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Security Theater Fail

Posted in Posts, tagged on May 11, 2010 | Comments Off

Yes, kids.  That’s right.  FAIL.  I know you are all just shocked, shocked to learn that flower pots can’t stop a speeding truck. And now that it’s been established that no one was hurt in this accident (yes, it was just an accident) –  that is obviously the most important thing and I’m genuinely glad [...]

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High-Security Bits

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on April 12, 2010 | Comments Off

So, has the security insanity taken over your life?  Did it make your commute soul-crushingly awful?  Or don’t you care at all? Maybe you’re not in DC, and you don’t even know what I’m on about! If I were First Lady, my “Signature Issue” would be: Reining In The Secret Service. To demonstrate my commitment, [...]

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Amazing Headlines

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on March 24, 2010 | Comments Off

It’s a day for them, evidently.  A friend posted this link on his Facebook page: Terrorists Could Use Explosives in Breast Implants to Crash Planes, Experts Warn Which was pretty much the funniest thing I’ve seen in days.  I mean: Come. On.  Now, I could write a whole serious post about security theatre.  It never [...]

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Plus ca change

Posted in Posts, tagged , on October 20, 2009 | Comments Off

I don’t know if you noticed, but last week was All-Kennedy-Assassination-All-The-Time on HIST.  October sweeps, I guess.  Anyhow, I tuned in to some of the programming, and bits of it were quite interesting.  What struck me during one program was how much things changed, security-wise, immediately after that event.  Obvious things, like no more open [...]

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Insert Joke Here

Posted in Posts, tagged , on November 7, 2007 | Comments Off

About the “falafel guy”.  You know. Anyhow, this is just ridiculous.  I guess I shouldn’t walk down the street to the fancy new falafel cart near my office for lunch anytime soon.  And the burrito guy closed up shop!  Sigh.

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Free the Capitol

Posted in Posts, tagged , on October 24, 2007 | Comments Off

Ugh.  This is too depressing to blog about now.  Will update later.  Ugh.

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bad at math

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on February 13, 2005 | Comments Off

bad at math catching up on tnr while re-tagging my mp3 collection, i stumble across this bit of really bad math (application/pdf Object): small enough to fit in a satchel but powerful enough to devastate six to ten square city blocks, or most of the area between the Capitol and the White House. Um… the [...]

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Speaking of Fake Security…

Posted in Posts, tagged , on February 11, 2005 | Comments Off

Speaking of Security Well, half-assed security. It occurred to me this morning, once again, that the “security” in my office building is half-assed and stupid. if they are going to have those stupid card-read things in the elevators, why weren’t they installed on both sides of the door? There are floor buttons on both sides, [...]

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Catching up with blogs a la mode

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on February 11, 2005 | Comments Off

Catching up with blogs a la mode (yes, i am desirous of ice cream) Via NewDonkey.com, a tidbit on the sad, sad, sadness of inauguration day. (he also had a quote somewhere else about “after the risers come down” which was, at least in front of my building, um — yesterday. DAMN that took a [...]

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Open Society, Open Monuments

Posted in Posts, tagged , , , , on January 4, 2005 | Comments Off

AMEN! A Pall Over the Mall (washingtonpost.com) This is what drives me NUTS about living here. One of the main reasons I decided to make the washington area my home was the appeal of the city. For 12 years I have worked in the District, first near the Capitol, then in Georgetown, then near the [...]

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