Doug’s Dynamic Drivel

via: Greg Laden
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Well in the world of particle physics it’s definitely a good thing :), but what about politics? Interesting article in New Scientist on voice/face recognition/analysis as applied to political speeches.
BLINK and you would have missed it. The expression of disgust on former US president Bill Clinton’s face during his speech to the Democratic National Convention [...]

Via Frank comes Barack Obama’s November 2007 address to Google (1:04:32 in length) where he promises to support network neutrality

His commitment to broadband, technology and openness of government is astounding and inspiring. I hope he means it.
This is a great interview, it’s Obama at his best. He’s relaxed and loquacious
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I love his vision. Space is where we have to go as a species, I have always believed this since I read my first science fiction novel as a kid, nothing will change my mind on this. I wish I live long enough to see this become a reality.

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When i am social i wonder why i need social media. When i use social media, i feel antisocial. When i read about social media, i go cyberpostal.
That pretty much sums up my feelings about social media, particularly stuff like Twitter and Facebook.
via BMO

ReWalk devised by Argus Medical Technologies allows the paralyzed to walk again via a very minimal exoskeleton, This video is of a person who has been paralyzed from the waist down for 20 years, walking again.

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The Story
In November, 2007, a small group of six citizens - two screenwriters, a physicist, a marine biologist, a philosopher and a science journalist - began working to restore science and innovation to America’s political dialogue. They called themselves Science Debate 2008, and they called for a presidential debate on science. The call [...]

If you are using SSH keys to log onto your server please make certain they have pass phrases built in.
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has issued a warning for what it calls “active attacks” against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys.
The attack appears to initially use stolen SSH keys to gain access [...]

A heck of a job Brownie.
WASHINGTON - A hacker broke into a Homeland Security Department telephone system over the weekend and racked up about $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia.
The hacker made more than 400 calls on a Federal Emergency Management Agency voicemail system in Emmitsburg, Md., on Saturday and Sunday, according [...]

Foreign Policy Passport has the dirty details