PopSci Podcast #14: Jonathan Coulton asks Bruce Schneier about the risks of snakes on a plane.
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Sunday Morning Dot Connection
“Airport security is the last line of defense, and not a very good one at that. Sure, it’ll catch the sloppy and the stupid — and that’s a good enough reason not to do away with it entirely — but it won’t catch a well-planned plot. We can’t keep weapons out of prisons 1; we …
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 …
Traveling is Funnier with Ze Frank
Whether it be petting giant ducks or something otherwise morally ambiguous, Ze Frank’s take on travel icons (like these) is hi-larious. If you’re at work, might I recommend some headphones? Especially in The Show with Ze Frank July 26, 2006.
Patriot Act Misuse – Ignorance or Opportunism
Thanks to Bruce Schneier for pointing me to Mark Steyn’s excellent ‘Long war’ is Breaking Down into Tedium column in the Sun Times. Steyn lists out some actually happened examples of companies and financial institutions invoking the Patriot Act without reason. Given the complexities of most legislation and the Asking Questions = Unpatriotic attitude of …
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Bye Rex, Thanks for the Party
(Matt Thompson from the Strib and me in a MNstories video documenting the party.) I, along with 600 of Rex Sorgatz‘s closest friends wished him well in his move to Seattle and Microsoft last night. Honestly, I haven’t been to a blow out like that in quite a while. The food, the drink, the hundreds …
Why Health Coverage Shouldn’t be Tied to Employers
“Weyco and Scotts Miracle-Gro, based in Marysville, Ohio, are in the vanguard of a growing effort by business to brake soaring medical costs by regulating such unhealthy employee behavior as smoking” Health coverage as a benefit of employment no longer makes sense – financially for employers or employees. Expecting employers to foot the bill and …
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Minneapolis Scobleized
Tim, Cody, Chuck and I grabbed a drink with Robert Scoble tonight. And I also met local open source CMS developer Tim Broeke from ElectricJet. If you’re finger isn’t on the pulse of weblogs, Scoble is Microsoft’s überblogger. He was in town to start a conversation with Target. I applaud Target for this. There are …
Blogger Forces Company Blogging Policy Issue
Update: 9 Mar 2005 9:04 am …we do not censor people’s blogs, and we take the censorship allegation extremely seriously. I actively encourage our employees to blog, and to express their opinions. However, many readers do not make as clear a distinction between personal and work lives as many experienced bloggers do, and will view …
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First Crack 18. Blogumentary’s Chuck Olsen and the Revamps
Chuck Olsen and I discuss his movie Blogumentary, open source films, vlogging, authenticity, and piles of other things including: Blogumentary [Debt Relief Plan] NewPatriot.org White Rock Coffee – Adam Sellke’s weblog Joe Trippi’s weblog Plaine Layne is gone Michael Moore Hates America GreenCine Daily Rocketboom VideoBlogging Yahoo group Me TV VloggerCon ourmedia BitTorrent Human Dog …
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