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11-inch MacBook Air can stay in your bag when you go through airport security

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John Moe
Oct 28, 2010
Well, that's awfully nice. Your shoes are still a tremendous threat. Your bottle of conditioner still places everyone on high alert. But that new...
Posted In: apple, gadgets, government, Law, macbook air, TSA
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Federal Elections Commission cuts Google a break

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John Moe
Oct 11, 2010
In August, Google asked the Commission if they need to include disclaimers in short campaign ads the site features that are at their maximum, 95...
Posted In: business, elections, Google, government, search
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D.C. electronic voting system attacked by Wolverines!

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John Moe
Oct 5, 2010
Imagine you're in charge of a new electronic voting system in Washington, D.C. You're confident that it's secure so you challenge hackers of the...
Posted In: gadgets, government, privacy
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US Senate brings real change to America: sets volume limits on TV commercials

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John Moe
Oct 1, 2010
In a bill that makes total sense yet for some reason took decades to even come to a vote, the Senate passed a bill that will require television...
Posted In: Entertainment, gadgets, government, Law
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All eyes turn to FCC in net neutrality debate

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John Moe
Sep 30, 2010
Now that Rep. Henry Waxman's net neutrality bill died before even getting out of committee, congressional Democrats are looking to the FCC to...
Posted In: fcc, government, net neutrality
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Biblical clue in Stuxnet worm?

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John Moe
Sep 30, 2010
We talked this week about the Stuxnet computer worm. It's a bit of malware that attacks infrastructure system controls as opposed to electronic...
Posted In: government, malware, military, security
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Texting bans for drivers don't make much difference

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John Moe
Sep 29, 2010
This according to a new study. Because if you're stupid enough to text while driving, are you really going to follow laws? I didn't think so....
Posted In: government, Law, Transportation
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Google has been found guilty of libel in France.

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John Moe
Sep 27, 2010
A convicted sex offender who is appealing his conviction objected to the word "rape" coming up in a search of his name. The French court said he's...
Posted In: Google, government, Law, privacy, search
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Google's election guide

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John Moe
Sep 22, 2010
Can be found here. Lots of fun to drill down into for political junkies.
Posted In: Google, government, search
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Google Transparency Project isn't all that transparent

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John Moe
Sep 21, 2010
Google is always getting asked by governments around the world to take down certain material or to hand over data. They sometimes go along with it,...
Posted In: Google, government, policy, search

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