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Date: August 28th, 2009

States receiving unsolicited laptops, refusing them

28 August, 2009 (18:24) | Crime & Punishment, GWOT, Politics, Technology | By: ricjames

It’s good to hear, in this age of information warfare, that government agencies aren’t simply accepting what appear to be free laptops sent to them anonymously: Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited. [...]

Mattel gets a pass on the regulation their negligence created

28 August, 2009 (11:00) | Economy, Law, Politics | By: ricjames

If you haven’t heard about the unintended (?) effects created by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) you should definitely get up to speed on it. The CPSIA was enacted in the wake of those Chinese-manufactured toys that turned out to have lead content far in excess of that permitted by law. The requirement [...]