Random Articles

• The Power of 1 Slice of Bread Every wonder why there aren’t as many open-face sandwiches for sale in your local supermarket. No?…..well, it’s political: “USDA inspects manufacturers of packaged open-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with one slice of bread), but FDA inspects manufacturers of packaged closed-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with two slices of bread).” - U.S.
• Security is Really Customer Service in Disguise A confused, elderly woman with a full, knotted, plastic shopping bag was in front of the scanner. The security checkpoint line out of Minneapolis stalled as I put all my stuff in multiple bins. When a uniformed TSA person asked her if she had a boarding pass, she mumbled the need for help getting a ticket
• No Passengers Equals No Threats? A terrorist threat is thwarted in London. The reaction here and there - making flying more uncomfortable for everyone else, heighten the ‘threat alert’ to ‘red’ (because something might happen we’re not aware of? - hmmm. I felt more secure). Seems that with the plot foiled, we should be _safer_ in the immediate short term -
• Advice to Web Developers: Forget the Password  This weekend while wandering down the aisles of our local Super Target, we found a dinner table and a side board we though would go great in our living/dining room. After checking out, a couple of teenage boys wheeled the still flat-packed pieces to our awaiting PT Cruiser. Now, after flattening the inside of the
• PopSci Delivers Geek Triumverate PopSci Podcast #14: Jonathan Coulton asks Bruce Schneier about the risks of snakes on a plane.