Evil
A home invasion in the small town of Cheshire CT this week reached a level of violence “almost unfathomable.” I lived in L.A. for thirty years and don’t remember any home invasion as sickeningly violent as this. Remember that 14…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month July 2007
Comments on Lind
A friend of mine, a gun-toting Utah liberal, read “How to Win in Iraq” by William S. Lind. He responded (facetiously), That is an excellent idea! I had not looked at the prospect of letting Iran have it as a…
My next Windows computer will be a Mac
Tired of the endless security holes, bug fixes, and inconsistencies in Windows? Looking for an alternative but realize you might need to run XP or Vista at least occasionally? Get a Mac. Then install Parallels. It costs a mere $79…
Harry Potter and the Digital Fingerprints
Someone uploaded a copy of the new Harry Potter book to file-sharing networks before it was released. They did this by taking a digital photo of every page. What they probably didn’t know, and what EFF explains, is the meta-data…
Buildings heated in winter with hot water stored in summer
Water heated by solar in the summer in a Swedish town will be pumped underground into crystalline rock where it will be kept hot. In the winter, it can be pumped back out and used to heat home.