It’s really not that hard to address the problems with the government programs. But fear, not rational and intelligent analysis, are driving decisions about our national security apparatus.
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Is the U.S. Still the Land of the Free? – Bloomberg.
This is a good overview of what’s wrong with the current security/intelligence practices in the U.S. The issue is government secrecy and over-reach, and just plain bullying tactics in regard to it’s own interests.
I have no idea where this picture was taken. Possibly a butt-shot. Or, more likely, a randomly corrupted photo. I get them every now and then. Regardless, if I am unable to recover it’s always fun to see what a little auto-levels does. There’s always some kind of data in there, so you never know what you’re going to get.
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WTF with Marc Maron Podcast – Episode 130 – Mike DeStefano.
This is an incredibly intense episode. The frankness of the talk is just amazing. I didn’t know DeStafano before this, but now I want to soak up all his stuff.
Focus? You mean Discipline. — Design + Startups — Medium.
A great reminder in what’s important to … focus … on when you’re attempting to be productive, to learn, to grow, to make.
3D-printable food? NASA wants a taste | Ars Technica.
Not quite a Star Trek type “food replicator” but it’s a start. Well, it will be once they actually make one.
Newegg nukes “corporate troll†Alcatel in third patent appeal win this year | Ars Technica.
Awesome! The way it should be.
This phosphine will get you fired | Org Prep Daily
“You feel that your nose just suffered a stroke and will hopefully die and peal off so that you never smell that thing again.” via MetaFilter
This is a great breakdown of a joke Obama gave and brilliantly demonstrates how comedy can expose the sad truths of our society. Equivalence in arguments is only valid in the games played be debate clubs. In the real world more weight should be given to the facts. Misguided attempts at providing equal opportunity to speak when one of the speakers is using falsehoods in their arguments benefit no one.
An amazing article on the government turning its back on a successful health program. Not without hope of spurring similar innovation through other means, but when directed spending can make such innovation the norm it’s a shame to see the funding dropped.
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