I just finished reading The Innocent Man, by John Grisham. It’s a non-fiction book that anyone who thinks the justice system in the US is fair or that “innocent until proven guilty” means jack anymore must read. It’s been a … Read More
Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler thinks prescription drug ads are causing us to overmedicate. Or to seek treatment for diseases we don’t actually have (symptoms != disease). I think doctors are at least partially to blame, letting patients tell them … Read More
I’m not a lottery fan. I find it ludicrous that the state outlaws gambling but sponsors a lottery. As far as I’m concerned the lottery functions as a hidden tax on people in the lowest income brackets. But that doesn’t … Read More
The Contractor’s Note
The FBI’s new broadly-scoped wiretap method collects far more data than they’ve admitted. Instead of collecting a single type of traffic, like email, ‘full-pipe recording’ collects most or all traffic going through an ISP’s routers. Filtering is done after the … Read More
Photo_013007_lomo, originally uploaded by tommasz. Looking out at the cogen plant near RG&E (RGS), Lomo-style.
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