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Normalcy of war

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Tfoui

Washington gets explicit: its ‘war on terror’ is permanent Senior Obama officials tell the US Senate: the ‘war’, in limitless form, will continue for ‘at least’ another decade – or two http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/17/endless-war-on-terror-obama I almost didn’t blog on this, it is … Continue reading →

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Towel tossing

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Tfoui

I have been unable to get any interest in my DNA sequencing project (beyond the one lonely investor who offered to help pay for the patent application). It is quite frustrating to be in the situation where just a little … Continue reading →

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The fix is in…

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Tfoui

Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever The Illuminati were amateurs. The second huge financial scandal of the year reveals the real international conspiracy: There’s no price the big banks can’t fix http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425 Somehow I missed this article and … Continue reading →

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Our robotic future…

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Tfoui

It’s Time to Talk about the Burgeoning Robot Middle Class How will a mass influx of robots affect human employment? http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514861/its-time-to-talk-about-the-burgeoning-robot-middle-class/ I am sure that this article is relevant, but not sure that it will have any impact. ‘Robots’ (really, … Continue reading →

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Salt II

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Tfoui

Report questions benefits of salt reduction http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/14/report-questions-benefits-of-salt-reduction/?hpt=hp_bn13 Earlier I talked about the ‘deadly’ nature of salt (sodium chloride, the stuff that makes food so tastee) but mentioned I was far from convinced that the rather hysterical proclamations were scientifically valid. … Continue reading →

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More on student loans

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Tfoui

Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/student-debt-and-the-crushing-of-the-american-dream/ I have waxed on the subject of student loans a number of times (see here, here, here and here for just a few examples). When the student loan bubble collapses … Continue reading →

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On the cusp of greatness

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Tfoui

Printing Electronics Just Got Easier A new technique developed by researchers in China allows easier printing of electronic components onto paper. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130509-paper-printed-circuits-electronics-technology-science/ I think the next decade is going to be as eye popping as the last quarter century (in … Continue reading →

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Less privacy = more privacy?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Tfoui

Crime and Privacy http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/crime_and_privacy/ I got to admit that Scott makes an interesting argument for more == less. For those too lazy to read the article, here is his summary: In general, whenever privacy is lost in a democracy, it … Continue reading →

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Drone Court

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Tfoui

The bad joke called ‘the FISA court’ shows how a ‘drone court’ would work Newly released data show that the government submitted 1,789 eavesdropping requests last year, and none was rejected http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/03/fisa-court-rubber-stamp-drones More ‘droning’ on about the police state. I … Continue reading →

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Is the pendulum beginning to swing back?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Tfoui

Too-Big-to-Fail Takes Another Body Blow http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/too-big-to-fail-takes-another-body-blow-20130501 I am reading a lot less news because I got booted out of my nice cushy half office and into a shared space with only a single access to the ‘net. Since I get … Continue reading →

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