Category: Insaneness

But is anyone surprised??

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/deals-with-foreign-cable-owners-secret-court-rulings-broaden-nsa-spying-potential

You’ll get me to believe that when you get me to believe we are running out of trees, corn, or grass.

http://gizmodo.com/8-designs-that-rethink-the-way-were-buried-559838680

Coke a cola will clean chrome, dissolve a penny, and an entire tooth!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2345564/Shocking-list-US-foods-BANNED-countries-containing-dangerous-chemicals.html

And unique.  Th

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2345316/War-words-erupts-wedding-guests-gift-bride-cheap-embarrassing-food-hamper-containing-marshmallow-fluff-croutons.html

As long as these are used as unmanned police helicopters, I don’t have a problem with it.  But if they fly around “watching” then I do. 

I have no trust in the US government at all.  In my opinion the US has become nothing more than a banana republic. 

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/fbi-drones/

I thought everyone knew that.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/18/twa-flight-800-investigators-break-silence-in-new-documentary-claim-original/

Encrypt everything?

http://m.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html

…more security theater.  For another point, look at this article.  You can see past things I’ve written here and here.

As I write this, I’m sitting air-side at Heathrow Airport.  I’m drinking my coffee and waiting for them to announce what gate I leave from.  And I didn’t have to take off my shoes or belt.  Why am I all gripey about this?  Well, it is the inconsistencies that get me.

I never take my shoes off, unless I get asked.  Why?  First off, I wear just about the same thing every time I fly.  I certainly wear the same shoes 100% of the time:  lace-up short hiking boots.  About 1/2 the time, I make it through the metal detectors without getting beeped.  The other half, I make the machine beep, have to take off my shoes.  The same with the belt….about 1/2 the time, I’m asked to take it off…the other half no one seems to mind.  

Are there standards or not?  Why does something make it through once but not another.  Come on people….

Image from danjo fing via flickr

And lived

http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/may/04/i-was-swallowed-by-a-hippo

Was when the branch davidian compound was burnt down.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/287623/RENO-DEFENDS-ASSAULT-ON-CULT.html?pg=all