Tag: Russia

The Snowden snowball effect: why one man started an avalanche

The Snowden snowball effect: why one man started an avalanche

July 8, 2013

His is a face that will be remembered for years and a name that will be remembered for decades. It...

There’s something fishy about the government’s huge smallpox antiviral buy of Arestvyr

There’s something fishy about the government’s huge smallpox antiviral buy of Arestvyr

November 18, 2022

In a country 11 years removed from the last major terrorists attack that is working through economic problems, why would...

Subaru spinout pass and Russian meteor prove that everyone needs a dashboard camera

Subaru spinout pass and Russian meteor prove that everyone needs a dashboard camera

March 7, 2013

In Russia, a huge percentage of cars on the road are equipped with dashboard cameras. The trend has spread to...

Spectacular meteor blazes across Russian sky – peculiarities start to surface

Spectacular meteor blazes across Russian sky – peculiarities start to surface

February 15, 2013

Around 250 people have been reported injured as a spectacular meteor blazed across the sky in the Urals region of...

As Russia’s PM Medvedev jokes about aliens, it makes you wonder if there was any truth involved

As Russia’s PM Medvedev jokes about aliens, it makes you wonder if there was any truth involved

July 2, 2022

It's said that most jokes made by politicians have a touch of reality hidden beneath. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedec...

Technologically advanced but politically ignorant America still way behind on GMO labeling

Technologically advanced but politically ignorant America still way behind on GMO labeling

July 2, 2022

One of the things that Americans take pride in is the way that the country and its people are technologically...

Google Street View hits Moscow

Google Street View hits Moscow

February 22, 2012

From Russia with visuals, Google has expanded their Street View product to include Moscow and St. Petersberg. The cities, largest...

DDoS takes down UK’s Russian embassy website before PM visit to Moscow

DDoS takes down UK’s Russian embassy website before PM visit to Moscow

September 12, 2011

It has been 5 years since a British leader has visited Moscow. On the eve of the first visit since...

Putin Loves Linux, Orders Government Transition to Open Source

Putin Loves Linux, Orders Government Transition to Open Source

December 27, 2010

Meanwhile, in Russia... If Google translate is to be trusted, a Russian publication has claimed that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...

Get Epic With Fallout 3: The LARP Pictorial

Get Epic With Fallout 3: The LARP Pictorial

January 30, 2024

The images here have gotten some real currency on the net by this point, but they are too good to...