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A Response to Dinis Cruz’ Comments on Invisible SecurityA Response to Dinis Cruz’ Comments on Invisible Security

A Response to Dinis Cruz’ Comments on Invisible Security

I have a number of friends who actually post insightful ideas and comments on Facebook, and they do so semi-regularly.…

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The Rich and Selfish Have Enlisted the Poor to Fight For ThemThe Rich and Selfish Have Enlisted the Poor to Fight For Them

The Rich and Selfish Have Enlisted the Poor to Fight For Them

Virologists in China have published a paper detailing how they created more than 100 hybrid viruses from H5N1 and the H1N1 strain that…

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New PC Setup StepsNew PC Setup Steps

New PC Setup Steps

The senior law enforcement official said the Russians feared he could be a risk, and "they had something on him…

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My Problem With the LibertariansMy Problem With the Libertarians

My Problem With the Libertarians

And when I say "this site", I’m really saying "me". Existentialism: How to create our own meaning and our own…

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I’ll Not Hear Another Word About Apple Restricting FreedomI’ll Not Hear Another Word About Apple Restricting Freedom

I’ll Not Hear Another Word About Apple Restricting Freedom

Thoroughly embrace and enjoy the life you have Constantly work to build the life you want Never let #2 interfere…

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Your Problem with Vim is That You Don’t Grok ViYour Problem with Vim is That You Don’t Grok Vi

Your Problem with Vim is That You Don’t Grok Vi

A bird hit my windshield on the freeway, on the way home from work this morning. I pulled over on…

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Why Lock Technology Stagnated for DecadesWhy Lock Technology Stagnated for Decades

Why Lock Technology Stagnated for Decades

Because insurers are paid a fixed percentage of the claims they administer, they have no incentive to hold down costs.…

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The Truths of America in 2011The Truths of America in 2011

The Truths of America in 2011

Google researchers have combined a number of reputation techniques to create a system that is 99 percent successful in detecting…

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Don’t Be Agnostic About Ridiculous PropositionsDon’t Be Agnostic About Ridiculous Propositions

Don’t Be Agnostic About Ridiculous Propositions

I don’t know a single truly creative mind who is a news junkie – not a writer, not a composer,…

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Dawkins on Free Will and Moral ResponsibilityDawkins on Free Will and Moral Responsibility

Dawkins on Free Will and Moral Responsibility

I often challenge people to describe why their lives have meaning. In most cases, the answers are deeply unsatisfying, both…

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