Saul Alinsky on hoping for change rather than working towards it
Short and directly to the point, as Alinsky always was.
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 November 2010
Evernote. Amazing notetaking app
Evernote allows you to save text, photos, and voice notes. It will automatically scan images looking for text and index on that, which makes it perfect for business cards. You can import from other apps and there are lots of…
Insider trading probe. Methinks he doth protest too much
From the WSJ article on the huge insider trading probe. One of those being investigated emailed his clients saying: “Today two fresh faced eager beavers from the FBI showed up unannounced (obviously) on my doorstep thoroughly convinced that my clients…
TSA agents call new rules “disgusting”, “morale-breaking”
Some of it appears to be the verbal abuse they’re getting from travelers, but some of it is just the fact that they have to keep touching people they’d rather not touch in that way. TSA pat-down leaves bladder cancer…
Genetically modified microbes can repair concrete cracks
The genetically modified microbe has been programmed to swim down fine cracks in concrete and once at the bottom it produces a mixture of calcium carbonate and a bacterial glue. This glue combines with the filamentous bacterial cells, ultimately hardening…