Who is liable for code written by LLMs? It seems as though everyone is talking about agentic AI, and although it's perhaps already subject to semantic diffusion , I understand it as the process of…

New article from Special Needs Jungle: Measure What Matters is unwavering in its commitment to examining how democratic principles are upheld in practice—with a focus on representation, transparency,…

Last December we reported on indications that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had begun passing on information from airline reservations to Immigration and Customs and Enforcement…

One of the reasons I started this blog was to have a place to put down posts and articles that have lodged themselves in my brain. The wind-down announcement of the COVID Tracking Project, a…

People say the Blue Team is failing hard but I’m not so sure. I’d say they’re actually pulling off some pretty spectacular scams. Most Dems, including their leadership, are paid to want whatever wars…

If you’ve noticed dramatic headlines about ICE at airports starting Monday, 23 March 2026, you’re not the only one. The news has been fast and sometimes confusing. So what’s really going on, and what…

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One of the stories that circulated in the Royal Navy after HMS Rodney was involved in sinking the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 was that the British vessel had reached 25 knots during the…

65% are for computer related jobs, 48% are scientific, professional, & tech services–there must be an overlap of those stats otherwise the math isn’t working here. The post Homeless and H-1B…

I spent some time in Tokyo, and got to meet some people around the newest political party "Team Mirai" (Japanese: チームみらい; lit. 'Team Future').Takahiro Anno, the founder of the party, was a startup…

TL;DR: Alex Moore (Executive Director of OWA) and John Ozbay (CEO and Founder of Cryptee) were recently interviewed by Simonetta Vezzoso , a European academic specializing in digital competition law…

Bad political leadership has been the default mode in America for a long time. Expectations are already very low to begin with, yet those already keep being challenged. The media could promote…

Nobody said or wrote that. At least it hasn’t been reported. But it would not be surprising if that was thought or said by some U.S. leaders. Two of the closest American allies, Russia and Israel,…

Talked to a friend of mine who is a barber and asked him what was the topic of conversation of late. He's a very easy going guy who doesn't volunteer his opinions much but is instead more inclined to…

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The Jimmy Dore Show Trump administration resignee and whistleblower Joe Kent recently appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to provide a devastating explanation of the government's psychological warfare…

S adly, it seems the NZ Treasury's Chief Strategist Struan Little doesn't understand inflation. Speaking to the NZ Capital Markets Forum, he gave the audience a helpful rule of thumb for fuel price…

Spandrell has written about the three different sides of NRx who are against the Cathedral.1) Ethno-nationalist 2) Christians (Theonomists)3) Accelerationists (techno-commercialists)My proposal…

On CNN just now, Admiral James Stavridis (ret.) characterized the pending destruction of Iranian power plants as “less legal, if you will.” It would likely count as a war crime . You’re reading a…

At the time of writing, we are about thirty hours from finding out whether the current global settlement is still to be or not.Try Our Best | Weeknotes #431

Ignored by the latest CAQ budget, more than 1600 community groups across Quebec will be on strike as of Monday.

I finally finished “In Europe”, a book in 12 chapters, travelling through the 20th century in Europe. It covers WWI and WWII and the cold war, told from the eyes from simple civilians…

" C ountries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free." ~ Montesquieu from his 1748 book The Spirit of Law [hat tip FEE ] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission…

Our governments appear to be abandoning the fight to mitigate and adapt to climate change, largely fuelled by Donald Trump, who has declared the subject “a Chinese hoax.” The reality is…

One year after its reveal, the F-47 is no longer just a far-flung concept. Here’s how America’s next air superiority fighter is progressing. On 21 March 2025, the US Air Force introduced the F-47 to…

We are living in a period of political anti-intellectualism. But in pop culture, clever is the new cool we are being dumbed down for profit by an addictive social media, which turns us all into…

Visualizing the erosion of American democracy The Varieties of Democracy project at the University of Gothenburg has done this measurement for more than a decade, establishing a consistent metric…

RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted The complete and utter failure of the metaverse is a reminder not just of the fact that the future Silicon Valley is force feeding us is not…

Geopolitical events like war invite every kind of opinion. They invite every kind of participant. There is a war of information, especially on social media, but really everywhere you go. Everyone…

I'm still learning the ins and outs of a resurrected camera. Quick snapshots take a little extra time, a tidbit I didn't learn until this moment. In other news, at this moment we're 12 days into a…

SpaceX leader, Elon Musk, spotlights electromagnetic mass drivers on the Moon in a March 21 presentation. Go to: https://x.com/i/status/2035572007983563217 Go to my earlier story – “Catapult to the…

The Quiet Ponzi Feeling Sometimes a headline reveals more than it intends to. In Switzerland, the idea of a future with ten million inhabitants is no longer abstract. Some want to cap it. Others warn…

I’ve been meaning to post this link for a few days. Earlier this month we had a discussion about women’s rights and recent regression in men’s attitudes toward them. One commenter…

Here’s the ever-credulous New York Times: A Big Night Light in the Sky? Start-Up Wants to Launch a Space Mirror. The company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to…

In 1956, war broke out in the Middle East. Britain and France had long owned the Suez Canal, and relied on it for much of their oil, but Egyptian dictator Gamal Abdel Nasser had nationalized it.…

Telegram, owned by Pavel Durov (the GOAT), will remember 2026. His Telegram Messenger service has faced pressure from the Kremlin in the last few months. Advertising on Telegram was declared illegal.…

Tim Kreider on the never-ending cycle. It’s hard enough to turn on the news without flinching anymore, but this last weekend was the first time I couldn’t even bear to read or listen to it. I don’t…

This was written at the start of the Ukraine war, February 2022. Today I visited a graphic design tool I use every day. There was a banner on the top of the page. It said: ‘We stand firmly with…

How did the mullahs win? Even that flower child Jimmy Carter said the US must use military force to keep open this outlet for the world's flow of oil. Carter said... READ MORE

Robert Mueller, widely respected despite being a lifelong Republican and former Director of the FBI, was appointed by Trump’s Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in 2017 to investigate…

Delve SOC 2 Scandal, UK Cyber Resilience Bill, OneTrust's New CEO, AI Hiring Audit Resource, & Diligent's AuditAI

So, what justification have we been given for the Iran war? Why did they pull the trigger on this war now?

It’s that time of year: days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and transparency advocates are celebrating open government and freedom of information. To mark Sunshine Week, I…

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • How Epstein Collected Insider Tips on Stocks and Startups From His Network: Jeffrey Epstein collected…

Edward Hopper Hotel window 1955 • Trump: US “Close to Meeting Objectives” and “Considering Winding Down.” (CTH) • US “Degrades” Threats To Hormuz Traffic As Iran Missile Strike Fails (ZH)…

This week, Statistics Canada reported that, for the first time in over 70 years, the country's population declined. Current estimates indicate a decline of around 102,000 people last year, leaving a…

In my previous post I stated that, if elected to govern, a certain right wing UK political party would implement a campaign similar to the ICE raids in the USA - putting people they felt were…

Het Internationaal Energie Agentschap zegt dat we zuinig aan moeten doen vanwege de oorlogen in het Midden Oosten. Ministers in Den Haag zeggen dat het niet hoeft, want er zijn hier geen tekorten…

America's long retreat is turning into a short rout

Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics