Author Archives: alan

Internet Self Defense

Posted on August 15, 2012 by alan

Social engineering is still the #1 hacker tool and a lot of people give out way too much information about themselves. For services that require an email address, don’t use your public address. Create an email address that you never … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Self Defense | 3 Comments

Due Diligence!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by alan

The media has found Romney’s high school report card! In other news, Obama’s entire life still missing.

Posted in 2012 Election, Fail, Stupid MSM | 2 Comments

Run, Hide, Fight

Posted on July 30, 2012 by alan

A surprisingly good video from The City of Houston.

Posted in Self Defense | 5 Comments

The Market Always Wins

Posted on July 29, 2012 by alan

You can distort it with regulations. You can interfere with it, you can make it worse. The one thing you can’t do by messing with the market is make it better. There’s a reason doctors are in short supply and … Continue reading →

Posted in Obamacare | 6 Comments

Shooting Anvils

Posted on July 8, 2012 by alan
Posted in Awesome | 4 Comments

Ethics: You’re not doing it right

Posted on July 3, 2012 by alan

The “drone industry” (whatever that is) has released an “ethics code”. If you have to have an ethics code, it means you’re unethical and you’re just trying to fool people. Honest people don’t have to tell everyone they’re honest.

Posted in Fail | 6 Comments

99.99%

Posted on July 2, 2012 by alan

They’re almost certain they’ve found the Higgs boson. Reminds me of the story of the three blind men and the elephant.

Posted in Science! | 1 Comment

Waffle Pizza

Posted on June 24, 2012 by alan

You know what makes a good pizza substrate?   Eggo Waffles. Yep, regular old Eggo waffles.           Toast them until they’re nice and golden brown.  You want them a little crispy so they’ll withstand the sauce.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipe | 10 Comments

Linoge’s Graphics Matter chart updated

Posted on June 14, 2012 by alan

The 2009 data is in and it looks like, yet again, the more guns = more gun deaths claim is still wrong. Go there and look at the pretty graphs. Thanks, Linoge, for maintaining that data set and doing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, History | 4 Comments

Classes != Training

Posted on June 12, 2012 by alan

I see the “training” thing is still circling the drain of the Internet, refusing to go down. Maybe I can throw some gasoline on the fire. Training is repeating an action until it becomes muscle memory. You can’t train for … Continue reading →

Posted in How Stuff Works | 7 Comments