Quick round up of interesting tech news.

A Canadian group has developed a program to enable people in free countries to allow people in less free countries (think China) to access the forbidden parts of the Internet. It reminds me of the mathematician from Jurassic Park who said, “Life finds a way”. So does information.

Space Elevator companyLift Port has managed to get their robot to climb 1500 ft. Only 61999.65 miles to go!

Finally some House Republicans are stepping into the whole Google/Yahoo/Microsoft in China issue by proposing a bill that would prevent US companies doing business in China from housing their servers in China. I’m not too keen on that legislation. I might support a measure that requires companies to store personally identifiable information in countries not on the State Department’s list of nations it deems repressive to human rights. However, this measure as it is currently being touted will hinder American competitiveness overseas and would grant advantages to companies from countries with a less stellar track record of protecting freedom of expression.

Oh, and Cold Fusion is a reality