Here are two fascinating quotes from an article about how journalists should be trained to report on road deaths. First the government: “It’s as if we were living through a war,” Pete Buttigieg, Biden’s transportation secretary, said of road death rates in the US. “We cannot accept that these fatalities are somehow an inevitable part … Continue reading “Like we’re living through a war”: U.S. Road Deaths Hit 16 Year High
An article in Forbes seems to bend over backwards to emphasize that it’s talking about a defensive support technology. …exactly the type of “inoffensive” and non-escalatory tool NATO is looking for to help meet Ukraine’s need for modern armor. As an amphibious troop carrier, clocking in at half the weight of an Abrams tank, the … Continue reading Lowly U.S. Troop Carriers Now Considered Superior to Russia’s Best Attack Armor
It’s always been a huge figurative problem for Elon Musk that he screws his workers. It goes all the way back to his start in tech, when PayPal was successful because they fired him. He got rich anyway, simply holding stocks for a company that threw him out. That was his big break, which probably … Continue reading Elon Musk Installs Beds in Office to Screw His Staff
As I started my career in computer security in the 1990s I felt like I was quite late to the party; had to catch up to the many experts who brought deep experience over decades of practice. Instead I’ve realized over time that showing up late doesn’t mean that you aren’t also, at the same … Continue reading A Quick Guide to Digital Misinformation