"Though it might grant social and professional benefits to members of the elite liberal class, engaging in scholarship and activism that demonizes men, white people, or heterosexuals doesn’t make the world more just, nor does providing students with empirically-unsupported implicit-bias training and “toxic masculinity” workshops. These practices bake the seeds of prejudice and discrimination into … Continue reading Too Broke to Be Woke
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In a Few Days, Credit Freezes Will Be Fee-Free — Krebs on Security
"The law also provides additional ID theft protections to minors. Currently, some state laws allow you to freeze a child’s credit file, while others do not. Starting Sept. 21, no matter where you live you’ll be able to get a free credit freeze for kids under 16 years old. Identity thieves can and often do … Continue reading In a Few Days, Credit Freezes Will Be Fee-Free — Krebs on Security
Self Writing by Michel Foucault
"The essential requirement is that he be able to consider the selected sentence as a maxim that is true in what it asserts, suitable in what it prescribes, and useful in terms of one’s circumstances. Writing as a personal exercise done by and for oneself is an art of disparate truth —or, more exactly, a … Continue reading Self Writing by Michel Foucault
Click Here to Kill Everybody – Bruce Schneider
"There is simply no way to secure US networks while at the same time leaving foreign networks open to eavesdropping and attack. There's no way to secure our phones and computers from criminals and terrorists without also securing the phones and computers of those criminals and terrorists. On the generalized worldwide network that is the … Continue reading Click Here to Kill Everybody – Bruce Schneider
What’s the Frequency, Uncle Sam?
"...military engineers are currently working on a way to use microwave weapons to transmit specific, spoken words into people’s brains as a form of psychological warfare."—Dan Robitzski. "Those Mysterious Attacks In Cuba Probably Involved Weaponized Microwaves." Futurism.com. September 4, 2018.We can finally narrow it down to something between 300 MHz and 300 GHz.
WireGuard VPN review: A new type of VPN offers serious advantages | Ars Technica
"WireGuard is a new type of VPN that aims to be simpler to set up and maintain than current VPNs and to offer a higher degree of security. The software is free and open source—it's licensed GPLv2, the same license as the Linux kernel—which is always a big plus in my book. It's also designed … Continue reading WireGuard VPN review: A new type of VPN offers serious advantages | Ars Technica
Put Your Phone in Do Not Disturb Mode Forever | The Outline
"My phone never buzzes or beeps — unless someone calls me more than twice in a row, which is a setting I turned on in case of emergency — and the screen never flashes some distracting reminder of all the other nonsense I could be giving my attention. Even when my phone is open or … Continue reading Put Your Phone in Do Not Disturb Mode Forever | The Outline
They Call It Tinder Because After You Use It, You’ll Be Burnin’
"According to the CDC, the U.S. saw just under 2.3 million people diagnosed with syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia in 2017. Chlamydia was the worst offender with 1.7 million new cases, and about 45 percent of those to contract the STD were women between the ages of 15 and 24...There’s a pretty straightforward reason for these … Continue reading They Call It Tinder Because After You Use It, You’ll Be Burnin’
My Affair With the Intellectual Dark Web – Great Escape – Medium
"If the idea is that I piss people off by being disloyal to my likely tribes, well, I don’t think that makes me unusual. I think it just makes me a good intellectual." —Alice Dreger quoted in Meghan Daum. "My Affair With the Intellectual Dark Web." Medium. August 24, 2018. Easy test to see if … Continue reading My Affair With the Intellectual Dark Web – Great Escape – Medium
Michael Cohen’s GoFundMe: Why Liberals are Giving to Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Peter Strzok – Vox
"The success of crowdfunding campaigns for anti-Trump figures — even Cohen — seems to be yet another manifestation of the progressive enthusiasm that’s showing up elsewhere. People are angry, upset, and ready to go, and it’s an outlet for them to do something. After Sen. John McCain’s death, one person donated $20 to Cohen’s fund … Continue reading Michael Cohen’s GoFundMe: Why Liberals are Giving to Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Peter Strzok – Vox
Are Baths Too Hot for Testicles?
"'So now he’s like crouching in the water with his shins and knees and forearms and elbows submerged, and his torso and butt and head all above the water still. So he has to roll over somehow and get his body into the water. But I’m stumped on the topology of how 'balls hit the … Continue reading Are Baths Too Hot for Testicles?
How to Make Friends as an Adult
"1) Don’t be chill when it comes to making friends. Tell people you like or respect or value that they’re great and you want to hang out with them. If they signal that they’re not interested, that’s fine — but don’t miss the opportunity to get to know someone wonderful just because you don’t want … Continue reading How to Make Friends as an Adult
Today’s Experiment
"'But I hear the voices,' he tells me. 'I hear people say, 'Why doesn't he just be funny?' That stuff has just never mattered to me. To me, it's like, this is the experiment tonight. If you enjoy it, great, if you don't, that's cool, too. There'll be another one tomorrow.'" —Jim Carrey quoted in … Continue reading Today’s Experiment
Which US States Best Protect Privacy Online? – Comparitech
"Laws governing online privacy in the US vary widely from state to state. To find out how each US state ranks from least to most private, we evaluated each and every one of them based on 20 key criteria." —Paul Bischoff. "Which U.S. States Best Protect Online Privacy." comparitech.com. July 20, 2018.
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