A good deal of money and effort is being spent by German researchers to reverse the document destruction used by the East German secret police group called Stasi. Although this seems noble for the causes of computer science, history and perhaps even justice, it starts to beg the question whether this will raise the bar … Continue reading Stasi files to be reassembled
by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894) Man sails the deep awhile; Loud runs the roaring tide; The seas are wild and wide; O’er many a salt, o’er many a desert mile, The unchained breakers ride, The quivering stars beguile. Hope bears the sole command; Hope, with unshaken eyes, Sees flaw and storm arise; Hope, … Continue reading Man Sails the Deep Awhile
I have discussed this for years in terms of international security, and now Amnesty International is claiming they have proof of Chinese directly fueling the conflict in Sudan: The human rights group says Russia and China have transferred arms and ammunition to Sudan “aware that many such arms are being deployed… for direct attacks on … Continue reading Weapons Flow into Darfur
Another example, this time from Reuters, of a country forging ahead with clean-fuel legislation that includes biodiesel: The Philippines’ biofuels law came into effect on Sunday with little fanfare or information and only a partial rollout of the much-vaunted 1 percent coconut blend diesel. Motorists were surprised to hear use of the cleaner fuel was … Continue reading Coconuts mandatory for Philippine diesel