I've been trying to explain to my science-oriented friends who complain about climate change denial that a lot of people who have doubts about global warming are not so much anti-science as they are suspicious of scientific claims coming from people with an ideological agenda.Imagine for a moment that your least favorite right-wing pundits -- Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Ann … [Read more...] about The People’s Climate Change
Orin Kerr’s Dangerous Thinking
Apple has announced that with the new iOS 8 release they are no longer able to comply with law enforcement warrants to decrypt the contents of iPhones and iPads. On devices running iOS 8, your personal data such as photos, messages (including attachments), email, contacts, call history, iTunes content, notes, and reminders is placed under the protection of your passcode. … [Read more...] about Orin Kerr’s Dangerous Thinking
Scattershot: Dating, Cops Behaving Badly, NSA, and Some Lucky People
Random shots around the web:Alli Reed posts the worst dating profile ever on OkCupid and proves, as you might suspect, that horny men will hit anything. Stephen Foster thinks it should be illegal to take pictures of people if you plan to have dirty thoughts about them later, or something. Rob Hustle explains what happens when you call the … [Read more...] about Scattershot: Dating, Cops Behaving Badly, NSA, and Some Lucky People
Step Back From the Line of Fire, Batman
Like, I think, most people, I first heard Junip's mesmerizing song "Line of Fire" in the promo for the final episode of Breaking Bad:http://youtu.be/Mbm8UqQUXYgSometime afterward, I decided to check YouTube to see if there was an official video for the song. I found it here, but along the way I also found something far more entertaining in this fan mash-up from someone … [Read more...] about Step Back From the Line of Fire, Batman
If Only the Paperwork
Over at Addicting Info, Jameson Parker complains that, as he puts it in the headline, "NRA Argues People Should Be Allowed To Lie On Gun Registration Forms, Defeating The Whole Purpose."This arose out of a criminal case decided by the Supreme Court a few months ago, where Bruce Abramski bought a gun on behalf of his uncle, but filled in the paperwork with his own … [Read more...] about If Only the Paperwork