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» Go to this postThis past Thursday, I was on my way home from work, in a hurry, because my wife and I wanted to be on time to the Gipsy Kings concert that evening. Traffic on 495 was much nastier than usual, and it was pretty clear to me that I needed to take an alternative route home, [...]
» Go to this postMy mother received a death threat last night. A real, bonafide death threat. Someone called her on her cellphone and left a clear, unequivocal death threat. Her phone didn’t list the number. It simply said “Unknown Caller”. She didn’t recognize the voice of the caller, and she didn’t know what to do.
She forwarded the voicemail [...]
There are two things I want to talk about today. The first took place right here in the US, and the second happened in Italy. Both happened recently.
We’ve got a conductor who has forgotten the US still means freedom. Apparently, a tourist, possibly from Japan, who knew very little English, was taking photos of the [...]
I’m one to point out abuses of power when I see them. So I couldn’t let this one slip by unnoticed. Some corrupt policeman, at the time (2003) an officer with the Miami police, approached a car where two teens were making out (last I checked, teens have been making out in cars for the [...]
» Go to this postI’ve been harping aplenty in past posts about how nasty and inconvenient flying has become, what with all of these time-wasting “security” checks at airports, but with the recent “bomb scare” in the UK, I think it’s become downright unpleasant. What, now we can’t bring any liquids on the plane with us, not even a [...]
» Go to this postThe UK Home Office has decided to put through the 3rd part of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. Originally introduced in 2000, the first two parts have already been implemented. This particular part would introduce penalties of up to 2 years in jail for companies or individuals who wouldn’t disclose their encryption keys at [...]
» Go to this postIn Brazil, women have finally gotten their wish: pink-striped, women-only metro cars. Apparently, there’s a lot of groping and feeling going on in Brazil (shame on you, fellow men!) and it’s so bad they lobbied for women-only cars. Now they’ve got them. The article mentions how women themselves will police the cars, to make sure [...]
» Go to this postFound this article in the New York Times. I had no idea things could get so ugly. What is wrong with these people? Have they no decency?
From the article:
“In about half the cases, victim and perpetrator appear to be strangers. For the rest, it can be deeply, disturbingly personal.
Earlier this month, a Suffolk County police [...]
From Boing Boing: “Xeni Jardin: New York City’s police department is placing 500 surveillance cameras throughout the city, at a cost of $9 million, in an effort to prevent crime and terrorism. Hundreds more cams will follow if $81.5 million in requested federal grants comes through…”
Also in that same post, details about how the [...]
From Boing Boing:
“Agents from the US bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm agents detained a “suspicious individual” on a Georgia college campus — a guy dressed up in a ninja costume, on his way to a party on campus. Jeremiah Ransom, a sophomore from Macon, was leaving a Wesley Foundation pirate vs. ninja event when [...]
In LA, an old woman got a $118 ticket for crossing the street too slowly. She was cited for being an obstruction to traffic. Reporters observed that crossing and said even high school students had to run across the street in order to make it to the other side in time. Hey, let’s give a [...]
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