US bill enables martial law?
Slashdot posted a story recently about a US law passed which would enable the President to declare martial law. I thought this was already possible. In any case, I’m mirroring the text of it here for...
View ArticleAirport screeners recording what you read?
This article from Wired indicates that some airport screeners are keeping notes on passengers, down to what you’re reading. I don’t get the impression that it’s being done for every single passenger...
View ArticleOpen Source Risk Mitigation
I’ve been with Open Source Risk Management for about 2 months now, and it’s been quite interesting so far. The issues and risks that the integration of open source code raises, and how different...
View ArticleFEMA sorry for fake news briefing — chicagotribune.com
In the briefing, parts of which were televised live by cable news channels, Johnson stood behind a lectern, called on questioners who did not disclose that they were FEMA employees, and gave replies...
View ArticleQueen’s nephew Linley is the royal blackmail victim
A nephew of the Queen is being named as the victim in the Royal blackmail plot. His name is now being widely touted on the internet, including the authoritative Huffington Post, quoting the Radar...
View ArticleGPL and open source license amibiguities
I think I’ve written on this before, but this recent story on Slashdot just brings it all up again, so I’ll write again. I currently deal with these sorts of questions for a living, and I have to say...
View ArticleCopyright insanity
Got an interesting reply from Mikeal Rogers on the subject of copyright, open source, contributor license agreements, and such. His post was in reply to a recent podcast from codemash on these...
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