Power & Control posts
The New York Times Gun control advocates have gained a powerful ally.
Gun Control Advocates Find a Deep-Pocketed Ally in Big Law
nytimes.com
Offering free legal services to the gun control groups, law firms say they are hoping to match the resources, coordination and power of the gun lobby.
102 months ago
The Daily Beast Power has come with a price.
How the GOP Won Big in 2016 and Lost All Control
thedailybeast.com
Republicans control all the levers of government but are coming to terms with the fact they will never be in control of the message to get word of their agenda out.
102 months ago
MSNBC Is a change of power in store this November?
Poll: More Americans prefer Democrats to control Congress
nbcnews.com
Republicans currently control both the Senate and House of Representatives.
106 months ago
Laughing Squid
How the Control Room Has Been Used to Implicitly Signify Power in Modern Films
laughingsquid.com
Filmmaker Cormac Deane has created “The Cinematic Control Room”, a rather comprehensive history of the how the idea of a “Control Room” has been used in films from 1971 -201…
109 months ago
Lifehacker You can't control everything, but what if...?
Embrace the Power of “If” to Gain Control of Your Finances
lifehac.kr
If you want to change your financial situation, control is key. But it’s not always easy to feel in control, especially if you’re, say, drowning in debt. But writer Trent Hamm explains how one little word can make a difference.
115 months ago
Washington Post World “The only important thing to Xi is power.There is no room for further reform without surrendering power.”
China’s economic woes expose drawbacks of president’s power play
washingtonpost.com
China's Xi Jinping seems unwilling to surrender control of the economy to market forces.
118 months ago
Salon "It is easy to see how new gun control laws could become part of the system of social control of mostly black, mostly poor people..."
Gun control’s racist reality: The liberal argument against giving police more power
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Sincere calls for stricter gun laws are wrong: Without racial justice it will backfire on minority communities
120 months ago
I fucking love science Control your television with your brainwaves.
This Headset Lets You Control Your TV Using The Power Of Your Mind
iflscience.com
Imagine never having to hunt for that lost remote control again. Instead, you could change the channel of your television using only the power of your mind. Working with the BBC, UK-based user experience lab This Place has developed a prototype of th Read more ... e futuristic technology, which synchronizes a view…
120 months ago
Techmeme "The plane maker said that power was shut down in all airplanes in service in the course of the regular maintenance schedule, and that it would be rare for a plane to remain with power on without interruption for eight months."
Software bug could ma Read more ... ke Boeing 787s lose all electrical power if planes' power control unit left on for 248 days (Jad Mouawad / New York Times) http://nyti.ms/1FGhesi http://techme.me/JVF5
122 months ago
Laughing Squid Revogi, A Power Strip That Makes It Possible to Control Appliances Remotely With a Mobile App
Revogi, A Power Strip That Makes It Possible to Control Appliances Remotely With a Mobile App
laughingsquid.com
Revogi is a smart power strip that connects to a home Wi-Fi network, making it possible for users to monitor and control appliances remotely with a mobile device. The company’s mobile app can sched...
123 months ago