Living in fear
Schneier on Security has an excellent post about how too many live in fear now, citing a mother who let her 9 yo son ride the NYC subway by himself, and got verbally attacked for doing so. He thinks, and…
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 April 2008
New York Dolls – Dance Like a Monkey
With original members David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain. From their latest album “One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This” released in 2006. It’s really good. Website.
UK surveillance becoming Orwelllian
From Dave Marsh via the Rock and Rap Confidential listserv Ray Davies told me a few weeks ago that the situation as regards civil liberties in the UK is even worse than in the US. My jaw dropped. He insisted…
Dr. Greenspan’s amazing invisible thesis
Barron’s reviews “Deception and Abuse at the Fed: Henry B. Gonzalez Battles Alan Greenspan’s Bank.” Greenspan, who left the Fed in 2006 but is still consulted as a genius, might find a metallic exoskeleton exceptionally comforting come May, when the…
Senator calls for recycling nuclear fuel
Pete Domenici (R-NM) is calling for recycling of nuclear waste in the US. Many other countries already do this. If you’re going to have nuclear power, why not use as much of the fuel as possible? There are currently 31…