I’m not actually surprised that the State Department is skewing its “human rights” reports to favor some countries over others; […]
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The Dean Cain sideshow
Well, that was a different couple of news cycles. It started about a week and a half ago, when Dean […]

Spacedock vs. Consumolux, or what should be worked on vs. what they’ve been working on
For context, I saw these these two stories practically one after the other in my RSS reader. From Futurism: Scientists […]
About that 2077 voice mod micro-drama
I can see both sides of this one. In a world where corporate fuckery has reduced the chance of us […]
In which Canada reminds us it’s still a Five Eyes member
I don’t often see Canadian news these days unless I’m going out of my way on a specific subject, so […]
Followup on the hurricane-satellitte follies
Good news: the fedgov won’t be pulling the plug on that hurricane-tracking satellite data after all. Via The Register: The […]
Nice Tea narrative you’ve got there
Those of you who pay attention to infosec news at all will have heard about Tea, a women-only chat app […]
Gov’t wants your heart rate to be shareable as easily as possible (for some reason)
Did anyone else get recommended this Computerworld article and immediately start looking for the motive? Because I did. What does […]
Facebook AI’s upcoming “Maestro” of push ads
My only personal experience with Facebook came from a public wifi spot I used to use years ago that required […]
Florida’s Trumplican Party is selling Mar-a-Gulago merch
I missed several days’ worth of governmental outrages, but this one caught my eye recently: Feds approve Alligator Alcatraz: Florida’s […]