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PhotoAlbums+ Now iOS 5 Compatible!

Author: iRealSMS dev  //  Category: Apps, Jailbreak |

We at SpiritOfLogic are happy to announce the release of PhotoAlbums+ for iOS5!

When Apple announced the iOS5 firmware earlier this year it was found that they integrated many tweaks, concepts and interfaces that originated in the jailbreak community. PhotoAlbums+, our powerful camera roll management tool was one of these tweaks. They used much of our general concept and interface and in some aspects improved upon it, for instance they added the ability to rename and sort albums which is great! But in other aspects they seemed to have dropped the ball and left out some important features that made PhotoAlbums+ great. One such detail is in the way items are added to albums, using native behavior images and videos are simply copied to your custom folders, but leave the original image in the camera roll. With this method of organization, items are bound to build up and clutter the camera roll to the point where you find yourself endlessly scrolling to find any items you know are there, but you haven’t placed into a specific album… I wouldn’t call that organization… Thats an illusion of order!

With PhotoAlbums+ we included the ability to MOVE items into albums. This simple but powerful detail allows true camera roll management. Now all the images from that Halloween party, baby shower, concert and company picnic can be removed from the camera roll and organized in proper albums, leaving the camera roll with only the items that haven’t been put into albums yet. The first time you use PhotoAlbums+ you’ll not only find yourself wondering why Apple didn’t do it this way in the first place, but wondering how you put up with the old way in the first place.

The other amazing advantage to PhotoAlbums+ is the Privacy Tab. Finally you can sort and create albums which only you can access! How many times have you found yourself deleting certain images or closely monitoring when your family and friends use your iDevice because you don’t them to stumble across items that may be private or inappropriate? With PhotoAlbums+ you need not worry! Now you can create private albums that are locked away behind a password protected tab! Toss those images into a private album and forget about it! No one will see them!

The last item to mention is organization of the albums when viewing your device from the PC via a USB connection. Want to copy all those pictures you placed in that party album to your PC? Under native behavior the items all show up in one general folder with no actual order. Just a mirror image of Apples unorganized camera roll… Have fun trying to sort through, find and copy those specific images you have nicely organized in the photos app. Ugh! However with PhotoAlbums+ all your albums will display in the windows file manager exactly as ordered in the application. Now you can just grap and drag the entire album to your desktop! Wow!

PhotoAlbums+ is available for purchase and install via Cydia for every jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch for $4.99.

BigBoss Authors: Mark Bruce & Kory Lee

44 Responses to “PhotoAlbums+ Now iOS 5 Compatible!”

  1. ChaoticMayhem65 Says:

    Is this new news? I’ve had this installed on iOS5 almost since release. Now all we nee is a PwnTunes update.

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    I have a problem with PhotoAlbums(iPhone), when I saving any video from Whatsapp it’s kick me out from Photos app. These problem face me in 4.1 version only (iphone 4).

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  30. Sean Says:

    Installed PhotoAlbum+ but I don’t see any change in my photo folder. The top right corner icon is still the same as it was before.

    Any suggestions?

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  32. tony Says:

    Installed photo albumbs+ ok iphone 4 running IOS 5.0.1 no my phone wont sync or charge uninstalled and it works is anyone else experiencing this?

  33. iVic Says:

    Current version has a serious security bug under iOS 5.0.1. Protected folders can be renamed without having to enter password. And when doing that, the protection disappears and folder turns to regular photo-album folder with all pictures inside accessible…

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    Installed photo albumbs+ ok iphone 4 running IOS 5.0.1 no my phone wont sync or charge uninstalled and it works is anyone else experiencing anything like this?

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    Installed photo albumbs+ ok iphone 4 running IOS 5.0.1 no my phone wont sync or charge uninstalled and it works is anyone else having this issue?

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  42. ahmad Says:

    tell me how to download in my computer and i have to bey also in computer :D

    iphone 4 cydia 1.1.5 > 5.0.1

  43. john smith Says:

    3gs users!
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  44. David Says:

    This causes reboot issues with 5.0.1 untethered. Stay away!

