The Too Little Too Late Award of the Day
The award goes to the deeply comatose GM who just “announced a range of strategic initiatives to aggressively respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.”
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 June 2008
Gas sales drop 20% in Britain
High gas prices are causing British motorists to drive less and switch to mass transit. Which is something many US motorists probably wish they could do, but if you live in the suburbs where there is no mass transit and…
White supremacists for Obama
Because a black man in the White House would shock the nation and maybe even ignite a race war. Shades of Charlie Manson and Helter Skelter. But then, Manson was a white supremacist too. And equally not in touch with…
RFID privacy and security
RFID News has a straightforward, clear explanation of the issues with RFID security and privacy, presenting possible solutions. One primary issue is that RFID readers and tags generally communicate using unencrypted messages. This means scanners can read them plaintext. However,…
US passport RFID flaws
The RFID chip on US passports can be read when the passport is even slightly open, a design flaw that needs to be fixed. Why? Watch the proof of concept. A dummy with a barely open passport on a moving…