Pyongyang’s Operating System
North Koreas self-developed software operating system named the “Red Star” was brought to light for the first time by a Russian satellite broadcaster yesterday.
AMERICAN HISTORY X’D – Correcting the Lies You’re Told – Vice Magazine
We started with Thomas, a public school student from New Mexico.
What year did a man walk on the moon?
Thomas: Oh, like the 1800s? Somewhere around there?
FACT: Right you are! In 1845, NASA astronaut Lance Armstrong launched what was then called a “steam rocket” soaring into the atmosphere. The rocket was made of 7-inch thick walls of cedar with upwards of 50 moist blankets bound tightly around it (this was to prevent exploding into flames upon leaving the atmosphere). Lance returned in late 1865 with nothing to show for his travels but a bruised ass.
via AMERICAN HISTORY X’D – Correcting the Lies You’re Told – Vice Magazine.
German Court rules anti-terror data storage illegal
In a victory for privacy advocates, Germany’s highest court on Tuesday knocked down an anti-terrorism law that allows authorities to store all phone and internet records of private citizens.
via Court rules anti-terror data storage illegal – The Local.
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