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The New England Patriots Come Back to Win in Improbable Fashion with an Onside Kick and Ridiculous Pass Interference Call

Tom Brady knows that if you work the officials enough, you will get a call. It may take a few weeks. Why wouldn’t you when you don’t get disciplined for cursing at an official?

New England was sunk. Cleveland scored with 2:43 remaining to take a 12 point lead. New England then scored a touchdown, got the onside kick, and then an absolutely horrible call for defensive pass interference on a deep throw, that put it on the goal line.

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The Innova Helios 2 EX Tandem Inflatable Kayak is available in green/gray or red/grey; specify on the order notes which color you want. Back a few years ago, Innova had a "litepack" version of this kayak with half of the boat's exterior being uncoated with rubber; specifically the top side of the floor and the inward facing half of each side chamber. Those are gone, and the EX models are back to being fully coated throughout the boat. A drybag/backpack, inflatable footrests, and basic patch kit are included with the Helios series.

A Helios 2 EX does not have any kick on the ends, so there is plenty of room for two adults. Quite speedy on flat water, these can also be used for easier rivers. Helios kayaks are a good choice for people who paddle cold waters such as Alaska or the Great Lakes. The seating position is deep in them, and the bow dodger minimizes the amount of splash that hits your lower body. Folks who like the idea a rudder also have that as an option for both the solo and tandem Helios ($107 with the boat or $119 if purchased separately - this item is listed by itself in this section). The Helios' are about the only boats you can get rudder systems for without spending $2,500 or more. The 1200 denier polyester base fabric is as bombproof as you could want on this type of boat and it inflates very firm.

Innova Helios 2 EX Tandem Inflatable Kayak Improvements

When the Helios II was revamped by the factory a couple years back, there was a substantial improvement to the forward backrest. It's now formed just like the comfortable fold-down rear seat instead of being just a bracing section level with the tube tops. This means the front paddler's back will be supported far better than in the older Helios's.

Can I do an overnight trip with my wife out of a Helios or Sunny? We get asked this question quite often. No doubt some people have stuffed gear into a Helios tandem between their legs and on top of the decks and made it work, but the honest answer is that this is poorly suited for camping if two adults are on board. The Innova Sunny is only marginally better in terms of space. You really need the extra length of an AIRE SuperLynx or Trinity II if you both want to be in the same boat with sleeping bags, tents, food, clothes, cook gear, etc. If you pack light, the Solar 410 also found in this section will work for those who aren't overly tall.

Another thing people ask all the time regards using a tandem Helios as a one person kayak. In truth the Helios II is not great as a solo boat. If you are going to use your boat alone much of the time you should really be looking at the Innova Sunny, Solar 410, or AIRE Tributary Sawtooth instead.

Stacked Tubes on Innova Helios 2 EX Tandem Inflatable Kayak

One last thing to be aware of on the Helios II or it's solo brother the Helios I EX, is that the side tube chambers are shaped differently compared to most inflatables. They are a single air chamber on each side, but it is a stacked "double tube" like two humps of an air mattress. These side chambers are taller & narrower, but it also means a Helios is harder to climb back into from the water than other models in this section of our site. If you swim, snorkel, or scuba dive a lot while kayaking, go with one of the other Innova tandems or perhaps a Sawtooth or Trinity.

Please note that any accessories purchased with your boat are 10% off, and also note that our shopping cart as yet does NOT reflect these discounts - it will show a higher total so we will adjust the bottom line before ringing the transaction through.

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I bought a Helios II in order to try a sail rig of mine on the kayak. Lee was out of stock at the time but immediately arranged with Innova to have a boat dropped shipped to me. Fast service.

The Helios II is made with the typical Innova quality and toughness. Very dependable and never any surprises. Lee had warned me that the inflatable decks might need topping off every few days, and he was right. A minor annoyance. The 3 main hull chambers never lost air even stored fully inflated in my garage for weeks at a time.

The sail rig worked really well on this boat because the 3PSI rating makes a really stiff hull that doesn't flex at all. The relatively narrow hull and relatively long waterline makes for much better speed than a whitewater boat with a lot beam and kick in the ends. With the sail rig mounted up front including outriggers, the boat was fine with one person sitting in the rear cockpit.


