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Can the smartphone beat down violent crime?

Can the smartphone beat down violent crime?RE: Can the smartphone beat down violent crime?Depends on how much the smartphone weighs, and where you strike the assailant :)Technically not hard to accomplish MurphFor example, my cell phone a Nokia N95 has an [url=http://mymobilesite.net/]Apache Web server built in[/url], with Python and Perl...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, violent crime, smart phone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

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Street Combat - Fire arms 1.0 (Mobile)

Being attacked with a firearm turns the situation into a life and death matter.The firearm should never be your focus, the focus should remain on causing injuries and disabiling your attacker. Here are four routines on how to defend yourself against a frontal and rear attack. Here''''s the thing: If...

Tags: Violence, Mobile, Training, Here''', It''', Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Street Combat - FireArms (Mobile)

Being attacked with a firearm turns the situation into a life and death matter. The firearm should never be your focus, the focus should remain on causing injuries and disabiling your attacker. Here are four routines on how to defend yourself against a frontal and rear attack.Here''s the thing: If...

Tags: Violence, Mobile, Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-11-08

Let me say it again: Stop sharing music!

They're being bankrupted because they choose......to be bankrupted. I believe both defendants are being offered manageable settlements to this day. Only their "principles" prevent them from doing so.When you don't like the price......of a product, that doesn't give you the right to steal it. Gee, I want a Ferrari...

Tags: Ferrari, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Chinese firms accused of 'Sexy Space' Trojan

Chinese firms accused of 'Sexy Space' TrojanI hope they are banned for life along with every employee at their company.That should send a message. It pisses me off to no end when i find out a company created a trojan/worm/virus.. i just want to see their heads bashed in...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Sexy Space, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Students sue over "sexting" case

Students sue over "sexting" caseAmster, Amster, d@m-d@m-d@mCould it be that puritanical American society is becoming closer to European society? Every new generation seems to be less conservative and more willing to explore/experiment. The "free love" of the 1960's is a good example of this behavior.Kids today are realizing just how...

Tags: pornography law, R@PE, nudity

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Outrage in aftermath of China's YouTube censorship

Outrage in aftermath of China's YouTube censorshipThey're much worse."As for human rights the US is no better either."The fact that we can have this conversation at all is a testament that we are far better at human rights. The Chinese people can't even talk about this."Police in the US abuse...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, censorship, YouTube Inc., life form

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

Is Craigslist 'Pimp 2.0'?

Is Craigslist 'Pimp 2.0'?So the Cook County sheriff has been cut out of the loop?By the way this is reported, one could interpret this as the sheriff is unhappy because he can no longer get the cut he used to get (just an interpretation/theory).[i]At least that?s what Cook County Sheriff...

Tags: Real estate, Prostitution, Craigslist, Pimp 2.0, Tom Dart

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Sheriff: Craigslist is "single largest source of prostitution"

Sheriff: Craigslist is "single largest source of prostitution"Does raise some interesting questions......like does Craigslist actually do business in Illinois? While have a hard time imagining what sorts of "erotic services" would not be prostitution, and I wouldn't allow such a category if I was running the site, I don't...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Prostitution, Craigslist, prostitution

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

Can the smartphone beat down violent crime?

Know how to beat small time violent crime? Organize a counter mob - and can the smart phone help? You bet! just get government out of the way and it will happen. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Crime, Phone, Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Aspergers diagnosis could keep 'NASA hacker' out of US prison

Aspergers diagnosis could keep 'NASA hacker' out of US prisonJustice system problemsThe civilized world considers the US justice system to be extremely harsh. The US has a higher percentage of people in prison than ANY other nation. We have Guantonimo, we have waterboarding, we have unlimited detainment without...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Asperger, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Campus security: protecting our assets and asses

Campus security: protecting our assets and assesCherry Picking StatsYour choice of words belies your intent. Stating that the US has a huge gun crime rate and then linking to a an out of date Gun crime report is deceptive at best.The gun crime rate in the link you provided comes...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Asset management, Cellular phones, gun crime rate, crime rate, Campus security, asset

Discussion threads 2008-10-16

Campus security: protecting our assets and asses

Whichever campus you are at in the world, there will be a fair share of security issues. Where you have thousands of students all in one place, there's going to be crime, disorder and issues which eat away at our overall security. In the UK, because of our stringent firearm...

Tags: Asset, Campus, Reverse-911, Security, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-16

NYPD recruit victims of crime, to fight crime

I think it's fair to say, many will agree with me, that some law enforcement agencies, departments and organisations are a mere haemorrhoid, dangling from the arse of our societies. Strong statement indeed, but what can be done about it? Policy shift, cabinet change, elect a new leader, revolution? ...

Tags: Crime, Corporate Communications, Identity Theft, Homeland Security, Marketing, Security, Government, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-04

The death gap

The death gapCause and Effect[i]Death rates are rising from all causes — heart attack, stroke, cancer, diabetes — because prevention messages aren't being heeded. We're saving no money from this horror show.[/i]But are we looking at cause or effect? To what extent is this a matter of those who...

Tags: Vertical industries, death gap, Poor people

Discussion threads 2008-05-14

Study+rejects+Internet+sex+predator+stereotype

Study+rejects+Internet+sex+predator+stereotypeResearchers are asking for troubleThe public and law enforcement want to see lots of drama and mystery on this topic despite the findings. We are a nation of the boogie man. It makes for great news fodder, politician brownie point potential and great topic to raise taxes for police...

Tags: Mommy, predator, Internet sex predator, Internet Sex, STD, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

China+defends+new+Web+video+and+audio+rules

China+defends+new+Web+video+and+audio+rulesInteresting comparison coming...It will be interesting to see the comparison of social evolvement, crime stats, etc., in China vs. European countries or U.S. I know, I know...a controlled study needs to have other variables accounted for. But nonetheless, if there is radically different stats, it will maybe say...

Tags: China+defends+new+Web+video+and+audio+rules, abortion

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Are all engineers secretly terrorists?

Two Oxford dons have published a paper which claims that engineering and terrorism share a common mindset. (The lead author is Diego Gambetta, right.) Personally I can see a closer relationship between being being an Oxford sociology professor and having your head...but I digress. (Someone needs a lesson...

Tags: Hacking Tool, Terrorism, Engineer, 9/11 Commission, Hacking, Homeland Security, C/C++, Security, Government, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-31

At last, a tech company that can help you sniff out a life partner

Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk takes a look at ScientificMatch, a site that claims it will find you that special someone with the help of a test tube. I have friends who tried match.com. They met people who frightened them. And only sometimes because they looked nothing...

Tags: Partnership, DNA, Gene, Site, Scientificmatch.com, System Gene, Business Structures, Biotechnology, Litigation, Gender And Diversity, Finance, Business Operations, Human Resources, Chris Matyszczyk

Blog posts 2008-01-11

NJ bans sex offenders from the Internet

NJ bans sex offenders from the InternetGoing way too far against sex offenders.With the way things are going one would be better off being a murderer than a sex offender (though sometimes they're one and the same). The constraints being placed on sex offenders after they've served their time have...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Internet, sex offender

Discussion threads 2007-12-28