October 2010
5 posts
Philip K. Dick's Black Iron Invisible Prison
As we slingshot into the 21st Century, it is becoming incredibly apparent that the governments and institutions that mold our minds have implemented a system from which we cannot escape. Are we really trapped in a prison with no doors or walls? And when did this really begin?
Splinternets… these stories are over a year old. I haven’t found anything new since then. Even the Cato Institute has nothing more to say. Splinternets died quietly, so it seems. Why? urlLink In The Eyes Of The Justice Department, Protecting Your Own Internet Privacy Is Cause For Alarm …one of the best ways to maximize privacy for all on today’s Internet is to allow those who...
Buying stock in a down market… This is very unusual for me. I’m not generally inclined to pass on un-proven financial advice. But yesterday, I heard from a drug rep for Glaxo who told me that they are on the verge of launching a new herbal remedy that they think will take the market by storm. This drug sounds so promising that I want to suggest to my friends and family that they...
Greek net cafes face ruin In an atmosphere of darkness and a return to the middle ages, with a logic only encountered in dictatorships where the internet is seen as diabolical, the parliament has unanimously criminalised the playing of computer games, even over the internet.
Need Biowarfare Agent? Hop Online
The genome sequence of a potential biowarfare agent called Brucella is freely and publicly available to anyone with Internet access. A frightening thought, perhaps, considering terrorists certainly have Internet access. But experts say it’s highly unlikely they would also have the scientific sophistication to use the information to make a weapon.