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Room 641A, 611 Folsom Street, San Francisco

The location of the Department of Defense’ domestic spying program hardware, according to AT&T whistleblower on Wired News.
But feeling the heat, Congress made a big show of allegedly cutting off funding for TIA in late 2003, and the political fallout resulted in Adm. Poindexter’s abrupt resignation last August. However, the fine print reveals that Congress [...]

Pot Smoking Not Linked to Lung Cancer

via WebMD, Pot Smoking Not Linked to Lung Cancer
People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancerlung cancer, new research suggests.

Even very heavy, long-term marijuana users who had smoked more than 22,000 joints over a lifetime seemed to have no greater risk than infrequent marijuana users or nonusers.
The [...]

Google Trends says Elmhurst, Ill., Loves Gay Porn

I’m sure I’ve mentioned how much I love Mark Morford. For your reading pleasure:
Elmhurst, Ill., Loves Gay Porn / Which U.S. city seeks the most sex? Who wants to impeach Bush the most? Ask Google Trends
Then give Google Trends a play and let me know if you come up with any interesting stats. Turkey is [...]

Defense Department Fails to Release September 11 Pentagon Videos

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request by Judicial Watch seeking “all records pertaining to September 11, 2001 camera recordings of the Pentagon attack from the Sheraton National Hotel, the Nexcomm/Citgo gas station, Pentagon security cameras and the Virginia Department of Transportation,” the Defense Department released the video footage from previously released frames [...]

It’s like we are living inside a giant dark energy star

A new concept of “dark energy” stars could do away with the concept of black holes.

“It’s like we are living inside a giant dark energy star,” Chapline says. There is, of course, no explanation yet for how a universe-sized star could come into being.

Your Spam Filter Is Your Problem, Not Mine

( Email and Opinion )

If I send you an email and it’s intercepted by your spam filter, that’s your problem not mine. I’ve had people send me email telling me about how their spam filter blocked my email. Thanks for the info but that’s a problem you need to deal with. There is absolutely nothing I can do about [...]

Mexico Legalizes Drugs

From Mexico to Allow Use of Drugs - Los Angeles Times
Mexican President Vicente Fox will sign a bill that would legalize the use of nearly every drug and narcotic sold by the same Mexican cartels he’s vowed to fight during his five years in office, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The list of illegal drugs approved for [...]