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Image via CrunchBase Washington State will enable voter registration via Facebook by Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica July 17, 2012 http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/07/washington-residents-to-be-able-to-register-to-vote-via-facebook/ The State of Washington will become the first state in the nation to offer voter registration via Facebook. In 2008, the Pacific Northwest state became just the second in the union to offer online registration. Today, Washington and 12 other states offer online voter registration. This week, a new Facebook app created by Microsoft (a Washington company, naturally) will provide a new interface to let voters access the on-line MyVote system that they already use, to pull their name and date of birth from their Facebook profile. After that, it operates exactly as it does if they're not in Facebook. Washington hopes to make it as easy as possible for voters to register, and online registration is not only more efficient for voters, but it's chea...

English: This was the most up-to-date DARPA logo as of January 2009. It is obsolete now. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) So, who really did invent the Internet ? by Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times July 23, 2012, http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-mo-who-invented-internet-20120723,0,5052169.story Gordon Crovitz of the Wall Street Journal 's editorial page reopens the ancient debate over who invented the Internet, by calling its government origins an " urban legend ." But he's wrong. My book, "Dealers of Lightning" bolsters, not contradicts, the argument that the Internet had its roots in ARPANet , the Advanced Research Projects Agency based at the Pentagon . ARPANet was very much the precursor of the Internet as we know it today. Private enterprise had no interest in something so visionary and complex, with questionable commercial opportunities... Related articles Obama Was Right: The Government Invented the Internet US realises the Pentagon di...

NASA - Multimedia - Video Gallery : As NASA prepares for Curiosity rover landing on Mars, Wil Wheaton shares this thrilling story of NASA's hardest planetary science mission to date. The video titled, "Grand Entrance," guides viewers from entry through descent, and after landing.

Why do we keep going back to Mars? | Fox News :  ""You can get to it every 26 months, and it's the place in the solar system most likely to have had life emerge," Hubbard told SPACE.com. "If you add that to Mars being also the most logical ultimate target for human exploration, I think that Mars will continue to be part of the space exploration portfolio.""

NASA'S SLS Rocket Passes Major Review Hurdle | News & Opinion | PCMag.com :  ""This new heavy-lift launch vehicle will make it possible for explorers to reach beyond our current limits, to nearby asteroids, Mars and its moons, and to destinations even farther across our solar system," said NASA associate administrator William Gerstenmaier." ...ero.

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Bruce Kushnick: Obama's Broadband Vision vs. the Communications Trust : "Whoever wins in the 2012 election, a radical, redemptive telecom policy is required. With the U.S. ranking 17th in the world in broadband, a bold initiative is required or else the long-term national interest will suffer. In order to be a global competitor, the President's US Ignite and the FCC's NBP goal of 100 Mbps needs to be implemented, now."

Bruce Kushnick: Obama's Broadband Vision vs. the Communications Trust : "Whoever wins in the 2012 election, a radical, redemptive telecom policy is required. With the U.S. ranking 17th in the world in broadband, a bold initiative is required or else the long-term national interest will suffer. In order to be a global competitor, the President's US Ignite and the FCC's NBP goal of 100 Mbps needs to be implemented, now."

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Verizon: Paying Politicians to Rule the Air (g1a2d0047c1) (Photo credit: watchingfrogsboil ) As Verizon sees it, “ broadband networks are the modern-day microphone by which their owners [e.g. Verizon] engage in First Amendment speech.” Furthermore, the company should be allowed to act like a newspaper does, selectively choosing what information should be allowed to stay and what should be selected out http://bit.ly/Nr9orV Related articles Verizon: net neutrality violates our free speech rights Verizon: it's our Constitutional right to make your Internet suck Jeff Jarvis: Verizon Thinks the Internet Is Its Newspaper Inside Verizon's attack on network neutrality Verizon Playing Dangerous Game in Net Neutrality Battle

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Doomed To Repeat It: Is Tennessee's New "Monkey Law" Just Scopes All Over Again? | Visions | AlterNet : Doomed To Repeat It: Is Tennessee's New "Monkey Law" Just Scopes All Over Again? The Volunteer State has set itself up for a replay of its 1926 Scopes Monkey Trial humiliation. And the ACLU attorney who won Kitzmiller v. Dover can't wait.

Climate Change Conference (Photo credit: CECAR - Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation R ) Climate Change Happening Now, Even if Media Hasn't Caught On - Environment - GOOD : "Researchers have already shown that people are more likely to accept the reality of climate change during periods of extreme weather , even when climate change has nothing to do with that weather. It’s too bad that when climate change is actually the culprit, very few people getting their news from mainstream sources are likely to know that." Related articles As the climate changes, extreme weather isn't that extreme any more | John Vidal Heat wave raises warning signs for climate change scientists - CBS News As Extreme Weather Grips the Nation, Exxon CEO Says Climate Change 'Overblown' Developing world caused more climate change before Industrial Revolution Bill Nye to CNN: 'The two sides aren't equal' on climate change On The Media: Final...

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Verizon, T-Mobile Deal Not a Fix, say Opponents | Wireless Week :  "The transfer of spectrum between the two operators "does nothing" to address " anti-competitive agreements and tools for future anti-competitive collusion," he said. Part of Public Knowledge 's opposition to Verizon 's AWS purchase stems from marketing agreements and a joint venture formed by the operator and its cable partners, deals the group says would stifle competition in the cable, Wi-Fi and backhaul markets." ...ero. Related articles T-Mobile USA to buy, swap spectrum with Verizon Verizon Wireless strikes a deal with T-Mobile USA on wireless rights Will more wireless spectrum for T-Mobile mean fewer antitrust concerns? Verizon Gives a Little to Gain a Lot (VZ, VOD, DTEGY, T, LEAP, PCS) News Summary: T-Mobile spectrum deal with Verizon

Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece - MyVerizon.com :  ""We have found roads on top of each other, revealing the city's history over the centuries," Tzanakouli said. "The ancient road, and side roads perpendicular to it appear to closely follow modern roads in the city today."" .. .ero . Related articles Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece - Yahoo! News Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece Greece Subway Work Unearths Ancient Road Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece