Glenn Reynolds has been tracking worried comments by Susanna Cornett and Kim du Toit about the privacy hazards of supermarket discount cards. However, sometimes hi-tech problems have low-tech solutions. My friend Ken teaches information technology for MBA's, and in his security classes he shows them a stupidly simple way to avoid nearly all the privacy risks of supermarket … [Read more...] about Safe Supermarket Discounting
Death in Chicago
Slate's Eric Klinenberg writes about the worst U.S. natural disaster of the 1990's, at least in terms of the loss of life. It wasn't the Northridge quake or Hurricane Andrew. It was the heatwave that hit Chicago in July of 1995, killing 739 people. If this doesn't ring a bell, welcome to flyover country. Klinenberg's article discusses other reasons for the general lack of … [Read more...] about Death in Chicago
Anti-Panty-Terror
Yet more proof that the feds are wasting time instead of fighting terrorism: Our U.S. postal service (the people whose response to Anthrax contamination of their facilities was to immediately send a piece of mail to everyone) is now wasting time prosecuting a South Carolina college student for allegedly selling used underwear on a web site. (via Reason) This federal crime … [Read more...] about Anti-Panty-Terror
Hi
Welcome to my blog. I'm a software developer living in Chicago. I'll be talking about government, guns, software, news, economics, warfare, driving, and whatever else suits my fancy. I would like my postings to have the intelligence of Virginia Postrel, the wit of UThant, and the posting frequency of Instapundit. Instead, I'll probably get the intelligence of Homer Simpson, … [Read more...] about Hi
