Monthly Archives: April 2012
Click Here to ‘Like’ Your Privacy: Part 2
Is CISPA SOPA 2.0? We Explain the Cybersecurity Bill by Megha Rajagopalan ProPublica, April 26, 2012 Update (4/26): An earlier version of this story said a proposed amendment by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., had helped gain support for CISPA. Schiff’s … Continue reading
Partisan Daily Book Review: WOOL Omnibus by Hugh Howey
WOOL Transcends its Genre, Birthplace, with Blockbuster Writing Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 – 5) by Hugh Howey. 550 pages ISBN 1469984202 $5.99, Kindle edition. $19.95, paperback. When you read a lot, you ditch the idea that some books are … Continue reading
Tax-time Facts: Deduct Boobs, Beer & Cat Food. Nixon Talks About America’s ‘Savings.’
Taxes are due today; don’t forget to breathe. Income taxes have been due on April 15 since 1955. At the outset, in 1913, they were due on March 1. They are due on the 17th this year to allow for Emancipation … Continue reading
I’m experimenting with inserting a link to a YouTube Video. It’s a long time favorite of mine. I married into a Lutheran family, hence I can be considered an expert. Lutheran Airlines
CREEP Rises From the Dead, Joe Six-PAC in Hot Pursuit!
by Kim Barker, ProPublica, April 12, 2012 With 300-plus super PACs and counting, it would be easy to miss CREEP. But last Thursday, a new super PAC ingeniously named the Committee for the Re-Election of the President registered with … Continue reading
iBooB
Apple Shares Soar On New Product Release Apple announced today that it has developed a breast implant that can store and play music. The iBooB will cost from $4990 to $6990, depending on cup and speaker size. This is … Continue reading
So I’m working on getting familiar with WordPress. Here I’m inserting a pretty funny youtube video on short term memory loss. Cute to us old folks, a glimpse into the future for you youngsters. http://www.youtube.com/embed/HzSaoN2LdfU Wonder if you have to … Continue reading
What is Crusty’s Net
Words of Wisdom 4/10/12 Statisically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not Happy. When I was in the pub I heard a couple of characters saying that they wouldn’t feel safe on an aircraft if they knew the pilot was a … Continue reading
Click here to ‘Like’ your Privacy, Part 1
My technological wizardry is at Muggle level, but by cutting and pasting some Google code into the blog header, I can access Google Analytics. Here are 7 things I can learn about visitors to my website: 1) How many people have visited, … Continue reading
