I don’t trust the big computer vendors and their clouds, namely Apple and Microsoft. I don’t trust the big cloud providers. ISPs make it too costly or impossible to have my own server. So, how do I even get my own client system that stores all my files encrypted has security, integrity and trust? FOSS….
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Brainwashed Gun Owners
Throughout the first few decades of the 20th Century, mine workers in West Virginia struggled to unionize against mine owners who controlled every facet of their lives. At times, it was an armed rebellion, the largest since the Civil War. At its peak, it was the largest battle of armed American against the armed hired gunmen…
Star Wars: A Force Yawns
Let’s start with the story, because that’s the most important element of the movie to me. I’ve read a dozen or more Star Wars novels. I know the Expanded Universe (EU) story line pretty well now. There are a lot of great stories within the EU, such as the corruption of Jacen Solo, his seduction…
Young People, it’s Your Turn
Dear young people of USA, it’s your turn to make the nation better. Those of us activists made in the 1960s and 1970s expected to have our turn at governance. We protested the Vietnam War, we protested racism, we created Earth Day, we thought we would roll into Congress and make the nation into a…
Ebola and Mandatory Quarantine
The debate about mandatory quarantine for Ebola in the USA is a good example of how poorly the nation addresses important questions. Climate Change is a primary example. The Ebola quarantine issue is a relatively concise sample of the same thinking with many of the same political actors influencing the outcome. This also illustrates the nuances…