Archive for December, 2006
Automated Targeting System
December 23rd, 2006Via: Bruce Schneier: If you’ve traveled abroad recently, you’ve been investigated. You’ve been assigned a score indicating what kind of terrorist threat you pose. That score is used by the government to determine the treatment you receive when you return to the U.S. and for other purposes as well. Curious about your score? You can’t […]
Google Searches Used to Prosecute Hacker
December 23rd, 2006Please don’t think a Google proxy will make you safe. The only way to know you’re in the clear is to use an open wifi connection (preferably at great distance from the base station) with a live CD OS and a spoofed MAC address every time. And wrap your skull with double layers of tinfoil. […]
Waiting for the Government to Save Us?
December 23rd, 2006Worried about savage city people invading your lifestyle block, hobby farm or remote compound? It’s not going to happen. In fact, the savage city people who are buying up rural property lately will most likely stay home; in the city. The reality is that nearly everybody in the cities will stay where they are and […]
Selective Service: This Is Only a Test
December 22nd, 2006With Bush and the enemy collaborator Democrats wanting a larger military… Also, I like how the technocrat refers to his organization as “our machine.” Nice. Via: CNN: The Selective Service System is planning a comprehensive test of the military draft machinery, which hasn’t been run since 1998. The agency is not gearing up for a […]
Cryptogon Reader Contributes $20
December 21st, 2006KL sent $20. Thanks KL! All recent contributions are going toward paying my New Zealand immigration fees! And buying another backup shovel. I broke the handle on my primary shovel the other day. I wasn’t even working the thing very hard. When it snapped, the handle wasn’t bent much, and it broke cleanly and suddenly […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with Blue Host
December 21st, 2006Thanks achingsatori.com! Cryptogon receives $65! Related: Hosting with Blue Host via Cryptogon
Foundation Accepting Applications for Funding for Prototype Development
December 20th, 2006When something seems to good to be true… You know the rest. But one has to grasp for some good news, once in a while. So, if you have some weird and good idea, maybe these guys can help. Via: PES Network: The Phoenix Science Foundation posted an online form yesterday where inventors can submit […]
This is Where George Bush Gets Dangerous
December 20th, 2006Escalation. Via One Thousand Reasons: The man is a gambling fool – the kind of loser who doubles up as his political fortunes evaporate. … This is where Bush gets dangerous. Witness his utter disdain for the report issued by the Iraq Study Group. Brushing aside its recommendations, he is reportedly discarding its findings for […]
Bush, Democrats Agree: More Troops to Fight the War on Terror
December 20th, 2006The Democrats take over and what’s going to be the result? A larger military, and more troops for Iraq and Afghanistan! That’s right. * yawn * Who actually thought that the last midterm election was going to result in a course change on the ship of fools? Anyone? The old and overused Carroll Quigley quote […]
The United States is Insolvent
December 20th, 2006And somehow, the band plays on… Via: Financial Sense University: Despite improvement in both the fiscal year 2006 reported net operating cost and the cash-based budget deficit, the U.S. government’s total reported liabilities, net social insurance commitments, and other fiscal exposures continue to grow and now total approximately $50 trillion, representing approximately four times the […]
