Germany reports they have seen more politically-motivated violence. A sharp rise in the number of crimes committed by right-wing extremists drove the number of politically motivated offences in Germany to a record high last year, the interior ministry said on Monday. The number of such offences rose by 11.4 percent to 31,801 – the highest … Continue reading German political violence rise→
It looks like Adam over at Emergent Chaos has been reading sociology (ethnomethodology is a sociological approach to language use) and finding out about linguistic anthropology. Although it is nice to see these ideas spreading from anthropology to sociology and into information security, I hope some also will dig into it enough to find and … Continue reading Identities and Community of Practice→
While reading the New Scientist I noticed an article called the Top 7 alternative energies listed. A list of the top seven? Not ten (metric) or twelve (imperial), but seven? I’m already dubious. The US could replace all its cars and trucks with electric cars powered by wind turbines taking up less than 3 square … Continue reading Best Energy for America→
Fly fishers have long known that the “Incredible Silver Minnow” is a favorite food among important species. They wax on about the way its appearance would coax even the smartest salmon out of hiding, and they call it things like a “deadly” lure. Here is a recipe, apparently from 1965: Incredible Silver Minnow Hook: No. … Continue reading The Silver Minnow→