One more reference to 1984? Sure, why not.
George Orwell published 1984 sixty-four years ago yesterday, which makes that great novel around 10 years older than I am. …
DeadDrop, etc.
There was a time when it wasn’t so hard to be an anonymous whistleblower, though it’s always taken guts. You …
Bruce Schneier, on transparency & accountability
I’ve been a long-time subscriber to Bruce’s newsletter and have always found every issue to be a wealth of timely …
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One of my favorite songs, sung from the ISS
Colonel Chris Hadfield, nailing it. Yeah, I’m old. But I was a fascinated kid when we first landed a man …
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Nothing to See Here, Dept.
from The London Evening Standard 70-year gag on Kelly death evidence 24.01.10 Evidence relating to the death of Government weapons …
While we’re watching us, who’s watching them?
The quotation “the price of liberty is eternal vigilance“ has been attributed to a number of likely figures, including Jefferson, …
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Strange New Air Force Facility Energizes Ionosphere, Fans Conspiracy Flames
Those of you who’ve read Seven Seconds will recognize this mental image from a scene late in the book. Coincidentally, …
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The biggest scandal ever
Well, it certainly was at the time, but not anymore. “The Biggest Scandal Ever” was the New York Times headline …
Revolutionary Guards commander defies Khamenei’s orders
General Ali Fazli, who was recently appointed as a commander of the Revolutionary Guards in the province of Tehran, is …
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The Coming Superbrain
from John Markoff at The New York Times Artificial intelligence is back in fashion, which raises the question: Will computer …
Momentum Builds For Ron Paul’s Fed Transparency Act, HR 1207
The goal of this bill is simple: direct the Government Accountability Office to complete, before the end of 2010, an …
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