Executing people is barbaric, no matter what.
It’s a sad situation where, after all the heartache and bloodshed to install a free, democratic regime in Iraq, one of the first things that regime does is execute the country’s former dictator, Saddam Hussein.
There is no room for the death penalty in a free society, anywhere. Hence, this [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2006’
Protecting the Village by Burning it
Jaguar XF Concept (C-XF) pictures leak
Premature kitty unveiling?
The new Jaguar XF, set to replace the S-Type in 2008, will debut in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show in January.
The new car is already all over the ‘net though, as Car and Driver apparently jumped the gun on their February issue. The pictures of the concept car were supposed to [...]
Vista DRM The ‘Longest Suicide Note in History’?
Windows Vista is crippled by design, according to security researcher Peter Gutmann.
Gutmann’s paper, A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection, has caused quite a bit of a stir since first The Inquirer and later Slashdot picked it up.
A choice quote, from the Executive Executive Summary(sic):
The Vista Content Protection specification could very well constitute the
longest [...]
‘Twas the night before Christmas…
…and all throughout the World many a foul creature was stirring.
Unfortunately, some of those creatures are more scary than even the most terrifying of the monsters of our childhood. They are determined to kill me, you, our friends or just some random people waiting for the bus. In fact they don’t care, so long as [...]
Back in Bergen
Back in Bergen – and ready for a nice, relaxing family Christmas.
The strange thing is, now that I’m here, I want to go back. I guess that puts me in the unenviable position of being a sort of restless vagabond, but so be it.
More on Los Gatos
A friend made me aware of the excellent Wikipedia entry on the town of Los Gatos, where I’m staying for just a few more days. On Friday I start the long trek back home to Norway, to celebrate Christmas with my family.
Being Norwegian in America
Or how I learned to relax and say “I’m fine thanks, how are you?” a lot.
Growing up in Norway means consuming a lot of American culture in various forms, but in particular TV shows and movies. I guess that’s why coming to America in many ways feels like coming home, everything is instantly recognizable and [...]
How they tested the Saturn V
Testing by launching – fully configured with all three stages!
There’s an interesting old article on the Marshall Space Flight Center web site by Wernher von Braun, called “Saturn the Giant”. In it, von Braun explains how they tested the Saturn V by launching it, fully configured with all three stages and a command module on [...]
Jaguar XF replacing S-Type in 2008
Final chance for Jaguar?
Jaguar Cars have announced that they will replace the aging S-Type with a new model, to be designated the Jaguar XF. The new car will carry over the engines from the S-Type and still be made chiefly of steel, unlike the XJ and XK models, which are made of aluminium.
What’s perhaps most [...]
Excuse me, who are the bad guys again?
Recent news stories (C|Net News, Ars Technica, Slashdot) inform us that the US Government is eavesdropping on people through their cell phones, even when those cell phones appear to be turned off.
Lauren Weinstein, in his blog, warns against rampant paranoia and tries to bring the discussion down to earth. I’d like to think he’s right, [...]