Or should that be backtiers? I think I prefer irises or fingerprints, myself. And of course, if you’re a security specialist, there’s always the danger of getting a little behind in your work.
[Via Geekpress]
Britain’s Future
…lies with America, not Europe.
Time to restore the Anglosphere.
The Seven Most Illuminating Economic Charts
…of 2011. This is just one of them.
Life Among The Barbarians
A story of hoplophobic bigotry in New York.
Two Weiners Better Than One?
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse: Anthony Weiner wanted to do a threesome — with another guy.
[Update a few minutes later]
More thoughts from Ace. All I can say is eeeeeeeuuuuuuuwwwww. And TMI.
You know what, though? After watching the slime for years, none of this really surprises me.
The Singularity Is Not Near
Michael Shermer may be right, but he certainly doesn’t make the case for it. It just looks like an unsupported assertion to me. And he seems to conflate AI with the Singularity.
The New York Times Gun Lie
…and media lies in general:
What would happen if all of the stories in the Times – or the Washington Post, or your local newspaper or television news – were subject to the sort of expert scrutiny as this Luo article, in a given day or week? What percentage of reporting would we discover is marginally biased, seriously slanted, or even fabricated?
I strongly suspect that the resulting scrutiny would reveal a dark and ugly secret that the media isn’t remotely interested in reporting the news, it’s interested in shaping the news, and your perception of the world.
Yes, and a full decade into the blogosphere, they still often get away with it.
What Happened To The Adderall?
Amy Alkon has become another casualty of the War On (Some) Drugs.
[Mid-morning update]
More thoughts from Jacob Sullum.
Another Stratolaunch Story
…at The Economist.
This is the first time that I’ve seen the aircraft called a “Stratolaunch.” I wonder if the correspondent knows something we don’t, or is just making a false inference? Also, I’m a little surprised that the editors don’t know the difference between a hanger and a hangar. Unless it’s a British spelling.
The Lies And Hypocrisy
…of Barack Obama. And yet many continue to defend him.