Day September 18, 2006

HP spying was elaborate

The NY Times has the details. Attempted bugging of a journalist’s computer, gathering of phone records and spying on their own board members – all with “some degree of supervision” from the CEO and general counsel, and happening earlier and…

That road goes nowhere

Two people Sue and I know have recently cratered their lives by going back to the crack pipe after being clean and sober for a while. One committed credit card fraud to pay for his habit, the other has vanished…

Will the Pope semi-apologize for this too?

“We preach the crucified Christ – a scandal for the Jews, a folly for the pagans”. That’s the verse from the Bible the Pope cited shortly after semi-apologizing for his remarks about Islam. This is a politically savvy and well-educated…

Excesses of capitalism

When predatory greed is the accepted norm… Insurance Blue Cross in California apparently has devised a novel way to save money. If claims get too high, they cancel the policy retroactively. The State of California is expected to bring action…