Once again, in his NY Times op-ed piece, our hero of the dismal science, Paul Krugman, brings a little sanity to an economic issue. This time it’s the Bush administration ‘Social Security Crisis’ talking point. With a tiny bit of math, and a lot of reasoning, Krugman takes apart the projections on which the Bush plan is based, reaching an… Read more →
Day: February 1, 2005
Hope crushed
So, I was feeling a little hopeful after the recent decision regarding the evolution stickers. (And if you follow links in that earlier post, you can walk back through all my rants about this.) Well, that tiny bit of hope is crushed by the NY Times today: Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes In districts around the country,… Read more →
Just a few months left to build your DVR
What am I talking about? “Build my own DVR?” you say in the same way you would say “Make a radio from coconuts?” Well, here’s the two paragraph summary from the Electronic Frontier Foundation issue page on the ‘broadcast flag‘: Responding to pressure from Hollywood, the FCC has adopted a rule requiring future digital television (DTV) tuners to include “content… Read more →
Silence fear, engage brain
The thing about doing security analysis is that you really have to think about the threats, and you really have to look at your assumptions, and then you have to evaluate the costs of security measures against the threat reduction. It’s hard to do that while you are being terrified. For example, imagine two security systems A, and B, that… Read more →
It’s about time
Well, the CBC is reporting that things are finally rolling. (If you’ve been living in a cave for the past couple of years, you can catch up at the CBC Indepth page for this issue.) The Liberal government introduced its same-sex marriage bill in the House of Commons Tuesday, kicking off the next stage of a fierce debate that will… Read more →
Mr Bloody Africa
So, I have nothing but respect for Bob Geldof. ‘Diamond Smiles‘ is definitely one of my all-time favourite songs. ‘The Fine Art of Surfacing‘ is one of the best album titles ever. And ‘The Vegetarians of Love‘ is one of the most-played discs in my collection. Hell, I even read his autiobiography, and I don’t read biographies. And that’s not… Read more →
