Archive for December, 2009
CNN recently published a commentary by Bruce Schneier that calls into question many of the “security” measures being put into place, in the name of stopping terrorism. This quote sets the tone for the entire piece, and I think it is something that a lot of people tend to forget, quickly: Terrorism is rare, far rarer [ READ MORE ]
I’m kidding, of course, but it’s tempting to suggest just that. The New York Times reports on what many see as an unfortunate move by the MPAA Ratings Board regarding the rating of the movie “It’s Complicated.” The film is rated R, not for violence, sex, or one too many of the nastier swear words. No, [ READ MORE ]
I finally found a copy of this article again, it had vanished from its original location by the time I was ready to write about it. A recent Reuters article (mirrored on sott.net) reports on a rather bold move by Starbucks, the well-known coffee shop chain once lauded and now decried by many. In essence, these new [ READ MORE ]
I’ve mentioned Quinn’s Big City (QBC) a couple of times here (“here” being this blog, if not this blog in its current location), mostly in passing. I try to keep most of my long drawn-out ranting here; the longer pieces on QBC I have referred to as “verbiage pieces” and I try to keep my [ READ MORE ]
A little change in plans for The Big Move: the new design for what is now Rant Roulette isn’t ready yet. But, I finally got tired of waiting for myself to get in a designing mood, and moved it anyway. The redesign will probably launch soon. I am shooting for, at the absolute latest, sometime in [ READ MORE ]
I rarely blog from a press release like this one but the subject matter is too important to quietly let go and it’s no stranger to regular readers of my blog. A Bindmans press release details the plight of Ms. Jess Hurd, a photojournalist in the UK; it does not say what city she calls home, [ READ MORE ]
I found this recently while reading Risks Forum Digest, issue 25.86, to which I have been a subscriber in some form for most of a decade (I used to read via the comp.risks newsgroup, but haven’t bothered with Usenet in some time). This particular item was submitted by Jerry Leichter and is a well-written defense [ READ MORE ]
I haven’t done anything sports related for a while. This story is interesting not for what happened but for the athlete’s take on the event that transpired. ESPN reports on Adalius Thomas of the New England Patriots being benched for speaking about about his team disciplining him for being late to a team meeting: New England Patriots [ READ MORE ]