Microsoft warns of critical Windows security flaw

I’m not sure I understand the argument that a national “do not call” registry violates the right to free speech of the telemarketers – mostly because it’s not free. If a telemarketer wishes  [more...]

In today's Chronicle, Mark Morford addresses something that I've been a big believer in for decades: that our anti-bacterial, sterile, plastic society is leading to our demise.

I just don’t get it: is it so impossible to predict snowfall amounts, or does the National Weather Service just want to cover their asses to avoid the usual “it didn’t snow as much as predicted”  [more...]