The story in the Irish Times is almost too funny to believe. HE WAS one of Ireland’s most reckless drivers, a serial offender who crossed the country wantonly piling up dozens of speeding fines and parking tickets while somehow managing to elude the law. So effective was his modus operandi of giving a different address … Continue reading Prawo Jazdy Caught by Irish Police →

It looks like Adam over at Emergent Chaos has been reading sociology (ethnomethodology is a sociological approach to language use) and finding out about linguistic anthropology. Although it is nice to see these ideas spreading from anthropology to sociology and into information security, I hope some also will dig into it enough to find and … Continue reading Identities and Community of Practice →

Not much news yet on what exactly has happened, other than a car bomb has exploded in Arkansas A car bomb explosion critically injured the head of the Arkansas State Medical Board on Wednesday, detonating in his driveway as he was leaving for work, authorities said. The state will certainly be on high alert, especially … Continue reading Car bomb in Arkansas →

The BBC warns that someone is nabbing expensive jewelry across Europe with a slight of hand. It is the case of a thief in headscarf: A jewel thief dressed as a wealthy Muslim woman has stolen rings worth hundreds of thousands of euros from dealers across Europe, police say. The woman, wearing a headscarf, coat … Continue reading Jewel thief alert →