SODOM & GOMORRAH: Modernity brought us privacy whereas life in more traditional times was simpler and more open. However, we have become accustomed to the anonymity that social atomization has brought and losing it to a modern system of surveillance is painful. The federal government has made overtures to allow the Air Force to dispatch unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Elf Boulder to be Moved
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Sometimes I wish other countries’ politics were this exciting. Also, sometimes I wish reality didn’t mirror The Onion. Árni Johnsen, an MP for Iceland’s Independence Party, has made arrangements to relocate a giant boulder to his home Höfðaból in the Westman Islands. Johnsen believes that the boulder is home to three families of elves, which he first … [Read more...]
Innovations in Online Education
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Innovation and education are two topics that usually inspire fear and dread in the far right, yet these developments show some signs of positive change. Peter Klein at the Mises blog discusses some new innovations in online education that are taking place. In particular, Klein points out how organizations like the University of Phoenix have empowered … [Read more...]
Mexico’s Terrifying Triangle of Death
SODOM & GOMORRAH: There are reports of more mass killings in Mexico. As anarchy prevails and drug cartels are free to do as they please, innocent people continue to be brutally slaughtered. The Victims of the Triangle of Death Mexican authorities discovered 49 dead bodies on the side of a highway in the Latin American country. This … [Read more...]
More Migrate to Singapore
SODOM & GOMORRAH: More and more people have begun to migrate to Singapore as the island country begins to appear more desirable than alternatives. About Face for Facebook’s Co-Founder Facebook’s co-founder, Eduardo Saverin, has just renounced US citizenship as he migrates to Singapore for an “indefinite period of time.” According to an IRS list, Saverin … [Read more...]