The Challenges of a Shrinking City

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September 21, 2011
Clinton Core City Area Projected onto Chicago

I’ll expand on this later but in the meantime, there is a public forum today at the Eagle Point Lodge on the future of planning in the City of Clinton. There will be a number of breakout sessions and members of the public are encouraged to attend. Begins at 4:30. More in the Herald....
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Why Information Security (And Security In General) Sucks

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September 15, 2011
Why Information Security (And Security In General) Sucks

He also makes what I think is a critical point about how 9/11 changed our perception of threats and our reaction to "security warnings." There are numerous academic studies that show that people react to repeated security warnings that come to nothing by basically tuning them out. And by warning people about...
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DMR Politics: The Audacity of Crazy

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August 14, 2011
DMR Politics: The Audacity of Crazy

Taking the pulse of the GOP race this morning we find: Michelle Bachmann is now her party's frontrunner in the race to be the next President of the United States. And while you let that thought marinade in your brain juices for a moment, consider that barring her total implosion, she will remain the...
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Parsing Clinton Census Data

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December 20, 2010

The New York Times has posted an interactive map of the 2010 Census data that encompasses every census...
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Lawrence of Arabia’s “Original Sin” in the Mideast.

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November 20, 2010

This complicated person is largely responsible for both the fundamentals of modern of guerrilla warfare as we see it...
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Friday Music: Futurebirds

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November 19, 2010

Futurebirds are from Athens, GA. Saw these guys at up at Codfish Hollow in the Biehl’s basement on Tuesday...
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Carthago Delenda Est

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October 25, 2010

From the Des Moines Register Politics Blog: “Carthage Must Be Destroyed.” During the Third Punic War, the Roman statesman,...
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Clinton

Clinton Core City Area Projected onto Chicago

The Challenges of a Shrinking City

I’ll expand on this later but in the meantime, there is a public forum today at the Eagle Point Lodge on the future of planning in the City of Clinton. There will be a number of breakout sessions and members of the public are encouraged to attend. Begins at 4:30. More in the Herald....

Technology

Could the iPhone be Made In USA? Could the iPhone be Made In USA?

One of the best technology reads last week was a New York Times’ big...

Doctorow: The Coming War on General Computing Doctorow: The Coming War on General Computing

In a perfect world, this talk by noted author and electronic liberty activist, Cory...

Whither Microsoft? Whither Microsoft?

The irrepressible, outspoken Barry Ritholtz has a quick post today regarding whether or not...

Why Information Security (And Security In General) Sucks Why Information Security (And Security In General) Sucks

He also makes what I think is a critical point about how 9/11 changed...


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