Archive for the 'News' Category

NSA and Bush’s Illegal Eavesdropping

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Yeah, what he said…
I just can’t put it better than Bruce Schneier did.
george bush, illegal wiretaps, nsa, wiretaps, bruce schneier

Ding, Dong, the Clown is Gone!

Friday, December 16th, 2005

From a CNN.com Story:
The last Howard Stern show to be broadcast over the public airwaves aired today. At last, I’ll be able to surf the radio dial in the morning and not be subject to his garbage. As a side benefit of being a loyal XM Radio subscriber (since its launch) . . [...]

Look to the Europeans for Inspiration

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

Every time I think the US Government and large companies are trying to take another miles worth of personal freedoms and privacy, the Europeans remind me just how good we still have it:
According to this Yahoo News Article, the Dutch are assembling a database to open “Electronic Files” on all citizens upon birth “as a [...]

The New, New Deal

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

While watching the news this evening I was struck by a single topic . . . a topic that seemed to be on each of the newscasters minds . . . where were the masses of unskilled to under skilled workers going to find jobs once the relocation and resettlement of people from hurricane stricken [...]

I just turned on the TiVo . . .

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

and was greeted by a new message from DirecTV. They have activated channel 100 via satellite to distribute hurricane relief information. What really caught my eye was the scroll along the lower quarter of the screen. There is a continuous stream of messages from individuals and families seeking missing loved ones . [...]

Ad-hoc Group of Tech Savy Citizens Seem to Have More on the Ball Than the Professional Emergency Responders

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

Amazing but true. An ad hoc group has assembled using Blogs, streaming media, Voice Over IP (VoIP) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to communicate, track and assist with the support and evacuation of those impacted by the hurricane on the gulf coast.
A Wiki has been formed by the group to coordinate activities and resources [...]


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