Shot in the foot?
(Via Claire Wolfe) The dominos of modern criminal science just keep falling. First, we find…
Month: November 2005
Not to be outdone
Our politicians at the Federal level apparently want to prove that they will not lag…
A little local political color
Never let it be said that North Carolina doesn’t havethe best politicians money can buy.
Happy Thanksgiving
A lot of us think of Thanksgiving as a time to eat too much, take…
The Carnival of Cordite is on the air!
Yes, the Carnival of Cordite #39 is up at Resistance is Futile!. Once again, Gullyborg…
Not harsh enough by half
(Via Drudge) An Ohio judge has sentenced a woman who abandoned cats in a local…
What Hero are you?
(Via the GeekWithA.45) Me, I’m Maximus. You scored as Maximus. After his family was murdered…
Sony–not done just yet
Wired reporter Bruce Schneier has this interesting piece on the Sony BMG music rootkit fiasco….
Harry Potter and the Half-Crazed Bureaucracy
(Via Jerry Pournelle) Benjamin Barton of the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) College of Law has…
I am humbled in the presence of greatness
Now this gentleman is a reloader!
The feminine side of gun rights
Wendy McElroy, writing for FOXNews, explores gun rights and gun ownership from a feminine perspective….
And the light bulb is finally lit
News.com is reporting that Sony has decided to do the right thing and recall their…
Carnival of Cordite #38
A Veteran’s Day special edition of the Carnival of Cordite awaits you here. You gotta…
Spec Ops?
(From FreedomSight) You gotta be kidding. Me?! You scored as Special Ops. Special ops. Your…
National Ammo Day
I need to remind you that Saturday is Get out there and buy a 100…
Our financial house of cards
(Noted on TimeBomb 2000) USATODAY notes that we have A ‘fiscal hurricane’ on the horizon….
A weekend at the range
Well, not the whole weekend, but a goodly portion of it at any rate. As…
Survival information from an unlikely source
One of the things I love about being a geek is that other geeks are…
If this is success…
God save the French from failure, is all I can say. Overnight, the number of…
Perhaps it’s time to start getting concerned
(Via Drudge) I’ve been watching the “bird flu” story with a cross of interest and…
Score one (sorta) for the consumer
News.com is reporting two pieces of good news on the Sony rootkit copy protection scheme…
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
Whether you call it Remembrance Day, Armistice Day or Veterans day… Thank you, veterans. Now,…
Bliss Ninnies on parade
I’m sure all you gunnies have heard that the bliss ninnie majority in San Francisco…
Sony music, root kits and “What were they thinking?”
The story about Sony BMG music CDs installing software disguised with a rootkit has been…
Life as an engineering problem
Have you ever felt that your workday, maybe even your life, was experienced in small…
Fred’s at it again
I’ve been catching up on Fred Reed’s columns. Fred’s always a good read, but this…
It’s a curfew! Run, Achmed, run!
The French government has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew after 12…
Now here’s some Pay Per View I can get behind
I’ve commented before that I don’t watch much TV. However, if this concept works out…
Serenity
OK, I’m late to the party, like usual. I didn’t see Firefly on TV, and…
Carnival of Cordite #37
Gullyborg has again blessed us with a new Carnival of Cordite, this week featuring small…