Author Archives: alan

Kilted to Kick Cancer Wrap Up

Kelly has the info and I’m not spoiling his reveal of the winners so go there and see. Over $8000 raised! Thanks to everyone that donated.

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Privacy is dead, get over it.

ZOMG! The cell phone companies are tracking me! Yeah, and so is everyone else. I’m gonna keep beating this like a dead horse. There is no such thing as privacy. There never was. The bank always knew about your finances, … Continue reading

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The most horifying thing on the net today

Once seen, it can’t be unseen. You have been warned.

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I think I see the problem here…

“The point of being in jail is not to mistreat people or make them feel worse and resentful,” —Marion Damick No, the point of jail to keep criminals off the streets. But they shouldn’t be better off in jail… The … Continue reading

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Time is almost up!

Open up those wallets and cough up some cash! Hit the link on the sidebar and donate to cancer research.

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Agency task force formed to stop payments to dead people

Payments to dead people expected to increase. The Office of Personnel Management has created a task force on improper payments after an inspector general report revealed that the agency has paid $601 million in retirement benefits to dead people. Has … Continue reading

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Your “OMFG WOW!” of the day

“The left clip is a segment of the movie that the subject viewed while in the magnet. The right clip shows the reconstruction of this movie from brain activity measured using fMRI. The reconstruction was obtained using only each subject’s … Continue reading

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Sometimes I hate my subconscious

Last night I dreamed I was being chased by zombies. Little, one foot tall zombies. (Like those little demons from “The Gate“) They all looked exactly like Robb Allen. . . . Yes, that’s right. It was the Robb Zombie … Continue reading

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Governments are always more dangerous than criminals

Sure a mugger might kill you, but a government will kill you, your family, distant relatives and millions of other people. It’s the same with computer security. One hacker may steal your bank account but the threats from Governments are … Continue reading

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Why anti-open carry? Fear

If you’re anti-X then it’s pretty likely that you’re afraid of X. Most people aren’t anti-things they’re not afraid of. I think the anti-open carry folks are scared to open carry much like the anti-gun folks are scared of guns. … Continue reading

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