Notes from the Surf IX
- I’m not the only one here in Hawaii who found it strange that during the ‘hurricane’, satellite radar showed cloud cover when I looked outside and saw sunny skies. It has been the topic of conversation in town and I’m pretty convinced there was something going on there (HAARP, anyone?). Apparently Hurricane Erin also acted strangely. And check out this article (with videos) about strange lights that appeared before the earthquake in Peru recently; here’s the follow-up. A Kean Eye also informs us about the strange ‘hurricane pamphlets’ sent to NYC’s residents just days before a huge storm brought the city to a grinding halt. And seriously. A lot of big earthquakes lately.
- Scary follow-up from Trapped in Matter about those new acoustic devices going up in Chicago. Click on the link for the Modulator and listen to the ‘wail’ sound. It’ll make your hair stand on end.
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Gotta love the Danger Room. From reminders as to Wal-Mart’s power over China to constant updates on emerging military technologies, I can barely keep up. Spy Blog and Subtopia are fun new discoveries as well, thanks to fellow thinking blogger Kingsley.
- Controversy over the Federal ID has Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warning that citizens in states who don’t ratify the act may have to have passports to travel domestically. Already the new passport rules for traveling to Canada have prompted a surge in new applications as well as a new rule; if you own back child support, good luck. Also the new passports are chipped.
- Quite a lot of talk online about the revelation that even the CIA and the Vatican edit certain pages on Wikipedia. Duh. The WikiScanner is now operational but one does wonder why they didn’t cover their tracks better.
- More changes at our Kilauea volcano as lava bench collapses.
- Previously unknown islands appear as ice melts rapidly in Arctic. Just keep it in mind when you hear news of the race (US, Canada, Russia, Denmark) to claim its resources.
- Wordpress users will pick up on the news that the popular blogging platform has been blocked in Turkey. That article contains a few tips on how to circumvent that if you are affected.


















