Bringing down the wall (aka Immigration 101)
I know immigration isn’t in the news today, so I thought it would be a good time to bring it up without any media influence. As we all know, the U.S. shares a 1,952-mile border with Mexico; much of it is “unsecured” in the sense that there isn’t a border wall dividing the two nations. [...]
ELF strikes again!
I said ELF, not Alf. Alf was a cute fuzzy alien that liked to eat cats. ELF, also known as the Earth Liberation Front, is a band of autonomous Eco-terrorists that believe destroying public and private property in order to save the environment is the right thing. Their acts include, but are not limited to, [...]
American Hot Shots
During the day, I was torn about what to write about. Like many of you, I was spending the night watching the total eclipse of the moon (and man, isn’t it impressive how it turns red like that). And while watching it, I was wondering if the U.S. Navy’s attempt to shoot down the failed [...]
“The Insecurity of the RFID Chip”
Source: eWorldVu
The more the federal government passes laws to insure my security, the more insecure I feel. Let’s take the government’s proposed use of RFID technology as an example of my concern.
RFID stands for radio frequency identification. The RFID chip is a minature device that has a very small chip attached to a tiny antenna. [...]
“FEMA PR chief loses new job after fake news briefing”
Source: CNN - 10/29/2007
Thoughts: While the intention might have been noble, the act of holding what is deemed a “fake” news briefing is unacceptable. The excuse of being new on the job and not knowing the procedures would not be acceptable in this case, since it is common sense that there would be a negative [...]