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July 12, 2015 The Honorable Keith Rothfus 1205 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Rothfus, I write to ask that you initiate necessary proceedings to impeachment the five U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted in favor of … Continue reading →

One of the government contractors slurping up our tax money has a slick idea for how the Department of Defense can spot the next Bradley Manning before that yet-to-be-discovered individual steals classified information and makes it public. [1] This is … Continue reading →

Bradley Manning has been charged with “aiding the enemy”. The charges, filed Tuesday but not disclosed until Wednesday, are one count of aiding the enemy, five counts of theft of public property or records, two counts of computer fraud, eight … Continue reading →

Reactions from the U.S. Government to the Wikileaks publication of diplomatic cables are puzzling. For instance, here’s a USMC memo published by Wired: [W]illingly accessing the WIKILEAKS website for the purpose of viewing the posted classified material [constitutes] the unauthorized … Continue reading →

In the recent public discussions of Wikileaks, I haven’t seen (though I could have missed it) any credit and congratulations given to Julian Assange’s organization for exposing the insecurity of the US Government’s SIPRNet. That exposure was an important service … Continue reading →

I recently discovered Al Jazeera news, via YouTube, in English. http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish I can’t compare it with other TV-style news outlets, like CNN and FoxNews, because I haven’t watched those. But Al Jazeera English is easily on par with, and in … Continue reading →

The rabbi at one of the synagogues told the Journal that its website had been visited dozens of times recently by individuals located in Egypt. The episode underscores how crucial it is that U.S. intelligence be able to eavesdrop on … Continue reading →

One thing I like about Wikipedia are the little “citation needed” inserts reminding the reader, in effect, “Here we have a statement of fact which has been made without supporting evidence.” For instance, this is from the Raytheon article[1]: Raytheon … Continue reading →

“Most of my chess growth came from studying my losses very deeply…” –Josh Waitzkin This Authors@Google interview with Josh Waitzkin lasts about an hour. He talks about chess, martial arts, learning. It is a little abstract, with a sprinkling of … Continue reading →

Glance over this quote from a (useful) Symantec blog dissection of Stuxnet. Or, if it seems too dense, just look back as I refer to it below: To access a PLC, specific software needs to be installed; Stuxnet specifically targets … Continue reading →