Archive for November, 2007
UK: Catastrophic Loss of Personal Data on Millions of Parents
November 21st, 2007Via: Telegraph: Every parent in the country has been put at risk of fraud and identity theft after the Government lost 25 million personal records in Britain’s worst ever data protection breach. Two compact discs containing bank details and addresses of 9.5 million parents and the names, dates of birth and National Insurance numbers of […]
‘Fortress Britain’
November 21st, 2007Via: Telegraph: Train passengers face routine airline-style bag checks and body searches as part of a new counter-terror crackdown announced by Gordon Brown. He conjured up visions of ”Fortress Britain” as he unveiled a succession of security measures at airports, railway stations, sports venues and other public places.
U.S. Military Demands Return of Signing Bonuses from Wounded Personnel
November 21st, 2007Via: kdka.com: The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments. To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in some cases. Now men and women who have lost arms, legs, eyesight, hearing and […]
Wal-Mart Seizes Accident Settlement from Former Employee
November 21st, 2007Always low prices. Via: Wall Street Journal: A collision with a semi-trailer truck seven years ago left 52-year-old Deborah Shank permanently brain-damaged and in a wheelchair. Her husband, Jim, and three sons found a small source of solace: a $700,000 accident settlement from the trucking company involved. After legal fees and other expenses, the remaining […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
November 21st, 2007Several readers sent contributions during the recent “pause” on Cryptogon: JA $25 PR $50 JG $25 AP $25 Thank you all very much.
Open Thread
November 16th, 2007Guys, if you feel like posting interesting information about what’s going on out there, please do so on comments to this post. I have no idea what’s happening in the world. My contact with Cryptogon-relevant information ended a couple of days ago. I’m looking forward to getting back to regular posting soon. Please note that, […]
Baby: Update
November 16th, 2007Our baby boy was born early this morning (November 16th). He’s beautiful and doing fine. We have named him Owen Thom Flaherty. Owen gazes at Rebecca Rebecca had a very hard delivery. Very hard. She is going to be ok. She is recovering in the hospital now. I won’t be posting to Cryptogon for a […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with Blue Host
November 14th, 2007Thanks to the owner of velocipedal.org for signing up for webhosting with Blue Host. Cryptogon receives $65!
Can Anyone Think of a Bigger Pig to Short than JP Morgan?
November 14th, 2007WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Is it time to start playing the put options lotto on the big banks? The global financial situation is getting weird to the point that I’m thinking about using micro amounts on capital on very high (fixed) risk, very high reward […]
Baby
November 13th, 2007Becky is in the beginning stages of giving birth to our son! This is a little post to let all of you know that I will not be updating Cryptogon for a while. I’m not sure how long I’ll be away. Wow! Hands shaking a bit… Ok, please hold story submissions and remember that I […]
