Articles tagged as "politics"

Danger And Absurdity Of The Tsa No Fly List
John Gilmore points out how to have fun with bomb scanners by using hand lotion with Glycerine, or at least points out how easily such expensive equipment can be rendered useless. If equipment has any significant number of false-positives, be sure that it, or procedures, will tune out any hope of finding a real needle in the haystack.
2 Jun 2003 • 3 min read
Is The Price Right For Your Freedom
How do you measure a cost-benefit for the new security measures or of your liberty? It is hard to even come up with a causal link from the “increased” security measures (ask me about the absurd experience I had in LAX…) to increased safety, let alone quantifying such a benefit.
2 Jun 2003 • 1 min read
Hussein Can Hide Wmd But Not His Money
William Raspberry from the Washington post asks a great question:
2 Jun 2003 • 1 min read
Mci To Build New Gsm Network In Iraq
MCI gets $500 million to build a new GSM network in Iraq. There are a couple of interesting aspects to this:
2 Jun 2003 • 1 min read
Quot Politicians Lie New Study Shows Quot-
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2 Jun 2003 • 1 min read
Another Ill Conceived Set Of Tax Refunds
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29 May 2003 • 1 min read
Quot If You Want To Win An Election Just Control The Voting Machines Quot-
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23 May 2003 • 1 min read
Acm Testimony To Congress Against Dmca'S Chilling Effect
USACM co-chair Barbara Simons spoke out against sections of the DMCA during recent Congressional review of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions.
23 May 2003 • 1 min read
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act
Voter Verification Newsletter – Vol 1, Number 3
23 May 2003 • 1 min read
Logic Error In Texas Dps Record Destruction Quot Rationale Quot-
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22 May 2003 • 1 min read