As usual, Bruce Schneier puts it more eloquently than I can: …it’s precisely why, when people in their business are in charge of government, it becomes a police state. If privacy and security really were a zero-sum game, we would have seen mass immigration into the former East Germany and modern-day China. While it’s true… Continue reading Security vs. Privacy
Bluetooth and the Motorola V3 RAZR
I’ve had a Motorola V3 RAZR phone for a while now, and being the geek that I am, I’ve always been interested in the more technical aspects of the phone, such as file transfers, Bluetooth connectivity, and custom-made ring tones (not the ones you buy, but the ones you can make yourself). I’ve always known… Continue reading Bluetooth and the Motorola V3 RAZR
“Stranger Safety” and “Public Solitude”
Today I saw an ad for a video called “Stranger Safety.” It’s supposed to teach your children how to be safe around strangers. Thinking about it afterward, I realized that there is this mentality – driven into our collective mindset over many years – that ALL strangers are not to be trusted; that ALL strangers… Continue reading “Stranger Safety” and “Public Solitude”
Our Paranoid Society
This is what happens when everyone is afraid of everyone else: His mission was to photograph each of the nation’s 50 state capitol buildings and dispatch a postcard from each city, using postage stamps from a childhood collection. Each postcard would be mailed to the next state on his journey, where he would pick it… Continue reading Our Paranoid Society
Bunny Trial Outcome
After much deliberation (and waking up several times in the middle of the night to put some unruly bunnies back in their “jail”), here is the verdict: Count one: Knowingly and Willingly destroying household property: GUILTY Count two: Accessing restricted under-bed space: GUILTY Count three: Being incredibly cute: GUILTY The sentence, to be carried out… Continue reading Bunny Trial Outcome