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Millions approved for Mary’s River Lumber flood authority project

“Fantastic. Great news,” said Mary’s River Lumber President Brad Kirkbride Thursday afternoon when asked about the shift of $4 million in Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority funds to address flood threats to its mill on the Chehalis River at Montesano.

The Flood Authority board, meeting Thursday morning on a conference call open to the public, voted to shift $4 million from three projects still in the early stages of development. In all, the project will cost $6 million and $2 million had already been budgeted. Affected were Mill Creek dam repair in Cosmopolis, Wishkah Road flood mitigation and Satsop River floodplain work. Flood Authority leaders say those three projects will still go forward and in fact not all funding for the three was diverted. Some was left for design, engineering and other pre-construction costs. But pre-construction work for the Mary’s River project is already done and work can go ahead this winter.

Most authority members favored the shift because it could save jobs, as well as show the Legislature that the authority, criticized in the past for inaction, could pool together funding and get projects done. The Flood Authority rules require a unanimous vote from the representatives of 12 governmental agencies from Grays Harbor, Thurston and Lewis counties in the Chehalis Basin.

The fund shift vote was nearly derailed by authority member Jim Cook, a city councilman from Aberdeen. Despite repeated assurances by several authority members, including Chairwoman Vickie Raines, who proposed the diversion, several times during the meeting Cook appeared ready to vote no.

The project could help protect the jobs of 65 to 70 workers at the mill, which can employ 120 at full capacity. Sawmill operations have yet to be restored since a fire destroyed part of that operation in 2012. While he said Thursday’s funding was “very helpful,” Kirkbride added “no final decision has been made” about rebuilding the sawmill, a “long process” that depends in part on “fiber availability” and market forces.

All processes involving kilns, the planer and the molder, will continue, Kirkbride said. The funding “bodes well for that industrial site,” but he would not say when or if the rest of the 120 jobs or sawmill operations might be restored.

Montesano Mayor Ken Estes, who remained silent until after the vote, thanked the authority for shifting the funding to the mill project as he favored.

Debate was heated during the call, when several members, particularly Grays Harbor County Commissioner Wes Cormier, became audibly annoyed with what he viewed as Cook’s mis-characterization of a study. According to Cormier, Cook misquoted the study. Cormier read a passage from the study, saying “you bet, I am correct.”

Cook kept insisting that the Mary’s River Lumber project was about “business endeavors” and that he was more concerned about “human life” of the residents near the Wishkah Road, who are frequently flooded out.

J. Vanderstoep, an alternate filling in for Dolores Lee of Pe Ell, said, “We are three months from flood season. If the (money) stay(s) in Cosi, Wishkah, Satsop, nothing would happen on the ground. On the other hand, if money goes into the Mary’s River project mill,” jobs would be saved “right now, this November and December. Obviously, it’s a wise move.”

Raines, Cormier, Ron Averill of Centralia, Arnold Haberstroh of Chehalis and Alan Vanell of Bucoda all spoke in favor of the diversion. Raines asserted that the funding would likely by replaced since Sen. Jim Hargrove, and Reps. Brian Blake and Steve Tharinger, all Democrats, are all committed to advocate for that funding to be replaced to complete the three projects.

All three projects still have money left in their coffers to pursue design, permitting and other pre-construction processes. The Wishkah Road project, still funded with $690,000, is now on the path of a more permanent solution rather than a temporary raising of the road, which was authorized at last month’s meeting. That vote was rescinded.

Raines went through the proposal piece-by-piece in an effort to assuage Cook’s concerns and encourage consensus. Cook was still unconvinced. Others spoke at length.

“I hear what you are saying. (We) are not just protecting mill families,” said Haberstroh of Centralia. “This is about doing the best for the most.”

Facilitator Jim Kramer tried restating the explanation in several ways, several times.

Cook refused to relent until two residents of the Wishkah Valley, who were invited to speak up as the controversy continued, stated their support for the funding shift.

