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Director Paul W.S. Anderson, known for bringing the monstery violence in Resident Evil and AVP, is also at the helm of the controversial remake of Death Race 2000. We got a chance to talk to Anderson at a press conference, where he explained the best way to run over a camera with a speeding armored vehicle, the physics behind mounting two Vulcan cannons on the side of a car, and why he excised the original flick's bonus points for running over old ... Read More

Red-light cameras are designed to take a picture of a car’s license plate if the driver runs a red light. These cameras are popping up in city after city as officials theorize that if drivers know they’re being watched, they’ll be less likely to run the lights. But do they work? Or is it just another way to increase city revenue from traffic tickets. Well, according to study after study, rather than improving motorist safety, red-light cameras significantly increase crashes and therefore, raise ... Read More

The government has installed about 300,000 cameras in Beijing and set up a network to spy on its citizens and foreigners. By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer The blocking of human rights websites in China leading up to the Olympics is part of an information control and surveillance network awaiting visitors that will include monitoring devices in hotels and taxis and snoops almost everywhere. Government agents or their proxies are suspected of stepping up cyber-attacks on overseas Tibetan, human rights and press ... Read More