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One last disastrous privacy decision
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/13/obama-opens-nsas-vast-trove-of-warrantless-data-to-entire-intelligence-community-just-in-time-for-trump/President Obama's outright assault on the personnel privacy of US citizens is a stain on his legacy.
ACA Repeal
The ACA isn't perfect but I've yet to hear the GOP offer anything even close to as good.
ACA Repeal
The ACA isn't perfect but I've yet to hear the GOP offer anything even close to as good.
American Spies
https://law.stanford.edu/2017/01/11/american-spies-modern-surveillance-why-you-should-care-and-what-to-do-about-it/Privacy is key to the exercise of individual freedoms – to read, to think, to express oneself, to conduct intimate relationships, and to be let alone. Privacy is also key to political evolution. Without a zone of protection, those who seek...
Trump’s Presser
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/this-is-why-you-dont-kiss-the-ring-1791079856These things are not normal. These things are not okay. These are actions that flout well-established ethical and civil norms. Admittedly, there is something thrilling about watching him do this. What will he do next? It always keeps us tuning in, in the same way that a violent...
Russian Trump intel
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/index.htmlHonestly, though. What information could Russia possibly possess that is damaging to Trump? His supporters don't give a damn about anything that might be negative about him.
Pro Doula
https://apple.news/AXMePzZplQceyGVLWSL41AwThe doula industry is far more interesting than I would have imagined.
Pro Doula
https://apple.news/AXMePzZplQceyGVLWSL41AwThe doula industry is far more interesting than I would have imagined.
Nixon, traitor
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/nixons-vietnam-treachery.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0Let us hope this returns to popular history the fact that Nixon was a scumbag.
Mac vs PC, iOS vs Android
https://apple.news/Az71150G4TUWdpAJpwRZTtQThe difference is, and remains, one of security, privacy, and malware. No one who can afford an iPhone should be using Android on this basis alone.
Essays
Getting Down with Titanic
James and the giant metallic peach. Hope floats? Not hardly, and neither do big broken ships. From good to bad in the time it takes to freeze an ice cube. WARNING: This review may include spoilers! The $200 million Titanic that Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/Egotist James Cameron brought to the big screen is the most lavish, beautiful picture I have ever seen. It's also—and this will come as no surprise for those of you who know me—the most depressing, topping even...
Dear Mom & Dad: Get an iMac
What can I say? I think it worked. July 28, 1998 Dear Mom & Dad: Get an iMac. I can't communicate it any more plainly than that, but if you force me to, I am willing to try Esperanto, mime, or semaphore. You've had what I'll politely term a "marginally successful" relationship with your current and first computer, a Compaq 486 SX, and I can only hope that the trials you've endured with that machine haven't ruined your enthusiasm toward computers in general. If it's ruined...
The Death Penalty: Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
I don't know if it's true what they say about Catherine the Great and her stallion, but I like to think that here I've brought the same combination of unbridled passion and imagery to the topic of capital punishment. Granted, my horseplay is a little more figurative and literary, but trust me, this is solid entertainment. Hey, have I let you down so far? Neigh! I don't mean to spoil the ending for anybody, but odds are pretty good that we're all doomed. Specifically, unless...
World Cup Soccer: Ratings ‘R’ Us
The truth as I see it so far as France '98 was concerned. Who was the best forward? How could the U.S. have done worse? Why do you care? These questions and more, answered. Well, except for that last one. Biggest surprise: Croatia 3, Germany 0. 2nd biggest: France 3, Brazil 0. 3rd biggest: U.S. announcers are just as bad as they were four years ago. Dumbest foul: Ariel Ortega headbutting Holland's keeper in 88th minute to earn a red card. 2nd dumbest: Nope, nothing came...