I love reading the Atlantic. I have a vivid memory of it from 1987 when I was glued to Robert Kaplan‘s in-depth report on the seeds of the Eritrean fight for independence from Ethiopia (I think it was called Surrender or Starve: the Wars Behind the Famine). His words were a major factor in my … Continue reading Parental Computing →

I wrote earlier about a recent decision on computer fraud related to ATMs. I did a little history reading to jog my memory and see if I could figure out what about the case sounded familiar. I found Section 6-1 of my HP-UX System Security Manual, from October of 1989, with the following warning: The … Continue reading Restitution for Hacks →

Stephen Von Worley has an interesting graphic posted in a blog entry called “Shifting Burdens” that illustrates how the American tax burden has changed over time at different levels of income: …Reagan entered office and…rich were now on tax vacation, at the expense of the poor and middle class. […] …the people at our economy’s … Continue reading Visualizing American Tax Inequality →

Al Masry Al Youm has posted an update from Libya delivered via Egypt, since Libya’s Internet access has been cut. Suleiman Saghir, a Libyan who made it to Egypt’s Marsa Matrouh through Salloum, described the current events back home as “atrocious and unimaginable.” He said hunderds of Libyans have sought refuge in Egypt since the … Continue reading Libyans Flee to Egypt, Release Evidence of Crimes →