Have you heard about the idea for nail polish called Undercover Colors that can be used to detect so-called "date rape drugs" in drinks? It seems to be just a concept for now, but the idea is that a woman having drinks with a date could discretely dip a fingernail into her drink, and the polish would change color if the drink had been spiked with any of several drugs.My … [Read more...] about Undercover Colors Under Fire
WordPress Jetpack Comments — WTF?
Wordpress's Jetpack plugin is a nice collection of features for bloggers. I host my blog on a server I pay for instead of on the big Wordpress.com cluster because I appreciate the extra flexibility, but by using Jetpack, I can also get some of the more powerful cluster-based features, like improved search and uptime monitoring. I have also apparently been making use of a … [Read more...] about WordPress Jetpack Comments — WTF?
Ferguson Fatigue
It seems fatigue has set in with the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson. I've been following the protests and the police response every night on Twitter since the shooting, and it's been riveting. I keep telling myself to ignore it for a while, and for most of the last two weeks, I keep getting drawn in … [Read more...] about Ferguson Fatigue
Ferguson a Week Later
After a pretty good Thursday night, things got tense on Friday. Cops were guarding some stores, but they were attacked by a few of the protesters and several officers were injured. The police then retreated to a perimeter, which resulted in a situation eerily reminiscent of the 1992 L.A. riots, when the police withdrew from whole areas of the city, leaving residents to fend for … [Read more...] about Ferguson a Week Later
Ferguson Turns On a Dime
I tried, I really did. When I first heard about the shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer, I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt.A lot of police shootings are perfectly legitimate, stopping bad people from doing bad things. Beyond that, there are cases where the victim didn't deserve to get shot, but you can understand why it happened -- … [Read more...] about Ferguson Turns On a Dime