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December 2016

In the editor’s hands

December 29, 2016

The manuscript for The Great Inception is now in the hands of the editor. I sent if off last night along with the bibliography, so now we’ll see what notes come back.

The draft is done!

December 23, 2016

For the first time in about two months, I can close the word processor on my laptop.

Quiet

December 18, 2016

If I seem a little quieter on social media lately, there are reasons.

SciFriday: Kids toys report to defense contractor

December 16, 2016

New toys for Christmas use voice recognition to listen to kids. But the toys record and send data, including location, to a defense contractor. And remember, anything connected to the web can be hacked.

Microchipping the mentally disabled

December 15, 2016

The House passed a bill to offer grants for implanting GPS microchips in Alzheimer’s patients and children with ‘developmental disabilities’. The question is how the government defines that term.

Soft coup against Trump

December 13, 2016

Liberals and the media continue to push the “Russians hacked the election” meme. Some believe we’re literally at war with Russia, and they want President Obama to respond with bombs.

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