Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, this week announced his intention to hold hearings that will …
Continue reading Congress discovers spine, starts examining NSA surveillance
Well of course, he could. I believe we’ve gotten so used to the pat, consistently-presented media drama of presidential elections …
In the time it will likely take you to read this article, Microsoft will have made $500,000 in net profit. …
What a great story to wake up to: The NH House and Senate passed a bill to reject Real-ID, and …
by MICHAEL HANLON, for the Daily Mail The Estonian defence ministry said: “We’ve been lucky to survive this. If an …
Robert Barron is a master of disguises, specifically, prosthetics and make-up. These days he uses his artistry to create realistic …
Continue reading Former CIA “Master of Disguise” at Work: Photos
From Elizabeth Svoboda, Psychology Today Loners often hear from well-meaning peers that they need to be more social, but the …
Continue reading Field Guide to the Loner: The Real Insiders
There’s some thinking in the book about machine intelligence, and a character (at least one) who’s a chat bot. If …
Continue reading Two chat bots, Alice and Jabberwacky, converse with each other
Ten years ago today, a computer beat the world chess champion in a six-game match. Since then, human champs have …
Continue reading Why Humans Are Losing To Computers In Chess
From Jeremy Scahill, for The Nation “As this Committee is well aware, we are now in the midst of the …
The Department of Homeland Security will move forward with plans to implement the REAL ID Act despite widespread opposition from …
Continue reading DHS: You’ll take a national ID and you’ll like it
Mark Klein, a retired AT&T technician, sits quietly at the center of a high-profile legal storm hitting the nation’s largest …
Continue reading Spying in the Death Star: The AT&T Whistle-Blower Tells His Story
