Ann Arbor from the 1970s to the 1980s suffered from a large amount of toxic chemicals filtering from a corporation into the water supply. The groundwater contamination began in 1976, when dioxane was used as a solvent by Pall Life Sciences’ predecessor, Gelman Sciences, Inc., as part of its process of manufacturing medical filters. The … Continue reading Dioxane Plume in Ann Arbor→
The Budapest Business Journal has reported an interesting twist in an election race: A statement published on the web page of the party’s parliamentary group said that the documents had been obtained from a site “accessible with a user name and password available to anyone.” For some reason the South African Mail and Guardian has … Continue reading Hungarian Election Hack→
Well, I said I would post more, and then I actually posted several things over on Bruce’s blog…odd that he took the $100 fee I mentioned to him as gospel. Anyway, the bottom line is that Bruce said I should try to get in without my badge because it wouldn’t work if he tried it … Continue reading RSA Badge Challenge redux→
Bruce Schneier has posted a restaurant guide to San Jose, which reveals his particular taste in food as well as humor. I found it enjoyable and informative and noted that he, and his wife Karen, hate the idea of corporate food because corporations are not legally bound to serve the interests of the consumer: Look … Continue reading Death by Insurance→