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Experiencing The “Life Tax”
Shankar Sharma experiences one of the ad-hoc existential toll-booths that pop up on open transportation networks where the Naxalite/Black economy nexus is active. We were driving back from a sales trip into the (further) interiors in the stockist’s car when … Continue reading
Why Russia Spawns Malware
SSN – A dismal economy and lax law enforcement is fueling the problem, say two well-known security researchers. It has helped nudge Russian computer programmers into an underground market where easy money can be made creating programs used to steal … Continue reading
Zenpundit On Innovative-Intersectional Idea Society
Mark does a great bit of thinking here. I am letting it digest, but it didn’t and shouldn’t go unnoticed. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Explosives In India
The 25% of 22,000 explosives facilities that were inspected by the government of India report the following has gone missing between 2004 and 2006 – likely absorbed by the black economy and available to the highest domestic or foreign bidder … Continue reading
Valve’s Portal = Smart Game
Normally not one to post about video games, but this looks like a blast – The upshot is that Portal, perhaps inadvertently, makes for a hell of an educational game — because you’re constantly mentally calculating the vectors of force … Continue reading