Volunteer firefighter and resident Al Smith said he concurred with “Ron (Averill) and Arnold (Haberstroh), and other board members and also Wes.” It is time to “move forward,” he said, adding “I applaud the authority for this.”

Frank Kirsch, also one of the main citizen proponents of the Wishkah road project, said, “I am supportive of it,” adding he was “confident” necessary funding would be found to do all of it. He hopes “we can get the engineers on board with the final design and permitting” for the Wishkah Road project.

When residents directly affected by the switch agreed with 10 other authority members present, Cook relented and did not object to the consensus vote, which then passed unanimously.

The vote also pleased Estes, who also saluted the approval of a small part of the Montesano package which aims to prevent the local wastewater treatment plant from over-topping, sending raw sewage downstream.

Estes has been concerned the lumber mill would be moved without the improvements. Mary’s Lumber President Kirkbride said that was “just rumor I can’t substantiate” though he did add that making it more secure was part of what they were looking at while evaluating the mill’s future, with an eye to making it be “an industrial site free of issues.”

The Mary’s River project includes final design, permitting and construction of a flood water passage as well as protection of the shoreline by means of a sheet pile wall, which will be driven down through asphalt, nearly 60 feet deep in the ground close to the river’s edge to keep the banks from eroding and water from washing away the mill.

All $28.2 million worth of Flood Authority projects authorized by the Legislature this summer can now proceed under a previous vote by the authority, it was confirmed Thursday, despite earlier confusion about whether state requirements were satisfied.

In another major action, Edna Fund of Lewis County volunteered that her county pay more, or 64 percent of the costs, for annual maintenance of a flood warning system created in 2012 to provide information for residents, businesses and governments. The new way of calculating costs reduces the share born by Grays Harbor County (22 percent) and Thurston County (14 percent). County governments can then ask for reimbursement from cities.

The change was proposed to be more equitable.

Member Fund and Chairwoman Raines were praised for their leadership. The next meeting, to be held in Lewis County, is slated for the third Thursday in September.


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RFID for Identity Documents May Not Fly in the Future

February 11 2009 / by Alvis Brigis / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Gadgets   Year: 2009   Rating: 6 Hot

White/Grey-hat hacker Chris Paget demonstrates a $250 mobile device that can read and clone RFID tags embedded in United States passport cards and enhanced drivers' licenses.

As I often remind readers, accelerating technology cuts both ways and forces us to bolster our info-immune system.

(via The Register)

Despite Your Skepticism, Lasers Are Being Used By The Military

November 21 2008 / by John Heylin / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: 2010   Rating: 5 Hot

The Economist reports that a Humvee-mounted laser is already being used in Iraq to detonate roadside bombs which have plagued the military over the years. And yes, it’s named after the Greek God of lightening.

The Zeus laser (I am inclined to say cannon for all you Final Fantasy fans out there) possesses a range of 300 meters (just shy of 1,000 feet) and has been successfully used in Iraq. Although they only possess one Humvee equipped with the laser, plans are in effect to make more.

Why is the military laser-crazy?

Lasers are the dream weapon for the military. You can fire them from incredible distances with pinpoint accuracy and have the potential to be a game-changer in any battle. Advanced lasers could be used to detonate RPGs or missiles before they get to the target, they can punch through walls, and could potentially blow up ICBMs before they get too far off the ground (Reagan’s infamous Star Wars plan). There’s no ammunition concerns, just power, and despite being totally un-serviceable in the field, the lack of moving parts makes the possibility of breaking very slim.

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DARPA Not Satisfied With Regular Submarine, Wants a Flying One

November 24 2008 / by John Heylin / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Gadgets   Year: 2015   Rating: 4 Hot

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to develop a plane capable of flight as well as submerging underwater. “The objectives issued by DARPA are for a vehicle that would have an airborne tactical radius of 1,000 nautical miles, a low-level flight radius of 100 nautical miles (which may leverage surface effects), and a submerged tactical radius of 12 nautical miles.” The hope is that it could carry up to eight people and a 2,000 pound payload (check out their full proposal here).

