Grandma Always Said We Have a Different Kind of Freedom of Speech
My family heritage is very white bread. My mother's family lived in the United States long before it became the United States, but my father's mother emigrated here from Derbyshire, England in 1911....
View ArticleI Should Feel Safe....But I Screwed Up... Maybe?
Every time I see James Clapper, Keith Alexander or Michael Hayden I'm supposed to feel safe and secure. I'm supposed to believe they are keeping me safe from foreign and domestic enemies. I would,...
View ArticleHealthCare Privacy Violations
Healthcare workers don't like to talk about this. Our Electronic Health Record System is not very secure. Most of us don't think about it much. Who wants to know about our personal health record? We...
View ArticleTarget Marketing: Don't Like Miley? You Weren't The Target
My first career was in advertising many years ago. I learned marketing is targeted to the ideal customer for that product. You can have a bad marketing effort that misses everybody, but usually, if you...
View ArticleStrike Syria For What?
Send in bombers because we'll look weak if we don't? No, that's not a good enough reason for war action. Send in bombers because we'll lose credibility if we don't? We need to bomb Syria to sustain our...
View ArticleApple's Big Brother App - Disables Camera Phone Without Your Knowledge
Interesting little tidbit is out about Apple patenting an app that allows remote disabling via WiFi or GPS the ability for your device to transmit data. Apple claims wireless transmission of sensitive...
View ArticleAnother Violent Shooting. This Time Miami-Dade to Weston Updated
Mr. Wolverton was working in his office and watching his guilty pleasure, Live with Kelly Ripa & Mike Stranahan this morning when the station preempted the broadcast. There was a shooting of two...
View ArticlePro-Consent Culture (Not Rape Culture) Gets 50 Hits a Minute
Yesterday, a few enterprising students across the United States conspired to hack for the good of student kind. They redirected Playboy's annual best party-school guide with a Pro-Consent Guide. It was...
View ArticleProfessor Video Stalks For Women Going "Commando"
CreepyA professor at the University of Florida's Veterinary Science Department was arrested for video voyeurism. The arrest report lists 3 incidents (but there appears to be a 4th) between April and...
View ArticleOur Premium Under ACA Drops 33% - Exchange Envy
We're a family of three. Health insurance for us is over $1,550 a month plus $250 annually for a dental discount program (my dentist accepts) for an individual policy offering junk insurance on the...
View ArticleMedia Fails ACA. Ask Me Anything About the ACA
In the lead up to the ACA passing in March 2010 dairies were posted fast and furious around here. What makes the ACA unique is that the fight over the bill continues. It's been over three years since...
View ArticleACA Media Failing (Slightly) Less - Ask Me Anything ACA
It's day two of Healthcare.gov's Market Place being open. I hope most of you have been successful. The web site is up. It is slow. The activity is far more than what was expected. At least the media is...
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The Clean CR Fight, Chris Hayes Puts It In 1 Graph
Chris Hayes last night did a good job of defining the Clean CR fight - Continuing Resolution. I hadn't realized just how far the right has succeeded in their budget demands. This graph makes it quite...
View ArticleAnother Media Fail: "This Isn't Some D@mn Game!"
John Boehner, political gamer that he is, is crying in his beer over the lack of appreciation for the difficult position he is in. I have great news! Boehner's manufactured crisis can end! All he has...
View ArticleConversation Conflation Ex. Clean CR With ACA Version
Maybe it's just me, but every time I try and have a civil conversation with a member of the Tea Party about the government shutdown, it is an exercise in masochism. It devolves into ill will. I need to...
View ArticleBeware "New" Credit Card Skimmers
Some time ago I went to buy a car. I shopped and found the perfect car for me. Set up the deal via the internet. All I had to do was go fill out the papers and drive off with my new (to me) car. The...
View ArticleGreat News For Those Who Want More Federal Reserve of New York Transparency
Carmen Segarra, a former senior examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was fired in the Spring of 2012 for having the audacity to document Goldman Sachs had seriously inadequate policies and...
View ArticleYou Gotta Listen To This - Funny, Funny, Funny
Sometimes you have to embrace the absurd. Didn't Picard say that?If you're active on Facebook or Twitter, you might have heard this. It's an audio of the best voicemail ever that starts out as an...
View ArticleACA Fear Mongering Geesh! Give Me Some Time!
When was the last time your employer offered you 132 different insurance plans during open enrollment?Never?If you live in a large urban area, chances are you have over 100 insurance plans to evaluate...
View ArticleAbout That Keep Your Insurance Thing
Health insurance is a hot topic these days. It seems everyone woke up one day and realized they had a stake in our national health care system, which is a good thing. Sadly, figuring out the best way...
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