It hadn’t occurred to me to worry about this Could an ET’s send us a virus? Could a signal from the stars broadcast by an alien intelligence also carry harmful information, in the spirit of a computer virus? Could star…

Nor have I worried about this – though LA County managed to In an interesting twist on political correctness, LA County has banned the use of the terms ‘Master/Slave’ (commonly used to denote hard drive arrangements.) According to Snopes.com, ‘someone…

However I have worried about this! Global warming could cause trouble in California in 20 yearsCalifornia could be feeling the heat within 20 years, many scientists report through many publications. Global warming would primarily affect California through fire and water.…

Breaking! Teamsters join Calif. supermarket strike The Teamsters union said Monday its members will stop delivering groceries to three Southern California supermarket chains where grocery clerks have been on strike or been locked out for more than a month. The…

The PATRIOT act is everywhere. My mortgage company sent me a letter saying I qualify for a prime + 0 % line of credit, so I signed up. One question they asked, and they said this was mandated by the PATRIOT Act as of a…

Arnold reinvents history. Update. More on Arnold’s bizarre claim he saw Communist tanks in the streets of Austria (following up our previous post) He said: Schwarzenegger had put it this way: “Growing up, I saw Communism with my own eyes.…

Democrats worry about Greens’ S.F. momentum Reeling party hopes progressives won’t desert for Gonzalez The officially non-partisan race for mayor of San Francisco has become a high-stakes battleground for the Greens and the Democrats, with both sides bringing in help…