The problem with developing a submersible aircraft is that air flows around structures differently than water. Developing a body that is efficient through the air as well as water will be incredibly difficult. It may be so daunting that the cost of developing and building working prototypes would render it un-obtainable. The funny thing is, the Navy has wanted something like this for over 60 years. “The U.S. Navy had begun contemplating the merger of aviation and submarine technologies into a single vehicle as early as 1946.” Even the Russians tried to dabble in submersible airplanes (video after the jump).

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Picking Apart the Pickens Plan - 5 Big Challenges

November 13 2008 / by Garry Golden
Category: Energy   Year: 2017   Rating: 10 Hot

Big Plans are susceptible to changes in the world around us, and even bold visionaries can have wrong assumptions about the future.

After blanketing the media landscape over the summer with The Pickens Plan, T Boone Pickens has announced that he is slowing down his plans to build a massive wind farm in West Texas. Pickens’ $2 billion order of GE wind turbines has not been affected, but scaling up of the project is likely to happen more slowly than originally hoped.

A changing world or wrong assumptions?
Pickens has certainly felt the pains of shifts in the market where money is now in short supply and the global economic slowdown has battered his energy intensive hedge fund. But there have always been flaws to his core assumptions that support the vision that have somehow escaped widespread critical thought or media scrutiny. Pickens deserves credit for his willingness to advance the energy conversation in the US, but it does not free his Plan from closer examination:

#1 Utilities won’t evolve without regulatory changes
#2 Wind needs storage to evolve
#3 Natural Gas is a globally integrated industry, no breaking ‘foreign’ dependency there!
#4 The Auto Industry’s problem is not oil, it’s the combustion engine.
#5 Building transmission lines in my backyard or ranch?! It’ll cost you!

#1 Utilities won’t evolve without regulatory changes

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US Military Fights Toxic Weapon Labs with Incendiary Fireballs

November 13 2008 / by John Heylin / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: 2010   Rating: 3

The Pentagon is being very hush-hush about it, but a secret weapon we posses in the US military is a solid rocket-fuel incendiary fireball. Meant to take out chemical weapons labs or underground bunkers, these fireballs burn up anything located inside the structure without blowing it up. “These are hollow spheres, made of rubberized rocket fuel; when ignited, they propel themselves around at random at high speed, bouncing off the walls and breaking through doors, turning the entire building into an inferno.” If there’s one thing that could ruin a persons day, it’s a bunch of solid rocket-fuel fireballs bouncing around in a small area.

Due to the secretive nature of the new weapon, not much is being said, but Wired, who initially reported the story, says that it’s quite possible the fireballs (named “CrashPAD” and “Shredder”) have been put into some sort of low-rate production. One wonders if this was the secret military weapon Bob Woodward was talking about a few months ago.

Does this have a future in the US Military?

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Credit Card Has Touchpad, Three Year Battery Life

November 11 2008 / by John Heylin / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Gadgets   Year: 2010   Rating: 5 Hot

Visa Europe is working hard for your money, and in doing so they have come up with a credit card capable of switching around your security code everytime you enter your PIN on its touchpad. “An alpha-numeric display and keypad is built directly into the card. When making a transaction online, customers type their PIN into the card, which creates a one-time security code.” Visa is working with four major banks, including Bank of America in the UK, to develop this card. Videos of how it works can be found here and here.

This is quite amazing. Having a touchpad on your credit card ensures that the code on the back of your card (that little number, usually three digits, on the back) could never be compromised without a thief knowing your PIN number. I wonder though if the numbers you press would look worn, making it easy for the thief to determine what you PIN is.

Although it’s kind of unnerving to think that your credit card has a battery life, the fact that it can run for three years could help boost confidence. You could possibly even charge it at your local bank every year on a simple flat tray. Of course, someone hacking into it within a few days is possible but by then hopefully you’d have canceled it. All we need now is a credit card that can take your fingerprint.

