Monthly Archives: July 2011

An excellent argument against central planning

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

Tim Harford @ TED

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Heading off to Hell

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Alaska

I’ll be hopping aboard Virgin America’s flight from SFO to Dulles in a few hours. Virgin’s the best airline in America so far as I’m concerned; it’s got Apple Computer-level quality control and attention to user-friendliness, and the overall design … Continue reading →

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We get results!

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Phil Kadath

June’s e-Postal Match results, that is! We covered a good spread with the entries, but the most popular of the classes was still Class 1. Speaking of which, Tom B. took the top two spots with his two entries of … Continue reading →

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Looking Presidential

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Scott

h/t Say Uncle

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Menagerie of Thoughts

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Alaska

A while back Tam posted a link to this excellent Managing Unknown Contacts presentation. Xavier’s posts Standing on the X and Recognizing Threats are also worth a quick read. For some reason they put me in mind of this Gangstagrass … Continue reading →

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A court case to watch

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

Can the DOJ force you to give up your encryption passphrase or otherwise force you to decrypt your encrypted data?

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RNS Quote of the Day: 07/15/11

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Scott

“I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but our two party system is a bowl of shit looking in the mirror at itself. —Lewis Black, from his 2009 Comedy Central Special “Stark Raving Black.” That is how I feel sometimes, especially … Continue reading →

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Support a new business, & get a cool flashlight to boot

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

The HexBright, 350 Lumens rechargeable, programmable ‘tactical’ light. $35 for the light $60 for the programmable version

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What Has Two Thumbs and Will Be in D.C. on July 22, Fiscal Doomsday?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Alaska

This guy! Work’s been hammering me, sorry on the lack of posting, but I’ll be in the nation’s swampy heart of darkness for a conference at the end of next week. The cheery folks at ZeroHedge have fixated on July … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 07/14/11

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Would you like an extra-heaping-helping of Doom and Gloom? No? Tough shit. American would come to a grinding halt! Senator Chuck Schumer (Douch-NY) Senate Democrats Push Dire Specter of Default Message Now, I can understand some folks being stupid enough … Continue reading →

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