For all the bipartisan opposition expressed in the House of Representatives to the Libya war, a second vote to defund the conflict just failed on the House floor. But it didn’t fail by much, indicating that Congress is getting bolder about blocking war cash. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat, tried to amend the fiscal 2012 [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/07/congress-whines-but-wont-defund-libya-war/ Mariah Carey

Anonymous has just dumped files today about IRC Federal, a government contracted IT firm, in honor of their #FuckFBIFriday ‘holiday’. They’ve gotten access to contracts, internal documents, development schematics, logins and more. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/YohztyGO848/anonymous-hacks-irc-federal Sara Foster

Twice a year, NASCAR drivers do the unthinkable: They turn right, as well as left on road courses. Most of the 36 races on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series calendar this year run on oval tracks. So, the drivers’ skills get a real workout when the Cup Series hits the road tracks at Infineon Raceway in Northern California and Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/07/behind-the-scenes-at-nascar/ Malin Akerman

Thousands crowded the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Electronic Entertainment Expo this June, and E3: More Than Games, a project by filmmaking group Collective Visual, attempts to capture a slice of them all. You won’t see a single piece of game footage in the two-minute video. Instead, you’ll hear from some of the gamers, non-gamers [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/07/e3-video/ Tila Tequila

There’s nothing more horrible than tangled earbud cords. Ok, there are many things more horrible than tangled earbud cords, but for the purposes of this news post, let’s pretend there isn’t. The iANGLE is a 2 in 1 iPhone and iPod touch accessory that’s an earbud cord keeper and a viewing stand for your device. [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/07/05/iangle-a-stand-for-your-iphone-and-storage-for-your-earbuds/ Tatiana Zavialova

Apple has been silently deleting outgoing mail that contains unacceptable words and phrases. What sorts of words and phrases? Good question! Apple won’t say. It definitely doesn’t like political yammering. Shut up, hippies. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/mnaHkzViHuw/apple-blocks-emails-for-objectionable-content Melania Trump

Today?s LogicBUY deal is a discount on the 2011 Samsung UN55D6000 55? 120 Hz LED HDTV and Blu-ray player and Wireless LinkStick for $1599.99.  Features:  120Hz Clear Motion Rate, 4 HDMI inputs, 2 USB ports, more. Samsung UN55D6000 + Blu-ray player + Wireless USB adapter + $200 gift card + Free Shipping for $1599.99 This [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/07/05/deal-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-samsung-55%e2%80%9d-120hz-led-hdtv-blu-ray-player-wireless-usb-2-0-adapter-200-free-gift-card/ Sarah Michelle Gellar

Keyboard shortcuts are the essence of PC productivity. While newbs slowly mouse around their screens in search of buttons to click, seasoned tech vets hammer through a day’s work with ease thanks to a wealth of arcane hotkey combos that knock out useful tasks in seconds. Of course, every PC user knows a few handy shortcuts, and hardened system tweakers like yourself have forgotten more hotkeys than most users will ever learn. But here are [...]

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2010-2011 term Monday, deciding a slew of technology and civil rights issues, some of which have far-reaching implications for the Freedom of Information Act, intellectual property, warrantless searches of private residences, the “state secrets” privilege and freedom of speech. Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/06/scotus-mixed-bag/ Tricia Helfer

Mozy is one of the most popular cloud backup services around, with more than one million users storing around 70 petabytes of data. Its popularity apparently put it on the acquisition radar of VMware — which has now made Mozy part of its virtualization empire. VMware’s official blog post makes it clear that the company wasn’t so much interested in Mozy as a consumer offering. Rather, it’s the inner workings of Mozy which piqued VMware’s [...]