Tag: usa
BBC News – US airports still vulnerable to attacks, says lawmaker
The TSA is so effective it’s ineffective.
Grist – The American suburbs are a giant Ponzi scheme
I can’t say I agree with this, but it fits my perception of America’s infrastructure.
Groklaw – The Google Microsoft Fight About FISMA Certification
This is a fun story.
CNET News – Democratic senator wants Internet sales taxes
When this goes through (though possibly not this year) some business is going to make a mint providing a back-end service to know how much taxes need to be applied towards a purchase. Amazon/PayPal/Google Checkout should start building that now, if they haven’t already.
NYTimes.com – The Austerity Delusion
We have to avoid being like Europe so we’ll do what Europe did but it’ll turn out differently for us.
NYTimes.com – Whatever Nuclear Power’s Threat, No Easy Alternatives
Not typically known but true, especially when taking into account the pollutants that coal plants emit.
Electronic Frontier Foundation – Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Removes Works from the Public Domain
This should be declared unconstitutional, once work goes in the public domain, the work should stay there, perpetual copyright is a bad deal.
NYTimes.com – White House Issues Report on Women in America
And you wonder if feminism is still needed or if women are treated equally?
Scientific American Blogs – Observations: Can we get off oil now?
The argument of drill here, drill now, doesn’t really mean much.