I realize there’s an ongoing … issue … that may be more interesting, but I don’t have any new thoughts on that problem that I want to write today and this topic has been bothering me for a while. We…
In The Year 2025: If The Bureaucracy Is Still Alive
You know what I find even more infuriating than the fact that the United States government’s core operations have fallen to History’s Stupidest Coup? Just how easy it was. These nutbars were able to just walk into government offices with…
Muskrat Coup: It’s Even Stupider Than You Think
Just when you thought it might be safe to read the news again, Musk & His Minions are bringing a whole new (stupid) angle to modern coups. Yes, this coup has A.I. (No, no it doesn’t but play along for…
Press Pause: Shut It All Down For A While
Sometimes, it’s a choice between a (relatively) small disruption now versus a complete collapse later. This is especially the case when a system is already compromised. If an attacker is already “in your base killing your dudes” it can often cause…
Power: Yeah, Baby, He’s Got It
It took 2 weeks for Musk to consolidate direct control over the core functions of the U.S. government and start deploying them for his own purposes. That was quick. So, Musk and His Minions (TM) now directly control the functions…
Well Actually: Just Use the ‘C’ Word
No, although those are good guesses. Except ‘colander’; I have no idea what you were thinking with that one. It’s ‘coup’. It’s being reported that Musk’s personal staff have taken direct control of multiple federal offices and computer systems, locking…
Blissfully Unaware: World War Three Has Already Started
When the history books come to talk about World War III, they’ll start the discussion with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022; possibly with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. The full invasion was really just a follow-up to invading…
Hugo Voting 2: Election Interference Gets Real
So, now we have a real example of election administrators rigging an election. And it’s the 2023 Hugo Awards. I’ve mentioned the Hugo Awards voting system before, because there’s a lot to like in how they’re set up. As the…
Prosecuting Former Presidents: Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time
So, Trump thinks it’s not possible to be President without breaking the law? He may very well be correct. Bush took the country into a war under false pretenses, and Obama certainly broke the law forbidding assassinations. Trump broke that…
Getting Real: Artificial Intelligence Is Not The Problem
Let’s put aside for the moment whether the current crop of trainable software that’s causing all the furor is actually “Artificial Intelligence”, much less whether it even works reliably at all. (It isn’t, and it doesn’t.) It makes no sense…