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“Imagine a world of no more privacy.”
That is the first sentence of and apprehension that motivates Spychips, an exploration of the history, technology and perceived dangers of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags. RFID tags are silicon computer chips with a unique identification number and a flat metallic antenna attached. The antenna allows the chip […]
Critics of the religious right — and I am one — often differ on the approach to opposing them. Some believe it necessary to keep the debate civil and respectful. Others think the best approach is a two-by-four. Stacey Tallitsch falls in the latter camp. The problem is he puts such a large spike in […]
I started playing golf as a youngster more than 35 years ago. In the early 1990s, though, I walked off the public course I normally played and didn’t pick up a club for about five years. Why? Neither my temperament nor my personal life could handle taking 4 1/2 to 5 hours or more to […]
As I thought about the last two books I requested from publishers to review, I began wondering what they indicated about my taste in reading material. Are my tastes eclectic or simply eccentric? Do they make me “well-rounded” or weird?
The first was Jason Colavito’s The Cult of Alien Gods. It explores two themes. The […]
James Frey, the author who has been under attack for fictionalizing his memoir, A Million Little Pieces, posts a note to readers (PDF file) on his publisher’s web site. This come after a class action lawsuit is brought against him in federal court in Seattle alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation, deceit and […]
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