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Dark Android TV’s? No, no, relax…that’s not happening.
If you listen to my science and tech podcast, Sovryn Tech, you’ll know how I feel about the Internet of Targets…excuse me…I mean the “Internet of Things”. Or “IoT” (as I’ll call it from now on). The “Internet of Targets” joke when referencing IoT is a play on the term that addresses my primary–and valid–concern that IoT devices are all security holes. They are all gateways to your personal, and supposedly private, data. And considering that most companies (or even governments) don’t have their data…well, actually your data…secured well enough and there are …read more

(RT) — Saying he had “helped create ISIS,” an Iraq War veteran and US Marine is speaking out about the atrocities and criminal activities he and his fellow soldiers engaged in during the Iraq War, claiming he knew it would lead to “blowback” in the Middle East.

Former Marine Vincent Emanuele’s acknowledgement of responsibility comes in an article that was posted on TeleSUR’s English website, in which he hoped to answer the often raised question of “Where did ISIS come from?”
“When I was stationed in Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2003-2005, I didn’t know what the repercussions of the …read more

Texas has a unique law that requires newly-qualifying parties to notify the state by January 2 of the election year, if they wish to petition during the election year. Petitioning itself can’t start in Texas until March.
The Constitution Party has now filed the notice. The parties that had previously filed it for 2016 are Modern Whig, Reform, Christian, and Veterans. …read more

Henderson, NV — On January 30, 2015, a health food store in Henderson called the police after a disgruntled customer, attempting to return some protein powder, allegedly threatened to rob them. The store described the suspect to police as a black male wearing a black and tan t-shirt who left in an SUV.
As police responded to the call, they quickly stopped the first person they saw, who happened to be Arturo Arenas-Alvarez. Arenas-Alvarez had just pulled up in the shopping center to do some shopping when police drew their weapons and demanded he put his hands in the air and …read more

You know, I seem to remember that Alphabet/Google’s Augmented Reality wearable that it devised a couple of years ago–GLASS–was supposed to be spelled in all-caps. Maybe it’s not anymore ever since it not exactly went on the market and tanked like the Lusitania. Yes, despite what others will tell you, Google Glass (I’ll stop with the capitalization) was an absolute failure of an idea, and I as I’ve said on my science and tech podcast, Sovryn Tech, I don’t see it coming back any time soon.
As a consumer device, anyways. Because now it would appear, if one FCC filing is …read more

Three years ago a couple was stopped by an armed gang and robbed of over $100,000. The facts are not in dispute. The perpetrators are known. And yet the criminals have not been punished, and the property has not been recovered. Why? Because the perpetrators wear badges.
Since late 2012, when Adam and Jennifer Perry were robbed by the Illinois State Police, they have been trying to retrieve their stolen property. It has been a challenge, however, because when “law enforcers” rob you, it’s not (according to them) a crime.
The Perry’s were pulled over for speeding on I-80 in Henry County, …read more

As I’ve stated often on my science and tech podcast, Sovryn Tech, I am ridiculously excited about the recent serious push for and prevalence of Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality technologies and software. The possibility for creating fully interactive communications (as in, more than just text and talking heads via Skype or Hangouts), encrypted virtual communities, and even the opportunity to experience 2D video sources in new environments (like getting to watch those classic movies you love while you are in an equally classic movie theater setting) are things I can’t wait to take part in. It’s an incredible future to …read more

On December 27, John McAfee became a dues-paying member of the Libertarian Party. He lives in Alabama. He had said last week that he will seek the party’s presidential nomination. …read more

Rocky De La Fuente is a San Diego businessman who is aggressively seeking a spot on Democratic presidential primary ballots. He has already qualified in nine states, from among the fifteen states in which the deadline has passed. He describes himself as a conservative Democrat.
Federal Election Commission records show that he has donated $10,000 over the past sixteen years to various Republican candidates for federal office, but only $1,000 to Democrats. Among Republicans he contributed to are President George W. Bush in 2004, and California Republican members of Congress Duncan Hunter, Brian Bilbray, and Darrell Issa. …read more

On December 15, the Kentucky Republican Party informed the State Board of Elections not to hold a Republican presidential primary. Instead the party will hold a caucus. Although the party had made that decision several months ago, it waited until December 15 to make the decision binding.Here is the Republican Party’s web page concerning its March 5 caucus. Paper ballots will be used. Candidates have until January 7, 2016, to file. So far eight candidates have paid the $15,000 filing fee. …read more