Big Brother in Your Pocket
by The Washington Post says that the feds are asking for – and getting – real-time location tracking data about ordinary (non-terrorist) criminal suspects. No problem, …
Category: Technology
Keep the Internet Free…
…of U.N. and other international political pressures. That should be an belief that everyone reading this article should hold, implicitly or otherwise. Most of us …
The Last Supper On-line
The Houston Chronicle says: As of today, all you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the “Last Supper” at 16 …
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SFWA, Scribd.com and ePiracy and why its important
by Over the Labor Day weekend there blew up a weird story that involved the Science Fiction Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and the website scribd.com. For …
Way Cooler Than War
Whenever I read about something as cool as the Zephyr I just have to wonder why people waste so much time fighting. A lightweight solar-powered …
Space Non-Race
I received an email from a friend today that made the following claim: Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting in …
Censoring the Web
Remember 10 years ago, way back in 1997, when you got your first email account and swore off snail mail forever? Email was the bomb …
Science == Prosperity
The National Academies of Science recently produced a report titled “Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us” and in it says …
Ups and Downs
A few loyal readers may have noticed the lack of posts in recent days…Seems the Black Shards-meister’s broadband connection was down for most of 5 …
Robert Paterson on Web Communities
I’m not particularly a big fan of web-based relationships or communities. But Paterson’s new essay on the topic is a good one. Read it. I …