correlation does not equal causation

misuse of statistics often distracts from discussions

united states government's claims to be impartial in israeli elections are false

usg bought off votes with unprecedented financial incentives -
bitcoin and pgp holders not affected

sql and databases - discussion

do not flood irc channels with text: use pastebin

dachsund/pitbull mix is cute but scary, or hubristic

learn to search: http://s.b-a.link/  - search function needs more work

the woes of alternative cryptocurrencies

usa is a tar pit the likes of which cannot be imagined by folks unfamiliar with the subject. those without money - cannot afford to make even basic preparations to flee; those with some - e.g., with a profession - know full well that they are not needed or wanted outside of the usg sphere of influence; those with serious money - understand (or sometimes don't) that their 'wealth' is really a creature of usg, and really lives in the treasury all along

"Caldwell was being interviewed as a part of the annual State of the Net Conference in Washington, DC. One minute, she was vilifying encryption; the next, she was sending a message to the country’s citizens and companies that they need to be “more conscious of cybersecurity.” “They need to be assuming they are vulnerable, assuming their data can be taken,” she said"