Rants about Linux, technology, data, and science
The following bash script can be used to detect the number of http/https connections for each unique IP address. Uncomment the line for “iptables” to automatically block any IP exceeding the desired value (10 in this example) in the system firewall (Linux only). A quick and dirty way to block unwanted request hits against your Read More …
The Washington Post reported today that Linked-In founder Reid Hoffman financed a false flag disinformation operation using social media to influence the Alabama Senate primary election. The principal target was GOP primary candidate Roy Moore, and one of the goals of the operation was to: “…suppress unpersuadable Republicans (hard R’s) and faction moderate Republicans by Read More …
MD Magazine did an analysis of Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) laws and their outcome in Oregon and Washington, and came to some disturbing conclusions. One of the more striking observations was that despite claims that most people request PAS due to “overwhelming pain”, MD researchers instead found: “…the most common reasons for requesting medical aid Read More …
The World Justice Project (WJP) has published the results of an ambitious and challenging project to rank the world’s nations according to their effectiveness in achieving the “Rule of Law”. For the study year, the United States ranks #19, down one rank from last year. It’s always important to understand the methods and criteria used Read More …
Data is beautiful and can be assembled in a way that depicts complex information in a simple, easy to digest manner, as does the graphic below. For example, heavy mention of Germany during WWI; Germany, Japan, and the U.K. during WWII; and the 60’s and 70’s were all about Vietnam. The 2000’s were all about Read More …
Not only did the repeal of Net Neutrality not usher the U.S. into the internet Dark Ages, but Ookla reports substantially increased broadband speeds since its demise. Indeed, Wired reports very few major changes in traffic policies among U.S. ISPs. Among the problems with Net Neutrality: it attempted to impose top-down government prescribed limits on Read More …
Hilarious, stereotypical, and yet oh so true.
In the latest example of autonomous driving hype over substance, a Tesla Model S on autopilot slammed into a police car in Taiwan despite 100 meters of safety cones and warning lights. Yet the federal government, the media, and ineptly run corporations like General Motors insist that the age of autonomous driving is upon us. Read More …
Google won’t approve an Android app for Gab, but it will approve an app for reporting “blasphemy” of Islam and the prophet Mohammed? Okee dokee. Make sure you visit the app website and hit the “translate” button so you can read the comments. Many people even in the Islamic world, are less than thrilled about Read More …
U.K. lawmakers released a trove of documents revealing that Facebook has been monetizing (selling) confidential user data. This should surprise…..absolutely no one. The only real question is why is Facebook being targeted alone, and why now? Google is known to have been monetizing user data for years – it’s right there in all of those Read More …