What Aaron Swartz did at MIT
Courtesy of The Tech, we have the following summary of what led to the prosecution against Swartz: In the basement of Building 16 there is a wiring and telephony closet, known as Room 16-004t. Between...
View Article"Pressure is when you have like $300 in your bank account, like five kids and...
Perhaps the math is a little bit simplified, but it's quite astonishing to hear a quote like this from anybody who would really have a media spotlight. It's even more astounding when you hear who...
View ArticleReason #(Life + 100 years) to loathe the Trans-Pacific Partnership
I've found yet another log to throw on the pyre on which I hope the Trans-Pacific Partnership soon finds itself immolated.As I just learned in this Boing Boing article, amongst the myriad noxious and...
View ArticleWest Point professor calls for use of military against critics of war on terror
No, this is sadly not a typo.In a recent article published in The National Security Law Journal, a recently hired West Point law professor named William Bradford has argued that it is lawful for the...
View ArticleFDA approves a second gene therapy drug to treat lymphomas
Short diary to report breaking news on the front of fighting lymphomas with gene therapy:The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the second in a radically new class of treatments that...
View ArticleReframing "gun control" as "gun safety" (w/poll)
One of the minor “fly-by” points that I heard during last night’s election coverage on MSNBC really stuck out to me as a smart idea, and I figured I’d post a diary, as it seemed to be a good idea that...
View ArticleFriday News Dump: A second White House aide resigns because of abuse allegations
A quick diary for an early Friday night while everybody’s watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony: the Washington Post has just reported that a second White House aide has resigned this week because of...
View ArticleSHOCKER: Trump won't release Democratic memo
Not much of a surprise here, folks—Trump has decided not to release the Democratic rebuttal to the Nunes memo:In a letter to the House Intelligence Committee, White House counsel Don McGahn says that...
View ArticleNature decides to take matters into its own hands: Sinkhole opens up on White...
Apparently, it’s not just Democrats, Independents, and some Republicans who are fed up with the corruption and destruction this White House is wreaking on America and the world. Things have gotten so...
View ArticleAnother NBC-Marist poll of WI: Democrats hold double-digit leads
The latest NBC-Marist poll is full of goodies if you’re a Democrat, not so much if you’re a Republican.Democrat Tony Evers leads the odious Scott Walker by 54-43, while Senator Tammy Baldwin has a...
View ArticleToward a sustainable world: Kroger stores to phase out single-use bags—by 2025
The Kroger supermarket chains have recently announced that they are, over the next seven years, going to phase out single-use plastic bags from their stores:Seattle-based QFC will be the company's...
View ArticleFlake flakes out, will support Kavanaugh "absent corroborating evidence"
Not much of a surprise from Jeff “Profile in Courage” Flake (R-AZ). Since no corroborating evidence was presented as a result of the GOP’s obstruction, he’s decided to back Kavanaugh:Flake said in a...
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