Tough Voting Ahead
There's still no way in Hades that I'll ever vote for McCain, but Obama has been sorely disappointing recently. First he voted for Telco immunity despite his promises to filibuster any such attempt. Now Republicans have cleverly used web technology to alert them (and us) to changes on his website. Specifically to the pages that list his policies.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Congress, McCain, Obama, VotingUSA Has 1 Million Terrorists!
Schneier on the terrorist watch list:
The U.S terrorist watch list has hit one million names. I sure hope we're giving our millionth terrorist a prize of some sort.
Who knew that a million people are terrorists. Why, there are only twice as many burglars in the U.S. And fifteen times more terrorists than arsonists.
Is .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Why Congress Won’t Prosecute Bush
Here's a take that I'm ashamed to admit I hadn't considered: Members of Congress may be protecting Bush because of votes they made previously that might seem to have supported his illegal activities. While it might not end in prosecution, it could end their Congressional careers.
So, of course key Congressional Democrats who were made .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Second Life Market About to Crash?
It seems that the Second Life client can be made to connect to open servers run by anyone. If that's the case, then what will maintain the Second Life market structure? A lot of their income came from land (which you had to pay a monthly fee to own), but if you can now go to an open server for your .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Gaming, Second LifeWindows XP Users Beware – Small Update Window
Researchers have determined that if you were to install Windows XP and connect it to the Internet to download the security updates, your chances of getting the updates before being hacked are slim to none.
If you want to use XP (as I and other computer security experts often recommend), use the following best practices:
- Don't install with .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Medical Science Makes Doping Better and Harder to Detect
Using a advances in medical science, soon we may see athletes altering their mood or even their DNA to get the edge in sports.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: DNA, Doping, SportsTop 10 Things You Should Know About Your Credit Cards
I've seen businesses do 4 and 5 so I guess next time, I'll call them on it.
- Unsigned Cards Are Not Valid And Merchants Can And Will Refuse Them
- The Maximum Liability For Unauthorized Use Of A Credit Card (not debit even if it's got a credit card logo) Is $50 According To Federal Law
- Merchants Cannot .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Allstate’s “Good Hands” Aren’t So Good
If you've been listening to the commercials by the smooth talking Dennis Haysbert to be in "good hands" with Allstate, you might need to reconsider.
[Allstate ranked first] among 10 companies that do everything possible to avoid paying claims, employ hardball tactics against policyholders, reward executives with extravagant salaries, and raise premiums to maximize profits Telecom Immunity Passed. Liberty Dies a Little More
In Senate debate, Patrick Leahy (D-VT) argued strongly against telecom immunity, because it would make it almost impossible to ever find out what really happened and "the American people ought to know who in the White House said, 'Go break the law.'"
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) noted that, "We're considering granting immunity when roughly 70 members .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Give Up Your Memory Card!
People who are too willing to hand over their memory cards from digital cameras may end up finding themselves cheated as this guy almost found out:
As they were walking around, Jeff saw some interesting looking produce and pulled out his Canon G-9 Point-and-Shoot and took a few pictures. Within a few minutes a man .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]