Topic: War and Peace - on May 15, 2016 at 11:12:00 AM CEST
CIA admits: We sent Mandela to jail
A former CIA spy has revealed his key role in the arrest of Nelson Mandela, which led to the future South African president’s trial and imprisonment for almost 28 years.
The bombshell disclosure led yesterday to a demand for the CIA to come clean about putting behind bars a figure who became one of the world’s most revered statesmen.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on May 15, 2016 at 10:08:00 AM CEST
for sale: Majestic Imperator Train de Luxe, Vienna Austria € 8,900,000
Majestic Train de Luxe GmbH (commercial register Austria FN 302000v) is the owner and operator of one of the world’s most luxurious trains. The “Majestic Imperator” revives the original k.u.k. Imperial Train of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. and his wife Elisabeth from the year 1891. Built according to original plans the seven carriages with a total of 239 seats (197 dining seats, 42 salon seats) offer a unique experience to the enthusiastic and sophisticated traveler. Each of these carriages with its exclusive original design offers the highest comfort, safety and the most luxurious flair of any operating train in the world.
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Topic: CARS - on May 15, 2016 at 10:01:00 AM CEST
Key West man riding high in ‘Cannabis Car’
About 100 pounds of hemp were used to make the car
The prototype cost $200,000 to make, but custom orders start at $40,000
The maker claims that the weed-mobile can cut automobile carbon footprints by about a quarter
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Topic: WEB - on May 15, 2016 at 9:56:00 AM CEST
ISIS launches an official Android app for kids (yes, really)
The sadistic Islamic fundamentalists who run Islamic State are some of the absolute worst people in the world… but that doesn’t mean they can’t have soft spots in their hearts for children. Well, at least when it comes to indoctrinating children into their violent and twisted ideology.
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Topic: SECURITY - on May 15, 2016 at 9:55:00 AM CEST
Hidden Microphones Exposed As Part of Government Surveillance Program In The Bay Area
Hidden microphones that are part of a clandestine government surveillance program that has been operating around the Bay Area has been exposed.
Imagine standing at a bus stop, talking to your friend and having your conversation recorded without you knowing. It happens all the time, and the FBI doesn’t even need a warrant to do it.
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Topic: Linux - on May 15, 2016 at 9:53:00 AM CEST
The Linux command that you should never say out loud
If, when working on your Linux servers, you occasionally mistype a command and then curse, you might feel right at home with a very oddly named Linux command. It might even reduce the frustration you feel by helping you to correct your typing mistakes. The tool is called, well, thef?ck -- but with the ? replaced by the obvious letter. And, in spite of its rather off-color name, a lot of people are very excited to have a little help getting past their command line mistakes.
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Topic: Linux - on May 15, 2016 at 9:51:00 AM CEST
After three years of Linux, Munich reveals draft of crunch report that could decide its open source future
A German city that undertook one of the world's largest shifts from Windows to Linux is struggling with buggy and outdated software.
Munich city council spent years migrating more than 15,000 staff to LiMux, a custom-version of Ubuntu, and other open-source software - a move the city said had saved it more than €10m ($11m). Microsoft's attempts to avoid such a high-profile shift by Germany's third-largest city saw the then CEO Steve Ballmer fly to Munich in 2003 to meet with the mayor at the time.
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