Check out more at ITPRO

via Gizmodo

UK Doing its Best to Become Dystopian with Mobile Fingerprint Scanners

October 27 2008 / by John Heylin / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: 2010   Rating: 5 Hot

The UK police are implementing a new policy which has civil liberty groups in an uproar. Called Project Midas, it aims to put small Blackberry-like fingerprint scanners in the hands of police within the next two years. This will allow police to confirm the identity (7.5 million prints on record and climbing) of people they detain.

Officials claim that the fingerprint records will only be used for identification and all fingerprints obtained by the device will be erased. But after reading about the British bomb-sniffing laundromat I have my doubts.

In fact, the UK Police are notorious for invading the civil liberties of their people. With an estimated 1.5 million security cameras around London alone (along with a probable 4.2 million country-wide), it’s no wonder the British people are feeling a little perturbed.

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1.7 Million GM Cars Will Be Equipped With OnStar's "Stolen Vehicle Slowdown" Software in 2009

October 23 2008 / by Alvis Brigis / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: 2009   Rating: 9 Hot

General Motors (GM) and OnStar have successfully demonstrated a prototype technology called Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, which does exactly that – it allows OnStar advisors working with law enforcement to send a signal to a subscriber’s stolen vehicle to reduce engine power, slowing the vehicle down gradually.

The exact process for Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (at right) goes as follows:

- Once the vehicle has been reported stolen to law enforcement, the subscriber can call OnStar and request Stolen Vehicle Assistance. OnStar will confirm the subscriber has not opted out of the Stolen Vehicle Slowdown service.

- OnStar uses real-time GPS technology to attempt to pinpoint the exact location of the stolen vehicle and provide this information to law enforcement to help them recover the vehicle.

- When law enforcement has established a clear line of sight of the stolen vehicle, law enforcement may request OnStar to slow it down remotely.

- OnStar then sends a remote signal to the vehicle that interacts with the Powertrain system to reduce engine power which will slow the vehicle down gradually.

Worried that the wrong car might be targeted? OnStar insists that “Safeguards will be in place to ensure that the correct vehicle is slowed down.”

Stolen Vehicle Slowdown comes along just as more people are installing automobile kill switches to protect their property, bring down insurance rates and protect innocent bystanders in the event of a high speed chase.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, about 30,000 police chases occur yearly and approximately 300 deaths occur as a result of those chases. Kill switches could have a major impact on these casualties.

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Flash Mobs as Cover for Criminal Activity

October 20 2008 / by Alvis Brigis / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: 2008   Rating: 3

Witnessing the rapid spread of the Flash Mob phenomenon, fueled by emerging driver organizations like Improv Everywhere, it occurred to me that these increasingly frequent and massive events could be used as cover for various forms of criminal activity. The first scenario that popped into my head was that of a bank robber arranging such a coordinated diversion to cover his or her tracks.

For example, imagine if the following flash mob (arranged in San Francisco just two weekends ago) was diverted to surround or walk through a bank or other burglary target:

A clever criminal dressed in bright red could then use such a crowd as cover for a quick escape.

Just how feasible is such a scenario?

As it turns out, a small-scale and version of this plan was successfully executed up in Monroe, Washington just two weeks ago.

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US Military wants to play "Starship Troopers"

October 17 2008 / by John Heylin / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: Beyond   Rating: 3 Hot

Shane McGlaun over at DailyTech reports that US government officials are looking into a space-based method of transporting small groups of troops anywhere in the globe within two hours. “The goal of the program is to be able to insert a team of 13 soldiers anywhere on the globe in two hours.” Although many have described this as plain fantasy, the surprising thing is that officials are looking to start a program such as this as early as 2019, giving actual implementation a start date of 2030. (Check out the original doc here)

Is this a viable option?

It would be pretty handy to have ground forces anywhere you need them in just a few hours. The second an Embassy came under attack or an invasion of a friendly country started, a unit of special forces would be there to help keep a lid on things in the knick of time. And if you think a force of only thirteen wouldn’t be able to do much, you might want to check out some of the latest stuff the military is working on for the future.

