Posted on May 8, 2008 by Mark Baard
Who needs numbers when a “macabre” story, this one an apparent suicide, can spark irrational fears?
They are “not an everyday occurrence,” but the shady Freedom States Alliance calls the infinitesimal number of gun club suicides enough to merit action against gun owners and enthusiasts.
Gun Guys
One of the least-discussed aspects of gun violence is one that [...]
Filed under: Big Brother, Government, Homeland Security, Privacy, guns | Tagged: constitution, gun control, guns, politics, second amendment, suicide | No Comments »
Posted on May 6, 2008 by Mark Baard
Before you blame yourself for not carrying your own grocery bag, it’s important to note that Bill Gate’s CO2 output (think private jets) is way bigger than yours. — mb
Leaving our mark - MIT News Office
The students conducted detailed interviews or made detailed estimates of the energy usage of 18 lifestyles, spanning the gamut from [...]
Filed under: Big Brother, Climate change, Environment, Global warming | Tagged: bill gates, carbon footprint, Environment, Global warming, mit | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 6, 2008 by Mark Baard
They were supposed to fight crime–the ubiquitous cameras, which in London appear to be on every lamppost and crossing signal. But the billions the police have spent creating an all-seeing eye are proving worthless.
The police are building a database of CCTV images, however (see excerpt, below), which might have been their plan in the first [...]
Filed under: Big Brother, Government, Homeland Security, Location, Monitoring, Privacy, Surveillance, Terrorism, Ubiquitous computing, technology | Tagged: Big Brother, cctv, Crime, london, prviacy, security, Terrorism | 1 Comment »
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