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April 19, 2012

“Going commando” on the TSA, redux: a kilt-wearer speaks

Filed under: Government,Law,Links,Media,Rights,Security,Travel — Landis V @ 8:15 pm

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/going-commando-on-the-tsa-redux-a-kilt-wearer-speaks.ars

I still don’t believe this agency should exist.  I have nothing against the employees themselves, and I understand the need for jobs.  But jobs without a purpose are no good.  I do find these articles and approaches interesting, because it will make it just that much harder to find people willing to take these jobs.  And eventually, if nobody’s willing to do the job, it’s going to resolve itself (… or they’ll start stealing even more of our money to pay higher wages; wouldn’t put that past a government that determined the TSA should exist in the first place).  I’d rather take my chances with terrorists than take my chances losing more freedoms to an already-too-large government.

MAKE | Dropping a Magnet Through a Copper Pipe

Filed under: Energy,Entertainment,Knowledge and Learning,Links,Science — Landis V @ 7:33 pm

http://blog.makezine.com/2011/12/14/dropping-a-magnet-through-a-copper-pipe/

April 17, 2012

Livefyre | Powering the World’s Conversations

Filed under: Links,Web Applications — Landis V @ 7:04 pm

http://www.livefyre.com/

Looks interesting.  It has sometimes felt like there’s a lack of bidirectionality between blogging and social media accounts, and Livefyre looks like it might be one piece in completing the circle.  Of course, there are other things that would help with that as well, but finding the time to learn and understand them is sometimes challenging.

April 4, 2012

Everything You Always Wanted to know about RELISH !!

Filed under: Cooking,Links — Landis V @ 8:19 pm

http://powerfulpierre.hubpages.com/hub/Everything-You-Always-Wanted-to-know-about-RELISH

Interesting.  The rhubarb relish certainly piques my interest.

Know Thyself

Filed under: Economics,Energy,Government,Musings — Landis V @ 7:40 pm

http://www.jayhanson.us/page89.htm

I have roughly conjectured on this at times.  I find it all too feasible.  As the individual who linked to the above page noted in their comment, “The world is full. Further economic growth is neither possible nor desirable. “

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