December 2009
13 posts
Bruce Schneier on Aviation Security →
Bruce Schneier: Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to…
The True Odds of Airborne Terror Chart →
After the crotchbomb there has been a lot of noise about airplane security again—you can see how stupid the leaked new flight rules are here. But what’s the actual risk of an airplane…
Is aviation security mostly for show? - CNN.com →
Shared by JDAL.
Bruce Shneier’s take on security. Required reading.
Last week’s attempted terror attack on an airplane heading from Amsterdam to Detroit has given rise to a bunch of familiar…
Top 10 Records Of 2009 →
1) Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective: This record came out in January and has been a staple the entire year. After getting completely into Merriweather, I went back into their…
I Was In The Room When China Purposely Ruined... →
Shared by JDAL.
Silly commutards. Entirely within their range of interest, but pretty immature. Guess that shouldn’t be surprising.
Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth…
The Future: When the Editors Hire the Publishers →
Choire Sicha on the inversion of authority exemplified by Joshua Marshall’s TPM Media: My friend’s point was: here is an editor, who built and owns his publication, who is now going to be the …
Quotes Entirely Relevant to Investing 12-20-2009 →
TE OCCIDERE POSSUNT SED TE EDERE NON POSSUNT NEFAS EST.
-roughly translated: “They Can Kill You, But the Legalities of Eating You Are Quite a Bit Dicier”
Past Quotes Entirely Relevant to…
Google Gets Into The DNS Business. Here’s What... →
Shared by JDAL.
I wonder whether this will allow people to sidestep the commutards’ “great firewall of China.” Anyone care to take it for a spin and report back?
Google just announced …
‘Command Posts of the Future’ Readied for Afghan... →
The marines heading to Afghanistan as part of this latest surge will keep track of friendly troops, enemy attacks and civilian infrastructure using Command Posts of the Future. Literally.
Public Policy and Venture Capital →
I did a “Room For Debate” on the New York Times yesterday with Ken Auletta and John Markoff. Here’s the first part and here’s the second part. The topic was Google; are they too powerful…
My $62.47 Royalty Statement: How Major Labels Cook... →
Tim Quirk was the singer of punk-pop outfit Too Much Joy, signed by Warner Bros. in 1990. Now he’s an executive at an online music service, giving him insight on digital sales data and just…
November 2009
44 posts
Spectacular Wave Door Is Deceptively Complex... →
If you’re going to have a door as elaborate and beautiful as this, you’d better have a damned impressive house for it to open into. Otherwise, it’s all disappointment once you cross the…
For a moment, I thought that time was moving backward.