I stumbled across this the other day – it’s a sort of story about the future, or what it might be like, if we continue to allow both large corporations and the government dictate what we do with the information we buy. I came across it because I was reading about Amazon’s new e-book reader… Continue reading The Right to Read
Tag: politics
Taking Pictures from a Train
This is absolutely terrible: The train is a half hour west of New Haven when the conductor, having finished her original rounds, reappears. She moves down the aisle, looks, stops between our seats, faces the person taking pictures. “Sir, in the interest of national security, we do not allow pictures to be taken of or… Continue reading Taking Pictures from a Train
REAL ID In Its Death Throes?
Oh thank god: “The ACLU, which opposes the plan on civil liberties grounds, says that the many changes made since the Act was passed [in 2005] nearly ‘negate the original intent of the program.’ ‘DHS is essentially whittling Real ID down to nothing… all in the name of denying Real ID is a failure,’ said… Continue reading REAL ID In Its Death Throes?
Remember, Remember
I hope I’m not the only one who quotes this one today.
Who do you trust?
It’s very hard to decide what is true and what is false when you don’t trust anyone’s sources.