Washington, D.C., Group Accused of High-Tech Dirty Tricks to Suppress Black Vote | Threat Level from Wired.com

Washington, D.C., Group Accused of High-Tech Dirty Tricks to Suppress Black Vote | Threat Level from Wired.com:
A D.C. advocacy group called Women’s Voices, Women’s Vote is being accused of waging a high-tech voter suppression campaign, after voters in predominantly black districts in North Carolina began receiving automated phone calls implying that they hadn’t properly registered [...]

AT&T providing free Wi-Fi to iPhone users | iLounge News

AT&T providing free Wi-Fi to iPhone users | iLounge News:
AT&T has begun offering free Wi-Fi to iPhone-using customers at some of its Wi-Fi hotspot locations, according to several reports. When a participating AT&T Wi-Fi network is accessed by an iPhone user, a specially-formatted page appears offering “Free AT&T Wi-Fi for iPhone.” iPhone users must enter [...]

Today Is My Birthday (OK, it was yesterday…)

For those of you that don’t know, don’t care or can’t remember, it was my birthday yesterday. I got some good gifts from work, a good dinner last night from the family and a neat card from my mom.
I am the big four-eight, rapidly creeping up on six-five, at least that’s how I feel most [...]

Psystar Open Computer notes, benchmarks and video - Engadget

Psystar Open Computer notes, benchmarks and video - Engadget:
Okay, so we’ve been playing with the Psystar Open Computer for a few hours now, and we’ve formed some early impressions and put together a short video of it in action. We haven’t really tried to stress the system yet, but based on our other experiences with [...]