One more reason not to get one. #WarOnPhotography:
Apple has patented a piece of technology which would allow government and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, whenever they like.
All the coppers have to do is decide that a public gathering or venue is deemed “sensitive”, and needs to be “protected from externalities” and Apple will switch off all its gear.
Smart move, Apple.
“…is critical-care medicine taken to the next step.”
Egyptians are enraged by it. They should be. I am, too.
And someone needs to primary McCain:
McCain’s remarks and actions in Egypt have further confirmed the popular narrative — as memorably displayed by countless anti-Brotherhood and anti-Obama placards raised during the June 30 Revolution — that U.S. leadership is aligned with the Brotherhood, and thus ultimately a supporter of terrorism.
What a fool. What an awful choice we had in 2008.
As I tweeted yesterday, if I had Bill Gates’ money, I’d own the universe by now.
I really should get or make a standing desk.
[Update a few minutes later]
On the other hand, while I can walk for a long time, my back hurts if I stand for very long. So I’d really have to get a treadmill.
This is a heart warming, but all-too-rare kind of story, particularly given the dysfunctional nature of our prison system.
…may be better than an ignorant but well-meaning one.
Actually, the results of the last election would seem to indicate that we have an ignorant and selfish one.
Could fracking end them?
Try to avoid it. It hurts.
Good advice.
It’s an indictment of statist interventionism, not free-market capitalism.