Current Events

2016

2015

2014

Study: All Tennessee’s Employment Growth Since 2000 Has Gone to Immigrants; Yet, Natives Accounted for 60% of Population Growth
Study: All Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants; Number of U.S.-born not working grew by 17 million
National Review: What STEM Shortage?
TechCrunch: Silicon Valley’s Dark Secret: It’s All About Age
Breitbart: Study Finds No Shortage of High-Tech Workers in U.S.
Tech companies say they cannot find people to do the job so they need to outsource. Really? I’ll tell you there are plenty of people in this country that can do the jobs that are being outsourced. Real people who have education, experience, and careers have somehow became expendable. So what becomes of their careers? Do they simply throw it all away to sack groceries or be a Wal-Mart greeter? What a waste.
Computerworld: Offshore firms took 50% of H-1B visas in 2013
The Internet is rising up in protest on February 11th
Washingtonsblog: Former Top NSA Official: “We Are Now In A Police State”

2013

Dollar Vigilante: Are You Prepared For a US Bank Bail-In?
IEEE: The STEM Crisis Is a Myth
AP: Signs of declining economic security
H.Amdt. 413 (Amash) to H.R. 2397: To end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act.
CBN: Tortured in the Sinai: ‘I Was Hanged for Days’ – Inside Israel
The FOURTH AMENDMENT: “ The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” CNET: NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
Guardian: Verizon forced to hand over telephone data – full court ruling
Weekly Std: 68 Senators Vote to Create Incentive for Employers to Hire Amnestied Immigrants Over U.S. Citizens
Lets party like its… 1979 – ZeroHedge: People Not In Labor Force Soar By 663,000 To 90 Million, Labor Force Participation Rate At 1979 Levels
National Journal: When the Whole World Has Drones
The current administration is as bad as the Neocons, if not worse:
Eric Holder: Drone strikes against Americans on U.S. soil are legal
Washington Examiner: New E15 gas can ruin auto engines
ZeroHedge: It’s Official: Worst. Recovery. EVER
Washington Post: Many Americans accumulating debt faster than they’re saving for retirement

2012

2011

I met Dennis Ritchie once at a presentation that he gave in the late 90s at Vanderbilt. He signed my “C Programming Language” book that he had co-authored with Brian Kernighan. After the presentation someone asked him about C++, and his response was that he & Bjarne Stroustrup had a deal: he wouldn’t comment about C++ and Stroustrup wouldn’t comment about C.
TechCrunch: Father Of C And UNIX, Dennis Ritchie, Passes Away At Age 70
Guardian: Can a blood test really tell you when you’ll die?
Macworld: Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs dies at 56
Politico: Obama impeachment a possibility, says Ron Paul – Dan Hirschhorn
Digital Dead Sea Scrolls
BBC: Lightspeed results baffle at Cern