Monthly Archive: November 2014
The Internet Has Solved The Problem With Music.
Via esteemed OT commenter and occasional guest contributor dhex.
Rand Paul: Privacy Crusader!
Senate Bill 2685, the “USA Freedom Act” which would have placed significant new safeguards into electronic surveillance and ended the NSA’s meta-data collection program came up for a cloture vote today….
The Gatekeepers and the Service Providers
Service providers need to decide whether they are impediments or helpers for their customers.
Fue el Estado
In the L.A. Times, Professor Rubén Martínez offers a horrific tale from Guerrero State, Mexico, of 43 students disappeared into the abyss via “a thoroughly contaminated state, one in which the narco is the...
Comment Rescue – The Regulation Edition
Alternatively titled “If you want regulations, make sure the rules are crystal clear” zic gets the honor of today’s comment rescue: Pointing out the good side of regulation — how it protects small people (despite the...
A Meathead Watches Gilmore Girls (“Rory’s Dance” and “Forgiveness and Stuff”)
Notes I was asked already if I’m even enjoying doing this. Through eight episode’s worth of reviews, it is apparently becoming clear to at least some readers that this might not be my favorite...
Serial: Guilt, Innocence, Viewpoints, and Motivation
Saul Degraw admits this was not his best piece of work.
There were two economics reports, and you won’t believe what happened next (shocking!)
James Hanley relays economics news sure to wholly satisfy nobody.
So Scott Walker is proposing drug testing Food Stamp recipients…
And while that in itself isn’t particularly surprising, given that there are 11 states with testing/screening for folks on public assistance, the fact that Scott Walker is on a lot of Republican short lists...
A Non-Interventionist and Veterans Day
12 years later, thousands of Americans dead and another troop surge planned. Why it is so damn hard to feel thankful on Veterans Day.
Linky Friday #90: Wars & Rumours of Wars
Links! This week: 2014, Entertainment, Asia, Cold Wars, Cities, America, History, Transportation, and a Video!
