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Feb 19, 2009 08:41AM
It’s amazing to me how much money we’ll spend, how much time and effort we’ll waste, how many liberties we’re willing to give up in the name of “the war on terror” which in reality is one of the more minor dangers we face in the world today.
The truth: "We need to keep terrorism in some kind of context," he said. "For example, every year in the UK, more people die in road accidents than have been killed by terrorists in all of recorded history."
That’s a quote from Nigel Inkster, former Assistant Chief and Director of Operations and Intelligence of MI6, as reported in The Register via Schneier on Security.
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Feb 18, 2009 03:56PM
It’s bad enough that they send me spam constantly. Lately though, I’ve been getting emails targeted at “Blackberry Owners.” I was confused, because I don’t, and never have owned a Blackberry. Then I noticed that the address that they were being sent to was an alias I’ve only ever used for Ticketmaster. Those stupid, class-less low-down, useless fools sold my email address. I hate them. >:-(
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Feb 13, 2009 09:17PM
No fun. No fun at all. My job is safe, but I lost my boss, my boss’ boss, the guy who hired me into the company, the senior dev on my team, the quality assurance manager on my team, and a whole lot of friends. My thoughts and prayers are with them all. I know that they’ve all got good things ahead.
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Feb 10, 2009 09:46AM
Cuba’s Health Care System: The Reality….access to such rudimentary medicines as antibiotics and Aspirin can be limited, and there are reports that citizens excluded from the foreign-only hospitals often must bring their own bed sheets and blankets while in care.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA557_Cuban_Health_Care.html
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Feb 10, 2009 09:42AM
…half of people in England are currently without access to an NHS dentist.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3750853.stm
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Feb 10, 2009 09:37AM
Canadian Health Care In Crisis.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/20/health/main681801.shtml?cmp=EM8705
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Feb 10, 2009 09:34AM
Traffic accident victim dies after being refused admission by 14 hospitals.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/traffic-accident-victim-dies-after-being-refused-admission-by-14-hospitals