Tracking Quotas for December 1, 2008:


(Dec.01.08) -

Recession: renaming the Dow index the Doom index  ---»

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The official announcement of a Recession, backdated like stock options to a year ago, has finally arrived. In response, the American stock market fell nearly 9 percent…



(Nov.25.08) -

Ethical Robots  ---»

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Ala Skynet, ethical robots, and persuasively designed technology,
“My research hypothesis is that intelligent robots can behave more ethically in the battlefield than humans currently can,” said…



(Nov.19.08) -

DOW drop in, but keep it under 8000, please?  ---»

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Its a benchmark… backward! The DOW has finally given us a psychological threshold of de-evolution:
“Its painful,” said Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at Standard & Poors.…



(Nov.16.08) -

7.5 Sulawesi Indonesian Earthquake  ---»

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The usgs has reported a preliminary magnitude at 7.5 earthquake in Indonesia, at a shallow depth of about 13 miles beneath the sea. It was centered 54…



(Nov.13.08) -

Threat Watch: Atmospheric Brown Clouds  ---»

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The danger of Atmospheric Brown Clouds, in a new report by the United Nations scientists, threatens a range of human and ecological activity, and also serves to…



(Nov.13.08) -

The Great California Shakeout Earthquake Drill  ---»

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Fans of simulation, games, and real life modelling will dig the latest in earthquake preparedness drills: the Great California Shakeout Earthquake Drill. [visit the website] Meant to…



(Nov.11.08) -

United States of American Express Bank  ---»

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Interesting news clippings for rememberance today: American Express becomes a bank. Treasury Dept secretly changes tax code allowing for free bank mergers. Its like getting a free…



(Nov.06.08) -

Skynet Threat Update ID: 34491  ---»

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Skynet Threat Update Tracker for Nov. 5, 2008: Ecophagy DRE-700
Perhaps the earliest-recognized and best-known danger of molecular nanotechnology is the risk that self-replicating nanorobots capable of…



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