Author Archives: alan
QOTD: Sometimes Less Rewarding is the best you can do
“…the “capitalist” system has a purpose that isn’t to promote democracy or equality or prosperity, but specifically to prevent authoritarianism. Inequality is the consequence, which we must try to adjust as it arises. Criminals, corruption, thugs, bosses, cronyism, tribalism/nationalism– these … Continue reading
Posted in Quote
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ZOMG! The TSA still sucks!
Why would anyone expect good out of that miserable pit of fail?
Posted in TSA
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Not feeling confident in Cybercommand
Especially when the head guy says dumb things like this: “The four-star general suggested bolstering Internet security by using “cloud” technology, which uses remote computer servers for applications and data storage. Other new technologies that permit greater visibility of cyberthreats … Continue reading
Posted in Teh Interwebz
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Papers Please
Remember the TSA saying if you didn’t want to get groped, don’t fly? Not so much. Just another click on the police state ratchet.
Posted in Police State, TSA
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QOTD: Harry Reid’s Jobs Delusion
“It’s very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing just fine; it’s the public-sector jobs where we’ve lost huge numbers, and that’s what this legislation is all about,” – Harry Reid That leakage from the alternate universe is getting bad.
Posted in Alternate Universe
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Relativity Safe After All
And the missing 60 nanoseconds reinforce relativity instead of disproving it. It turns out the GPS satellites are in a separate reference frame from the experiment and once you account for the effects of relativity between the frames, the difference … Continue reading
Posted in Awesome, Science!
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8 Days
With no new post. It’s starting to feel like Google + around here.
Posted in What Am I Doing?
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