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Christine Peterson, coiner of "Open Source", and MemeBox Demo at Bay Area Future Salon Tonight

October 17 2008 / by Alvis Brigis / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: 2008   Rating: 3

If you’re near the San Francisco Bay Area this evening, Friday the 16th, then I strongly encourage you to swing by the monthly Future Salon featuring Foresight Institute President Christine Peterson who will be presenting on the provocative topic:

Open Source Sensing: Using open source & nanotechnology to reduce surveillance & head off Iraq-style wars.

Christine, who coined the term “open source”, contends that distributed approaches will be critical to combating the inherently distributed terrorism phenomenon:

In the U.S. and other countries, concerns regarding terrorism are driving massive new centralized surveillance systems, with little or no regard for their potential effect on civil liberties. However, unlike nuclear weapons delivered by ICBMs, terrorism is inherently a bottom-up, distributed challenge, requiring a similar response. Open source software provides a useful model for a set of technologies that address security concerns in a distributed way, with the added benefit of relatively fast response time.

We can use open source techniques, combined with the latest in sensing technologies, as an alternative to centralized surveillance. Such technologies could also build trust when used in arms control applications, potentially heading off “wars of forced inspection” such as the recent war in Iraq.

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Garbage Spiders: Future Robots that Efficiently Piece Together and Monetize the Past

October 15 2008 / by Alvis Brigis / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Security   Year: 2020   Rating: 6 Hot

Atop a garbage heap amidst the expansive Westchester Landfill an iRobot Refuse Quantifier (iRQ) deftly went about its lucrative business.

Credit card receipt: inconclusive. Candy wrapper: M&M logo, no fingerprint. Check fragment: inconclusive. Candy wrapper: M&M logo, no fingerprint. Candy wrapper: Almond Joy, smudged fingerprint, image stored to temporary cache. Comb: zoom, hair strand: 92% match. Load level 2 protocols. Letter fragment: stamp fragment, zoom, puncture, contaminated sample. Product box fragment: Nintendo Wii logo, burnt, no data. Shredded tax documents: inconclusive, coordinates tagged in case of reassembly contingent on identity correlation.

The mechanical spider legs pumped and the little scavenger-bot systematically inched left, establishing a better focus point for its frontal laser array. The iRQ began scanning the next set of coordinates.

Tax document fragments continued. Shredded letters – stamp, saliva, contaminated. Faded notebook: pen indentations still palpable, scanning Page 1, correlation 18%. Load notebook sequence.

Shifting the bulk of its weight to its hind legs, the spider freed up the instrument-loaded fore-pincers and carefully commenced flipping pages.

Page 2: read ink, map indents, cross-reference Page 1, revise correlation, 64% – nearing identity threshold. Flip. Page 3: read ink, unique phrase discovered, initiate semantic sub-routine #22. Page 4: undecipherable complex symbols, snapshot, map indents, revise correlation… Sub-routine results registered. Revise correlation, 69%. Resume indent correlation, 73%, identity threshold reached. Regional identity match: subject #D471D-MZ. Persistent video commence. Ping spiders. Stream information to local node.

An identity match for a primary target had been established! Power surged from the tertiary battery outward as the spider maxed both input and broadcast. But something was wrong. The swarm network was not responding. Thus it was highly probable that the iRQ was now invisible to its peers and ultimately its owner.

Re-broadcast for 3 seconds. No ping back. Defensive algorithm, blend. Scan for disruption, risk assessment. Attempt new frequencies. Multiple frequencies inoperable. 84% deliberate disruption, 62% location awareness, evasive algorithm.

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Who speaks for the environment?

Listening to pundits and some Republican advocates, I keep hearing the opinion that big money authorized by the Citizens United Supreme Court decision will not really make a difference in politics. When I hear this, I am reminded of a common saying I’ve heard for many years: “Money talks and BS walks.”

The axiom, though crudely stated, could never be truer. All we need to do in order to tell the power of money is to look around at what is happening today. A recent example of how big money can affect relatively smaller offices is the case of Texas state Rep. “Tuffy” Hamilton. Tuffy was not defeated because of superior intellect, experience or representation of constituents. He was drowned by money. Television ads, which are very expensive, were run sometimes three times, back to back in prime time. This example is further proof of what Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister once said. If you tell a lie big enough, loud enough and enough times, eventually people will start to believe it. What he could have added was that if you are able to promote the lie on the media with unlimited funds, too many people will begin to believe the lie.

