Education… Amateur lawmakers still don’t understand what science is 6 Feb 20236 Feb 2023 Montana's State Senate Education Committee is considering a bill that's not only written by people who don't know what a scientific theory is, but want to redefine the word. SB…
Science & Technology Don’t get cloned on Facebook 7 Feb 20217 Jan 2022 We've all been seeing a rash of Facebook account cloning. You see it when you get a friend request from someone that you've already friended. If you have a lot…
Science & Technology My grandfather and the 1918 flu pandemic 27 Oct 20186 Feb 2023 This was written before COVID-19 was inflicted upon the world. I really thought that when the first viable COVID vaccine came out, we'd be rid of the anti-vax cult; I…
Articles… Technology for Microcephalic Morons 11 Mar 20157 Jan 2022 This was originally written for an old column of mine called "Technobabble." I wrote it in 2002, and just happened to come find it and think, "Gee, I'll bet people…
Science & Technology Comments on Net Neutrality 6 Jun 201430 Jan 2023 The FCC is accepting comments from the public on net neutrality. This is a good thing. Unfortunately, the majority of the public doesn't really know what net neutrality is. This…
Articles… The Origins of Phreaking 3 Jun 20141 Feb 2023 This article was originally published in the April 2004 issue of Blacklisted! 411. If you're interested in a bit of background about the writing process and the battle to get…
Articles… Hacker/Phreaker BBS Stings 3 Jun 201431 Jan 2023 This article was originally published in Blacklisted! 411 magazine in 2004. If you're interested in a bit of background about the writing process and the battle to get paid, please…
Articles… Closed Captions, V-Chip, and Other VBI Data 16 Apr 201422 Jan 2022 I wrote this article in 1999, before the switchover from analog to digital TV. It first appeared in print in the January 2000 issue of Nuts & Volts Magazine. At…
Science & Technology Billions and Billions: A math lesson for NBC 3 Mar 20146 Feb 2023 An article by Patrick Rizzo appeared on NBC's website today entitled, "World's Billionaires Grow Even Richer, Led by Bill Gates.", he wrote: "In total, Forbes found that there were 1,645…
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