Tag: government
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FCC Overloaded, Rough Road to College, Red Velvet Mites of Love, Genderless, and Slenderman Delusions
One of the strangest bits of news that came through today (amid a crazy work schedule and some really annoying Facebook problems), was the story of two 12-year-old girls who stabbed another 12-year-old “friend” of theirs in an attempted murder. They did it, the article said, to gain the favor of the Slender Man and…
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Lots of Questionable Government Decisions, VR for Chickens, Public Fiber, Vocal Range Ranked, Netflix Glitched, and Why I’m Amazed We Still Any Money in the Bank (Computer Security)
There’s a lot of stuff in this world that amazes me. Some of it in good ways, some of it in very bad ways. On the list of “bad ways” is how utterly broken our ideas (and implementations) of security are. There’s a good (and terrifying) article about that, focused on computer security, in the…
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Body Image, Movies on the Horizon, Brain Science, Gut Science, Net Neutrality, Photo Etiquette, and Paranoia
I love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy, but even I agree that things are getting a little out of hand. Once upon a time, you had to either already be looking for them or meet someone who was a little “off” in order to really get a line on a…
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Being Watched, SHIELD Finale, Amazing Animals, History Underwater, Far Fetched Contingency Plans, and Anticipa…
So, the U.S. military apparently has a plan for dealing with a zombie apocalypse. On first blush, that’s both disturbing and reassuring. But if, like me, you know a bit of the history of contingency planning, you know it’s really not that unusual. There have been numerous times in the history of the U.S. where…
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Crawfish Boil, Taste the World, Star Wars Day, Church and State, and a whole lot of other stuff
This past weekend was a busy one. Some friends of mine had their second annual crawfish boil. A day full of more food than you can sensibly eat. (Not that that stopped any of us from trying.) Also the requisite and assured good company of good friends. Really can’t beat that. Followed that up on…