The power of money has been amply displayed, along with its effectiveness, by the public relations program put on by British Petroleum. There are a constant series of ads touting how well Gulf Coast states are doing since the terrible oil spill of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Slick and beautiful TV ads claim that never before have Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama done better than they have since the disastrous oil spill. Unfortunately, it’s a one-sided fight. Advocates of the ecology do not have the wherewithal to compete with such a well-orchestrated and well-funded public relations program. No one is telling the story of how many estuaries and hatching grounds for sea life have been destroyed or what impact the residual chemicals placed in the Gulf of Mexico will have on supplies of seafood, game fish or recreation well into the future.

Another example of a one-sided fight is the constant TV ads now being run condemning the Environmental Protection Agency for overbearing and job-killing regulations that the ads claim are holding the price of electrical power hostage. The ads begin with the phrase that clean coal is being picked on by an over-aggressive environmental agency that has put in place overbearing, unnecessary regulations concerning air emissions.

How soon we forget! I recall when the entire family of one of my first cousins needed to move from Port Arthur because they would periodically be beset with life threatening asthmatic attacks. I had the misfortune of having to witness some of these attacks when I thought surely my cousins would die as they lay gasping for air unable to breathe. Science has told us since that it was because of the unregulated and incessant emissions from the refineries that made a living for so many of us. How soon have people my age forgotten the insidious odors of pogie plants and refinery emissions that have all but disappeared because of government regulation.

Unfortunately, the power of money probably can sell the concept of clean coal and cause more animosity to the regulators than to the polluters. No one will be there with the funds to buy equal time to remind us of cancers, leukemia, breathing problems and a multitude of other health hazards that are prevented by decent and reasonable regulations concerning emissions into the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil upon which we walk.

Carl Parker has practiced law in Port Arthur since 1958. He is a 1958 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and the Senate in 1976, Parker continued to practice law while writing and sponsoring hundreds of bills that became laws relating to every aspect of life in Texas, including many regarding consumer safety. His e-mail is cap1934 [at] aol [dot] com.


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Men’s basketball gets bigger

Men's basketball gets bigger

Incoming third-year shooting guard Ostap Choliy from York University. Facebook photo.

By Harlan Nemers

The Ryerson Rams men’s basketball team reached last season’s CIS championship with their speed and athleticism. Last week, Head Coach Roy Rana addressed his team’s biggest off-season need – size – with the additions of 6’7” combo forwards Kyle Hankins and Juwon Grannum.

Both are amongst the top-ranked high school players in the country and, along with 6’6” forward Matthew Beckford, will add size to a team that ranked 33rd out of 44 in CIS team rebounding, and struggled against the much larger Carleton Ravens in the OUA Final.

“I think we brought in some really talented kids who have great work ethic. Hopefully we can start closing that gap and start establishing ourselves as a top-level program in the CIS,” said Rana.

The Rams have also added size in the backcourt, with the incoming transfers of third-year shooting guard Ostap Choliy from York University and fourth-year combo guard Yannick Walcott from Dalhousie.

“We replaced Luke [Staniscia] with three kids that are 6’6 and above and are good athletes,” said Rana. “And in the back-court we now have a 6’5” shooter and a 6’4” type combo guard, so our overall size improves a lot.”

Choliy hasn’t played since the 2010-11 season, when he started 19 of the Lions’ 22 games and averaged 11.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. The Oakville, Ont., native decided to leave York because his program, Business Economics, wasn’t specialized enough.

“I felt this was my best option, where I would be happy and see myself fitting into the system best,” said Choliy. “Playing against Ryerson in the past, they were always scrappy and fast-paced, so I know in practices they compete hard with each other.”
Choliy’s three-point capabilities will add to a team that already features two of the top 10 three point shooters in the CIS, Jordan Gauthier (3rd, 50%) and Aaron Best (6th, 48.8%).

“I am very excited to start this season, I want to be a part of its success and help the team get to Nationals again.”

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