to challenge the collection of their personal data because Congress never intended for targets to ever know that they were subject to this sort of spying. And that the fact that everyone knows about it now, thanks to Edward Snowden, doesn’t change the targets’ ability to challenge the legality of the order.

By this logic, all the government has to do to prevent anyone challenging a law is to keep the law secret. Additionally, if you break the law, you can’t be told what law you broke, and there’s no need for a trial since your lawyer, a jury, etc. can’t be told either. What a wonderful country we live in! Happy New Year!

Great Illusion

By John C Dvorak Monday December 30, 2013

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Blast Wave Accelerator

By John C Dvorak Monday December 30, 2013

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Executive Producers: Sir R. S. Bagwell, Sir David Foley Duke of Silicon Valley, Sir Brian Ferguson, James Wells
Associate Executive Producers: Sir Chevalier Jean, Nick Eizmendi, Daniel Ruden, Sir Blake Israel, Dawn Rozakis
Art By: SiliconSpin
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2013’s Most Astonishing Research Findings

By Uncle Dave Friday December 27, 2013

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With these findings in mind, I’m planning on writing a grant proposal to show whether or not good, hot sex make one happier. Until it’s scientifically proven, it’s only hearsay.

1. The Western diet is bad for you
2. Sleeping beauty is no myth
3. Racists are close-minded
4. Morbid alert! Hanging is bad for the heart
5. Cheating men have strong sexual urges
6. Shy teens find friends online
7. Take smaller bites, eat less
8. Umbrellas protect you from the sun
9. People buy more fruits and veggies when they’re cheaper
10. Bad relationships depress people
11. Reality TV skews reality
12. Drugs and driving don’t mix
13. Women find musicians hot

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Scripted Fat Talk

By John C Dvorak Friday December 27, 2013

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Executive Producers: James Doebbler, Sir Gene-Baron de Marriott-Sherrif of Texas, Sir Hank, Sir Dr. Sharkey
Associate Executive Producers: Sir Michael Miller, Nick Principe
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How To Steal “Money” From a TV Screen

By Uncle Dave Tuesday December 24, 2013

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Next up, credit card safety where we show a real credit card number with its CVN and PIN.

Bloomberg TV provided viewers with an important lesson in digital currency when one of its anchors had a gift card stolen while showing it during a live broadcast.

On Friday, December 20, Matt Miller surprised his two fellow anchors – Adam Johnson and Trish Regan – with bitcoin gift certificates during his “12 Days of Bitcoin” segment. Johnson then flashed his certificate on the screen for roughly 10 seconds – more than enough time for a Reddit user to scan the digital QR code with his phone and take the gift for himself.

Tacky Christmas GIFS

By John C Dvorak Monday December 23, 2013

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I was thinking of using one of these in the No Agenda Newsletter. Until I saw them. Enjoy.

Like a Virgin (Mary) – sort of

By Eideard Monday December 23, 2013

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virgin-mary_looking-at-pregnancy-test

Nearly 1 percent of young women in a U.S. study who have become pregnant claim to have done so as virgins, according to a report in the Christmas edition of Britain’s BMJ medical journal.

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Mysterious Erratic

By John C Dvorak Sunday December 22, 2013

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Executive Producers: Sir Grand Duke Steven Pelsmaekers, Sir David Foley Black Baron of Silicon Valley, Sir Rick Zanotti of the North, Sir Incognegro, Sir Theodore Hosmann, Sir Charles Jordan, Dame Francine Hardaway, Sir Richard Garrett, Sir Semi Anonymous, Monica Lansing
Associate Executive Producers: Kevin Hart, Miquel Espinal, Donald Kuehl, Michelle & Adriel Cartmell, Peter C. Norwood, Zach Morrison, Sir Kent O’Rourke, Armando Guerra, Neil Liston, Dave
Art By: Erik Zempel
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Bored New York Cop Bullies Homeowner for Carwashing

By McCullough Saturday December 21, 2013

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A video has gone viral after a Long Island man recorded a police officer who threatened to ticket him if he washed his car in the driveway.

The 24-year-old said he was washing his 1997 Volkswagen in his driveway when a police officer told him he wasn’t allowed to do that.

“What is that? Doing any kind of work here or any kind of detailing, like washing the car — things like that you are not allowed to do,” the police officer said.

The officer said although the car wasn’t going to be washed in the street, which is illegal, washing it in the driveway would still be in the public’s view, Hall reported. No one received a ticket during the ordeal and The Garden City Police Department had no comment about the incident.

He should have laughed in his face.

NSA Paid RSA $10m to Undermine Encryption

By Uncle Dave Saturday December 21, 2013

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Is there no end to the willingness to undermine the Constitution, and now bribery, the NSA will go to?

As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products, the U.S. National Security Agency arranged a secret $10 million contract with RSA, one of the most influential firms in the computer security industry, Reuters has learned.
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The RSA deal shows one way the NSA carried out what Snowden’s documents describe as a key strategy for enhancing surveillance: the systematic erosion of security tools. NSA documents released in recent months called for using “commercial relationships” to advance that goal, but did not name any security companies as collaborators.

The NSA came under attack this week in a landmark report from a White House panel appointed to review U.S. surveillance policy. The panel noted that “encryption is an essential basis for trust on the Internet,” and called for a halt to any NSA efforts to undermine it.